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CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Saltate!: a sensor-based system to support dance beginners
We present Saltate!, a wireless prototype system to support beginners of ballroom dancing. Saltate! acquires data from force sensors mounted under the dancers' feet, detects ...
Dieter Drobny, Malte Weiss, Jan Borchers
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Automatic storytelling in comics: a case study on World of Warcraft
Chia-Jung Chan This paper presents a development of our comic generation system that automatically summarizes players' actions and interactions in the virtual world. The featu...
Chia-Jung Chan, Ruck Thawonmas, Kuan-Ta Chen
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
A personalized walk through the museum: the CHIP interactive tour guide
More and more museums aim at enhancing their visitors' museum experiences in a personalized, intensive and engaging way inside the museum. The CHIP1 (Cultural Heritage Inform...
Ivo Roes, Natalia Stash, Yiwen Wang, Lora Aroyo
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Designing for families
In this Special Interest Group (SIG) we plan to focus on discussions and activities surrounding the design of technologies to support families. Many researchers and designers stud...
Carman Neustaedter, Svetlana Yarosh, A. J. Bernhei...
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Tangible message bubbles for children's communication and play
We introduce Tangible Message Bubbles, a new composition and communication tool that invites youngsters to express and record their everyday expressions, play with these original ...
Kimiko Ryokai, Hayes Raffle, Andy Brooks
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Aurally and visually enhanced audio search with soundtorch
Finding a specific or an artistically appropriate sound in a vast collection comprising thousands of audio files containing recordings of, say, footsteps, gunshots, and thundercla...
Sebastian Heise, Michael Hlatky, Jörn Lovisca...
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
DIY for CHI: methods, communities, and values of reuse and customization
People tinker, hack, fix, reuse, and assemble materials in creative and unexpected ways, often codifying and sharing their production process with others. Do-ityourself (DIY) enco...
Leah Buechley, Daniela Karin Rosner, Eric Paulos, ...
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Metamouse: multiple mice for legacy applications
Single Display Groupware (SDG) solutions have been used to create software for disadvantaged children, particularly in the developing world. SDG allows for greater utilization of ...
Kurtis Heimerl, Divya Ramachandran, Joyojeet Pal, ...
CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Some statistical analyses of CHI
In this paper I show a variety of ways to represent and think about statistical aspects of CHI and its sister conferences. In particular, I look at author counts, gender analysis,...
Joseph Kaye
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CHI
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Investigating computer game immersion and the component real world dissociation
In this paper we describe research being conducted to investigate the experience of computer game immersion, in particular the component "real world dissociation". Keywo...
Charlene Jennett, Anna Louise Cox, Paul A. Cairns