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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Increasing engagement in automata theory with JFLAP
We describe the results from a two-year study with fourteen universities on presenting formal languages in a more visual, interactive and applied manner using JFLAP. In our result...
Susan H. Rodger, Eric Wiebe, Kyung Min Lee, Chris ...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Virtualized games for teaching about distributed systems
Complex distributed systems are increasingly important in modern computer science, yet many undergraduate curricula do not give students the opportunity to develop the skill sets ...
Joel Wein, Kirill Kourtchikov, Yan Cheng, Ron Guti...
CHI
2009
ACM
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Head-movement evaluation for first-person games
A first-person view is often used in games to enhance players' sense of presence. Camera movements are added to provide a walking sensation when the player is moving around. ...
Paulo Gonçalves de Barros, Robert W. Lindem...
CHI
2009
ACM
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Automatic retargeting of web page content
Ranjitha Kumar, Juho Kim, Scott R. Klemmer
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Dying, death, and mortality: towards thanatosensitivity in HCI
What happens to human-computer "interaction" when the human user is no longer alive? This exploratory paper uses insights from the critical humanist tradition to argue f...
Michael Massimi, Andrea Charise
CHI
2009
ACM
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Spectator understanding of error in performance
The development of computer-based devices for music control has created a need to study how spectators understand new performance technologies and practices. As a part of a larger...
A. Cavan Fyans, Michael Gurevich, Paul Stapleton
CHI
2009
ACM
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Designing for all users: including the odd users
The field of HCI has played an important role in broadening the spectrum of users of computational artifacts. However, users with extreme preferences are mostly ignored by the des...
Jina Huh, Mark S. Ackerman
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Designing for and with diaspora: a case study of work for the truth and reconciliation commission of liberia
We describe our experiences in designing new media technologies in cooperation with Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This work includes two major projects: a dy...
Michael L. Best, Thomas N. Smyth, Daniel Serrano-B...
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Ptz control with head tracking for video chat
This paper describes a user interface for video chat that is capable of panning, tilting, and zooming (PTZ) operation using head tracking. The approach is to map a captured 3D pos...
Kota Yamaguchi, Takashi Komuro, Masatoshi Ishikawa