We discuss our research into the development and testing of a notification system claims library for assisting designers in interface development. Our research focuses on achieving consistent values among multiple use...
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(纸本)1581138709
We discuss our research into the development and testing of a notification system claims library for assisting designers in interface development. Our research focuses on achieving consistent values among multiple users when adding and searching claims. We discuss the methods used for redesigning the application, techniques used for testing, and reengineering goals for the Claims Library. This work extends previous efforts on design knowledge reuse in the HCI research community, as such our methods and techniques should be reusable by others. We designed the interface to the library for users entering claims, ensuring usability and understandability. Since we noted problems with a particular feature (the IRC input method) through an internal round of testing, we conducted a lab-based test to isolate specific breakdowns. Our results validated portions of claim classification indices, suggest key reengineering changes that should inform ongoing and future development of the claims library - of broad interest of notification systems developers. Copyright 2004 ACM.
Notification interfaces that continuously present peripheral information have received increasing interest within the HCI community, especially those supporting awareness of others' activities. While recent empiri...
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(纸本)1581138709
Notification interfaces that continuously present peripheral information have received increasing interest within the HCI community, especially those supporting awareness of others' activities. While recent empirical studies have focused on information design aspects of peripheral displays, there have been few reported studies that comparatively evaluate actual systems. To this end, this article describes our efforts in comparing three interfaces that inform a remote user about activities within a given setting. Our data allow conclusions about comparative interface usability and preference, and provide an indication about metrics that are valuable to focus on in evaluations for these types of interfaces. In particular, we find that quantitative, performance related metrics, such as the correctness of notification interpretation and interruption to a primary task, are much less conclusive for fully implemented peripheral interfaces than qualitative judgments based on the usage experience. Copyright 2004 ACM.
Participatory Task Modelling (PTM) is an approach to systems development that combines the strengths of the task analysis and participatory design traditions. This paper briefly reviews the strengths and weaknesses of...
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A course on pervasive computing should be structured around key functions throughout a systems development process to cover common underlying concerns throughout science and engineering disciplines - development of de...
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(纸本)0769520901
A course on pervasive computing should be structured around key functions throughout a systems development process to cover common underlying concerns throughout science and engineering disciplines - development of design rationale, prototyping, evaluation, and component reuse. However, broader considerations of usage context and appreciation for research and methodological contributions from other disciplines must be strongly factored into course planning. To achieve both goals, we suggest learning objectives, a general strategy and approach using case-based learning.
Reacting to challenges that have been observed in human-computerinteraction (HCI) education, as well as the multidisciplinary design, science, and engineering underpinnings, we investigate a pedagogical approach base...
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(纸本)1581137982
Reacting to challenges that have been observed in human-computerinteraction (HCI) education, as well as the multidisciplinary design, science, and engineering underpinnings, we investigate a pedagogical approach based on case methods. Our study of various case method techniques in an undergraduate HCI class provides insights into challenges that can be expected in the employment of case methods, student learning outcomes, and considerations for HCI curriculum planning. In general, case methods show great promise with a wide variety of topics, and we present broad recommendations for future work that will improve integration of HCI professional practice, research, and education.
Biodiversity databases have recently become widely available to the public and to other researchers. To retrieve information from these resources, users must understand the underlying data schemas even though they oft...
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Particle filtering is a very popular technique for sequential state estimation problem. However its convergence greatly depends on the balance between the number of particles/hypotheses and the fitness of the dynamic ...
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Evaluating distributed CSCW applications is a difficult endeavor. Frameworks and methodologies for structuring this type of evaluation have become a central concern for CSCW researchers. In this paper we describe the ...
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Evaluating distributed CSCW applications is a difficult endeavor. Frameworks and methodologies for structuring this type of evaluation have become a central concern for CSCW researchers. In this paper we describe the problems involved in evaluating remote collaborations, and we review some of the more prominent conceptual frameworks of group interaction that have driven CSCW evaluation in the past. A multifaceted evaluation framework is presented that approaches the problem from the relationships underlying joint awareness, communication, collaboration, coordination, and work coupling. Finally, recommendations for carrying out multifaceted evaluations of remote interaction are provided. Copyright 2004 ACM.
Recent evidence on the performance benefits of expanding targets during manual pointing raises a provocative question: Can a similar effect be expected for eye gaze interaction? We present two experiments to examine t...
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Many failures in long-term collaboration occur because of a lack of activity awareness. Activity awareness is a broad concept that involves awareness of synchronous and asynchronous interactions over extended time per...
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(纸本)1581138571
Many failures in long-term collaboration occur because of a lack of activity awareness. Activity awareness is a broad concept that involves awareness of synchronous and asynchronous interactions over extended time periods. We describe a procedure to evaluate activity awareness and collaborative activities in a controlled setting. The activities used are modeled on real-world collaborations documented earlier in a field study. We developed an experimental method to study these activity awareness problems in the laboratory. Participants worked on a simulated long-term project in the laboratory over multiple experimental sessions with a confederate, who partially scripted activities and probes. We present evidence showing that this method represents a valid model of real collaboration, based on participants' active engagement, lively negotiation, and awareness difficulties. We found that having the ability to define, reproduce, and systematically manipulate collaborative situations allowed us to assess the effect of realistic conditions on activity awareness in remote collaboration. Copyright 2004 ACM.
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