HCI Seminar 357

Day 10 Notes

10/27/04

Reactions to the SAS (and IBM usability trips)

One-minute papers:

does having a logical physical model constrain our design by transferring the boundaries of the physical item to our interface design? does having a logical physical model constrain our design by transferring the boundaries of the physical item to our interface design? does having a logical physical model constrain our design by transferring the boundaries of the physical item to our interface design? Does having a logical physical model constrain our design by transferring the boundaries of the physical item to our interface design?

Eye tracking possibilities (see Jackson’s blog post for pointers)

Who will be the arbiter of identity?

Concerns about validity and misuse of biometric data

NSF project on chat-room surveillance; issues of exoinfo

we now not only have to worry about the effectiveness of a user interface, but also how socially acceptable it is (for example, does it cause people to be suspicious? Or do people see it as unethical? We now not only have to worry about the effectiveness of a user interface, but also how socially acceptable it is (for example, does it cause people to be suspicious? Or do people see it as unethical?

On the continuum of high functionality, high exo-information to no functionality, no exo-information, where do I feel comfortable?

1. RB example: Open Video

2. Guest lecture: Pete Parente on universal access

3. View Talking to the Ceiling (CHI 99 video)

4. User study: How fast is too fast; RB study: 3 types of task (lookup, exploration/analysis, explore/recomm); web vs RB; 17 subjects, within subjects design counterbalanced by system; procedure: demographic questionnaire, training, 10 searches, questionnaire, train, 10 searches, questionnaire, final questionnaire; dependent variables: time, accuracy, satisfaction, confidence, usability rating. Strong results favoring RB for exploration tasks. Second phase, not a comparison.

5. Readings/viewings for next meeting :

Dominick et al. Portal Help: http://ils.unc.edu/ils/research/reports/TR-2003-01.pdf

View Ambient rooms (CHI 98 video)

View Digital jewelry (CHI 01 video)

6. One-minute paper (post to blog)

What was the big point you learned in class today?

What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?