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CHI
2008
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
QR-Codes for the chronically homeless
We propose a system to use QR codes and cheap cell phones to alleviate some challenges faced by the chronically homeless. We propose combining the affordability, simplicity and po...
Meseret Gebrekristos, Ahmad Aljadaan, Kumud Bihani
CHI
2008
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
The GroceryMate: eliciting community empathy and transforming it into purposeful action
People who are homeless in the United States lack adequate amounts of nutritious food which is detrimental to their health. We are designing a grocery shopping assistance device t...
Rajasee S. Rege, Jennifer L. Allen, Eric P. Drewsk...
CHI
2008
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
The new face of procedural content: a real world approach
This paper describes a project that uses real-world computer-troubleshooting scenarios to test and expand upon the latest research and technical knowledge in the area of procedura...
Axel Roesler, Connie Douglass-Olberg, David Brunet...
CHI
2008
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Information and communication tools as aids to collaborative sensemaking
Collaborative sensemaking occurs when multiple actors engage in understanding an unfamiliar, information-rich environment. We present preliminary results from a field study of the...
Sharoda A. Paul, Madhu C. Reddy, Christopher DeFli...
CHI
2008
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
aSister: scheduling for homeless women with special needs
Homeless women need special care and attention especially during pregnancy or while trying to overcome substance abuse. We present a solution to help counselors working with these...
Kshitij Gupta, Adwait Joshi, Jamie Allison McAtee,...