Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications (Communications in Computer and Information Science)

Preface
Organization
Contents
Display Placement and Design: Impact on Engagement with Social Object Labels in a Gallery Environment
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Work
		2.1 Attention and Ambient Displays
		2.2 Attention and Engagement Models for Public Displays
		2.3 Attention and Engagement in Museums
		2.4 Summary
	3 Social Object Labels
	4 Methodology
		4.1 Placement in the Gallery
		4.2 Evaluated Designs
		4.3 Data Collection and Analysis
	5 Findings
		5.1 Attention and Engagement Per Exhibit (Placement)
		5.2 Predicted vs Measured Attention and Engagement
		5.3 Attention and Engagement Per Design
		5.4 Discussion
	6 Limitations
	7 Conclusions
	References
Learning from Errors Designing Assistive Technology
	1 Rationale
	2 Egokituz Laboratory of HCI for Special Needs
	3 Three (Wrong) Reasons to Start an R&D Project on Accessibility
		3.1 We Can Do It Better and Cheaper
		3.2 A Solution in Search of a Problem
		3.3 Technology-Driven Projects
		3.4 “Recycled” Research and Development
	4 Technology vs. Users: This Is Not My Problem
	5 Who Rules?
		5.1 The Case of Smart Wheelchairs
		5.2 The Case of Assisted Manipulation with Articulated Arms
		5.3 Importance of the User Interface
	6 Cultural Barriers to Assistive Technology
	7 Technology Acceptance and Rejection
	8 Deceptive Diffusion of Results
	9 “Universal” as a Synecdoche
	10 User Testing Without Users
	11 Knowing the Users
	12 Conclusion
	References
Empowering Citizen-Environment Interaction vs. Importunate Computer-Dominated Interaction: Let’s Reset the Priorities!
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Three Focal Points of This Paper
	2 Shifting Towards Human-Environment Interaction (HEI)
	3 Issues and Challenges of the Smart-Everything Paradigm
	4 Human-Technology Symbiosis and Design Trade-Offs
		4.1 Design Trade-Off: Human Control and Empowerment vs. Automated and Autonomous Systems
		4.2 Design-Trade-Off: Usable Privacy vs. Importunate Smartness
		4.3 Ethical Design
	5 From User-Centered Design to Citizen-Centered Design
	6 Beyond ‘Smart-Only’ Cities Towards Humane, Sociable and Cooperative Hybrid Cities
		6.1 Smart Cities as ‘Self-Aware’ Cities
		6.2 Goal-Orientation: What Kind of City Do We Want to Live in?
	7 Conclusions and Outlook
	References
Computer-Human Interaction in Music Composition Through Petri Nets
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Work
	3 Petri Nets Fundamentals
	4 Petri Nets in Music
		4.1 The Role of PN Extensions
		4.2 Example
	5 Composing Music with Petri Nets
	6 The Role of Computer-Human Interaction
		6.1 ScoreSynth
		6.2 A Block-Based Interface
	7 Conclusions and Future Work
	References
Through the Looking Glass:Designing Agents for MAS Based Shape-Shifting Technology Using the STEAM Approach
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Work
		2.1 Key Qualities of Haptics
		2.2 Design Roadmap
		2.3 Systems
	3 Methodology
	4 Delving into STEAM
		4.1 Steampunk Dod
		4.2 Origami Dod
		4.3 String Dod
		4.4 Latch Dod
	5 Discussion
	6 Conclusion
	References
Randomised Controlled Cross-Over Trial Measuring Brain-Computer Interface Metrics to Characterise the User Experience of Search Engines When Ambiguous Search Queries Are Used
	1 Introduction
	2 Background
	3 Search Queries
		3.1 Ambiguous Queries
	4 User Experience (UX)
	5 Bain-Computer Interface (BCI)
		5.1 Measuring Emotions
		5.2 Emotiv EPOC Neuroheadset
	6 Methodology
		6.1 Testing Procedure
		6.2 Tasks
	7 Statistical Analysis
		7.1 Long-Term Excitement
		7.2 Short-Term Excitement
		7.3 Engagement
		7.4 Meditation
		7.5 Frustration
		7.6 Discussion
	8 Conclusion
	References
Taxonomized Auditory Distractions with Varying Intensity Levels and Their Effect on a Visual P300 Speller While Utilising Low-Cost off-the-Shelf Equipment
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
		2.1 Hardware
		2.2 Participants
		2.3 Data Acquisition
		2.4 P300 Speller and XDAWN
		2.5 Experimental Design
		2.6 Experimental Design
		2.7 Signal Processing – Online
		2.8 Signal Processing – Online
	3 Results
		3.1 Online Analysis
		3.2 Offline Analysis
		3.3 User Preference
	4 Conclusion
	References
Author Index