: The most important aspect of concurrent and distributed computation is the interaction between system components. Integration of components into a system requires some synchroniz...
Gilberto Matos, James M. Purtilo, Elizabeth L. Whi...
Computer users have tasks they need to perform, and are therefore motivated to overcome poorly designed interfaces. With video games, there is no external motivation for the task ...
When a robot provides direction--as a guide, an assistant, or as an instructor--the robot may have to interact with people of different backgrounds and skill sets. Different peopl...
Cristen Torrey, Aaron Powers, Susan R. Fussell, Sa...
A long-standing challenge in interactive entertainment is the creation of story-based games with dynamically responsive story-lines. Such games are populated by multiple objects a...
Mark J. Nelson, David L. Roberts, Charles Lee Isbe...
As emphasis is placed on developing mobile, educational, and other applications that minimize cognitive load on users, it is becoming more essential to base interface design on im...
Sharon L. Oviatt, Colin Swindells, Alexander M. Ar...