Sensemaking work is often handed off between people. Yet handoff can cause problems, somewhat similar to an interruption. This dissertation examines the issues related to sensemaking handoff by integrating existing theories and drawing predictions about the effects of premature handoff. These predictions and the related design recommendations for systems will be verified using short-term ethnography, interviews, laboratory observations and experiments.
{"title":"Sensemaking handoff: theory and recommendations","authors":"Nikhil Sharma","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1240880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1240880","url":null,"abstract":"Sensemaking work is often handed off between people. Yet handoff can cause problems, somewhat similar to an interruption. This dissertation examines the issues related to sensemaking handoff by integrating existing theories and drawing predictions about the effects of premature handoff. These predictions and the related design recommendations for systems will be verified using short-term ethnography, interviews, laboratory observations and experiments.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134066853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this paper, we investigate whether the gender differences generally found in same and opposite sex social touch are also present in mediated situations. Participants were led to believe that a male or female stranger was remotely touching them by means of a vest equipped with vibrotactile actuators. Affective responses varied with the stimulated body location, but the effect of dyad composition was not significant. In sum, we found partial support for the assumption that mediated social touch is actually perceived of as a real touch. Possible improvements to haptic communication devices are discussed.
{"title":"Investigating response similarities between real and mediated social touch: a first test","authors":"A. Haans, C. D. Nood, W. Ijsselsteijn","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1241015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1241015","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we investigate whether the gender differences generally found in same and opposite sex social touch are also present in mediated situations. Participants were led to believe that a male or female stranger was remotely touching them by means of a vest equipped with vibrotactile actuators. Affective responses varied with the stimulated body location, but the effect of dyad composition was not significant. In sum, we found partial support for the assumption that mediated social touch is actually perceived of as a real touch. Possible improvements to haptic communication devices are discussed.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130323558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The focus of the project is to design for mobile needs of users to support activities that closely relate to non-mobile contexts. We selected the real estate industry for a case study and conducted an in-depth research to gain a deeper understanding of the office (non-mobile) and mobile work environments of realtors and the social context of interaction with their clients. We identified some unique challenges that such a mixed work environment proposes. Recording contextual data in the mobile environment and streamlining it with huge amount of other related unorganized information in the non-mobile environment was identified as the main challenge. We designed an integrated system of a web-based application "REMAP" (for information analysis) and a mobile device "NotePod" (for information capture). The paper talks about some of the main research and findings, the design concept proposed, and finally some lessons learnt that we could extend to similar mixed contexts.
{"title":"Designing for totality of mobile and non-mobile interaction: a case study","authors":"Shweta Aneja, Youn-kyung Lim","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1240884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1240884","url":null,"abstract":"The focus of the project is to design for mobile needs of users to support activities that closely relate to non-mobile contexts. We selected the real estate industry for a case study and conducted an in-depth research to gain a deeper understanding of the office (non-mobile) and mobile work environments of realtors and the social context of interaction with their clients. We identified some unique challenges that such a mixed work environment proposes. Recording contextual data in the mobile environment and streamlining it with huge amount of other related unorganized information in the non-mobile environment was identified as the main challenge. We designed an integrated system of a web-based application \"REMAP\" (for information analysis) and a mobile device \"NotePod\" (for information capture). The paper talks about some of the main research and findings, the design concept proposed, and finally some lessons learnt that we could extend to similar mixed contexts.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130346846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper presents our research on the process of creating new communication experiences in the private sphere of users. To do this, we have chosen to study the concept of social presence, and also the notion of communication. The communication models that we have examined come from various disciplines and all have in common the fact that they focus on exploring the communication act once the decision to communicate has been taken. We have build upon them and conceived a model that includes an analysis of the factors that influence the decision to communicate. This initial analysis has helped us integrate the specific needs of our targeted users and has allowed us to materialize them in a working prototype of a communication terminal called TACT.
{"title":"On nurturing strong-tie distant relationships: from theory to prototype","authors":"Cristina Hoffmann, S. Jumpertz, B. Marquet","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1241016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1241016","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents our research on the process of creating new communication experiences in the private sphere of users. To do this, we have chosen to study the concept of social presence, and also the notion of communication. The communication models that we have examined come from various disciplines and all have in common the fact that they focus on exploring the communication act once the decision to communicate has been taken. We have build upon them and conceived a model that includes an analysis of the factors that influence the decision to communicate. This initial analysis has helped us integrate the specific needs of our targeted users and has allowed us to materialize them in a working prototype of a communication terminal called TACT.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"147 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115096823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Developing and employing technologies for the urban environment requires visualization techniques that can reflect and challenge how and what we design for this space. This one-day workshop will explore the practices and technologies of Imaging the City from the perspective of Human-Computer Interaction, bringing together designers, HCI experts, and urban planners to deeply address the roles for imaging technologies in civic space.
{"title":"Imaging the city: exploring the practices and technologies of representing the urban environment in HCI","authors":"C. Disalvo, J. Vertesi","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1241088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1241088","url":null,"abstract":"Developing and employing technologies for the urban environment requires visualization techniques that can reflect and challenge how and what we design for this space. This one-day workshop will explore the practices and technologies of Imaging the City from the perspective of Human-Computer Interaction, bringing together designers, HCI experts, and urban planners to deeply address the roles for imaging technologies in civic space.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"219 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114096254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper reports on the evaluation of a rapid usability kick-off technique (RUKO). Ten mobile service development projects in the company applied the technique during the early analysis phase. The technique was designed for non-usability experts (NUEs), to enable them to perform usability work. The effect was that usability awareness and end user focus in projects increased. However, there was an increased need for usability expertise in later phases.
{"title":"Persona based rapid usability kick-off","authors":"Nina Khalayli, Silja Nyhus, K. Hamnes, Tone Terum","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1240898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1240898","url":null,"abstract":"The paper reports on the evaluation of a rapid usability kick-off technique (RUKO). Ten mobile service development projects in the company applied the technique during the early analysis phase. The technique was designed for non-usability experts (NUEs), to enable them to perform usability work. The effect was that usability awareness and end user focus in projects increased. However, there was an increased need for usability expertise in later phases.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115304283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tactons (tactile icons) are structured vibrotactile messages which can be used for non-visual information presentation. Information can be encoded in a set of Tactons by manipulating parameters available in the tactile domain. One limitation is the number of available usable parameters and research is ongoing to find further effective ones. This paper reports an experiment investigating different techniques (amplitude modulation, frequency, and waveform) for creating texture as a parameter for use in Tacton design. The results of this experiment show recognition rates of 94% for waveform, 81% for frequency, and 61% for amplitude modulation, indicating that a more effective way to create Tactons using the texture parameter is to employ different waveforms to represent roughness. These results will aid designers in creating more effective and usable Tactons.
{"title":"New parameters for tacton design","authors":"Eve E. Hoggan, S. Brewster","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1241017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1241017","url":null,"abstract":"Tactons (tactile icons) are structured vibrotactile messages which can be used for non-visual information presentation. Information can be encoded in a set of Tactons by manipulating parameters available in the tactile domain. One limitation is the number of available usable parameters and research is ongoing to find further effective ones. This paper reports an experiment investigating different techniques (amplitude modulation, frequency, and waveform) for creating texture as a parameter for use in Tacton design. The results of this experiment show recognition rates of 94% for waveform, 81% for frequency, and 61% for amplitude modulation, indicating that a more effective way to create Tactons using the texture parameter is to employ different waveforms to represent roughness. These results will aid designers in creating more effective and usable Tactons.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"306 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115445405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In India there is an inequitable distribution of wealth and resources; while 70% of population lives in villages, about 80 % of ophthalmologists practice in cities [4]. India has 1 ophthalmologist per 100,000 of its population [4] and this ratio is even more dismal for rural areas. In such circumstances, ophthalmologist- based model is not a cost- effective screening method. On the other hand, an ophthalmologist led screening model offers a cost-effective and feasible screening model for screening of eye diseases. Such a model can be beneficial in filling the critical gaps in the government health services. Based on ethnographic studies conducted in Assam, India, We propose and discuss the design of an experimental interactive interface that can help trained rural health workers diagnose and classify the extent of cataract in the preliminary stages. This has two significant benefits:1. The Cataract patients, usually old, and living in rural areas do not have to travel miles away from home only to be told to come back a few months later as the cataract was not sufficiently mature for a surgery yet.2. It provides for a more efficient system that helps the already overburdened ophthalmologists concentrate their time on patients who actually need immediate surgeries thus directly influencing the quality of eye care.
{"title":"An interface to aid rural health workers in the preliminary diagnosis of cataract at the slit lamp using LOCS III","authors":"S. Nainwal","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1240984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1240984","url":null,"abstract":"In India there is an inequitable distribution of wealth and resources; while 70% of population lives in villages, about 80 % of ophthalmologists practice in cities [4]. India has 1 ophthalmologist per 100,000 of its population [4] and this ratio is even more dismal for rural areas. In such circumstances, ophthalmologist- based model is not a cost- effective screening method. On the other hand, an ophthalmologist led screening model offers a cost-effective and feasible screening model for screening of eye diseases. Such a model can be beneficial in filling the critical gaps in the government health services. Based on ethnographic studies conducted in Assam, India, We propose and discuss the design of an experimental interactive interface that can help trained rural health workers diagnose and classify the extent of cataract in the preliminary stages. This has two significant benefits:1. The Cataract patients, usually old, and living in rural areas do not have to travel miles away from home only to be told to come back a few months later as the cataract was not sufficiently mature for a surgery yet.2. It provides for a more efficient system that helps the already overburdened ophthalmologists concentrate their time on patients who actually need immediate surgeries thus directly influencing the quality of eye care.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123306078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pointer delegation, a new function for a telepointer, allows people to delegate the rights of their own pointers to the pointer of someone who they can trust, which helps to achieve better group collaboration through a kind of fair voting system in interactive environments that include many people. A telepointer that has a pointer delegation function is called a delegate pointer. The appearance of delegate pointers in an interactive environment can show the weight of voting. Moreover, delegate pointers can be used to limit the manipulators of objects to only one or a small group in order to reduce any conflicting manipulation. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the appropriateness of the appearance of pointers to show the voting weight, and to test the feasibility of the delegate pointer.
{"title":"Pointer delegation for group collaboration using telepointers","authors":"Noritaka Osawa","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1241049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1241049","url":null,"abstract":"Pointer delegation, a new function for a telepointer, allows people to delegate the rights of their own pointers to the pointer of someone who they can trust, which helps to achieve better group collaboration through a kind of fair voting system in interactive environments that include many people. A telepointer that has a pointer delegation function is called a delegate pointer. The appearance of delegate pointers in an interactive environment can show the weight of voting. Moreover, delegate pointers can be used to limit the manipulators of objects to only one or a small group in order to reduce any conflicting manipulation. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the appropriateness of the appearance of pointers to show the voting weight, and to test the feasibility of the delegate pointer.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121472676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eli Blevis, Youn-kyung Lim, E. Stolterman, T. Wolf, Keichi Sato
The workshop considers the needs and possibilities for integrating design studio culture within the research, education, and practice of interaction design and HCI. The primary goals of the workshop are (i) to assess the current state of design studio culture within HCI in comparison with other design disciplines, (ii) to invite participants to collaborate on the design of the artifice required to support design studio culture within HCI, and (iii) to aggregate insights from these designs into strategies for the future.
{"title":"Supporting design studio culture in HCI","authors":"Eli Blevis, Youn-kyung Lim, E. Stolterman, T. Wolf, Keichi Sato","doi":"10.1145/1240866.1241086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1241086","url":null,"abstract":"The workshop considers the needs and possibilities for integrating design studio culture within the research, education, and practice of interaction design and HCI. The primary goals of the workshop are (i) to assess the current state of design studio culture within HCI in comparison with other design disciplines, (ii) to invite participants to collaborate on the design of the artifice required to support design studio culture within HCI, and (iii) to aggregate insights from these designs into strategies for the future.","PeriodicalId":294433,"journal":{"name":"CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems","volume":"22 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113963978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}