Franc Novak, Denis Špelič & Borut Žalik
Abstract
This paper presents a low-cost website usability testing tool that records user’s mouse movement when performing search query on a web page. After a given time-out the web page is blurred and only some region around the mouse cursor remains transparent. The tool can be regarded as an automated version of the conventional squint test and can be used for the validation of the website design from the perspective of user cognitive load.
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Bojan Blažica
Abstract
This paper presents a demo application for exploring the viability of using eye-gaze data for implicit human computer interaction in the context of photo collection management. The application takes advantage of eye-gaze data to augment interaction with photo collections and aid photowork tasks such as browsing, selecting and searching. It builds on the premise that the time a user spends viewing a photo is correlated with the user’s personal affinity for that photo.
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Daniel Joerg, Martina Lucht & Tobias Schwandt
Abstract
The innovative shaping of human-machine-interfaces includes technological implications for consumer behaviour and could result in significant paradigm changes for the way computers are used for business, for private and for learning purposes. If we use trends in the entertainment industry (e.g. Wii or Kinect) as an indicator for a new need for physicality in interaction with digital media, we can determine the potential of this physicality for learning and creativity. In this paper the theoretical assumptions and practical implications of tangible user interfaces (TUIs) for learning issues are discussed. For that we propose a new input device named STID that takes haptic skills of human body into account.
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World Usability Day Slovenia 2013 solicits submissions in a broad range of categories,
addressing all aspects of human-computer interaction. Authors are welcome to submit
submissions in the form of short research papers; workshop and tutorial proposals;
industrial reports; interactive experience posters; and organizational overviews.
The conference will be held from the 26th
to 29th
November in Ljubljana and Maribor. So far confirmed esteemed keynote speakers:
More on event can be found in Call for Paper.
Yin Ling
Abstract
This paper presents our designed three dimensional (3D) natural interaction navigation system using Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) CHR-6dm with ZigBee wireless technology for broader interactive coverage range usage. Related sensor interface software and sensor data observation are presented. Furthermore, local machine platform realization for Google Earth (GE) 3D navigation using movement of human beings is illustrated. In the end, global heritage navigation effect using this developed 3D gesture navigation system is shown.
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Ciril Bohak & Matija Marolt
Abstract
In this paper we present an evaluation of Kinect Kiosk user experience. We have created an example of evaluation system where users can decide which parameter values of the user interface are suitable for them. Our example shows how we can collect user feedback in form of voting system to adapt the user interface for average user. Such setup also al- lows user profiles that can store the information of user inter- face preferences for an individual user. The presented evaluation of touchless interfaces is novel and shows how user interface designers as well as user experience designers can create better user interfaces by using presented evaluation.
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We are glad to announce that we have successfully finished the second event organised by the HCI.si community, the scientific conference on Human Computer Interaction in Information Society. The conference took place on 9th of October 2013 at Jožef Stefan Institute.
There were eight contributions presented at the conference in two sections:
(foto: www.delo.si)
Online courses have became very popular recently. One of the most popular platforms that offers online education, Coursera, that offers numerous classes from variety of fields, will reboot their course on HCI.
The course starts on Monday 7th October. This course was already conducted three times.
From the course organisers:
“We’re again offering the apprentice track for those that keep up with lectures and do well on the quizzes, and a studio track for those that also do well on the design assignments. If you received an apprentice or studio certificate in a previous run of the course, you have the option of a studio practicum track that enables you to continue to practice your design skills by completing the design assignments and receiving peer feedback, without needing to retake the quizzes.”
You can find the course at http://hci-class.org/.
The schedule for conference HCI-IS is now public. The conference will be held on 9th October 2013 in “Orange room” at Josef Stefan Institute. There will be two sessions in the conference.
Chair: Franc Novak
Chair: Ciril Bohak
Bojan Blažica, Daniel Vladušič & Dunja Mladenić
Abstract
This paper describes our approach to hand detection on a multitouch surface i.e. detecting how many hands are currently on the surface and associating each touch point to its corresponding hand. Our goal was to find a general software-based solution to this problem applicable to all multitouch surfaces regardless of their construction. We therefore approached hand detection with a limited amount of information: the position of each touch point. We propose HDCMD (Hand Detection with Clustering on Multitouch Displays), a simple clustering algorithm based on heuristics that exploit the knowledge of the anatomy of the human hand. The proposed hand detection algorithm’s accuracy evaluated on synthetic data (97%) significantly outperformed XMeans (21%) and DBScan (67%).
[Link – Springer]