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CHI
2002
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
A different kind of information appliance: fridge companion
A prototype device is described that allows a user to understand and contemplate the inner workings of a common home appliance, the refrigerator. The device monitors select physic...
Marc Böhler
CHI
2002
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Navigational blocks: tangible navigation of digital information
Navigational Blocks provide a tangible user interface for applications such as information kiosks. Orientation, movement, and relative position of electronically and microprocesso...
Ken Camarata, Ellen Yi-Luen Do, Mark D. Gross, Bri...
CHI
2002
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Evaluating pattern languages in participatory design
We present an evaluation of pattern languages as tools for participatory design, based on three criteria, derived from the work of Christopher Alexander: empowering users, generat...
Andy Dearden, Janet Finlay, Liz Allgar, Barbara Mc...
CHI
2002
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Gaze behavior of talking faces makes a difference
We present the results of an experiment investigating the effects of a talking head's gaze behavior on the user's quality assessment of the interface. We compared a vers...
Ivo van Es, Dirk Heylen, Betsy van Dijk, Anton Nij...
CHI
2002
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Ears and hair: what headsets will people wear?
Many different audio headsets are commercially available. To choose a headset for a short-term use environment, we conducted a pilot study to elicit end-user criteria for headsets...
Rebecca E. Grinter, Allison Woodruff