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Dr Michael Smyth's Outputs (95)

Designing at a distance via real-time designer-to-designer interaction. (1995)
Book Chapter
Scrivener, S. A. R., Harris, D., Clark, S., Rockoff, T., & Smyth, M. (1995). Designing at a distance via real-time designer-to-designer interaction. In S. Greenberg, S. Hayne, & R. Rada (Eds.), Groupware for Real-Time Drawing - A Designers Guide (5-23). McGraw Hill

This paper describes an experiment in which teams of two designers used a shared computer ‘sketchpad’ to generate design concepts for products while geographically separated by a distance of over 16 300km. The aim of the large separation, which inclu... Read More about Designing at a distance via real-time designer-to-designer interaction..

Towards a cooperative software agent. (1994)
Book Chapter
Smyth, M. (1994). Towards a cooperative software agent. In J. H. Connolly, & E. A. Edmonds (Eds.), The Kluwer International Series on Computer Supported Cooperative Work; Spaces, Spatiality and Technology (1-11). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2035-3_1

This chapter introduces the concept of software agents and focuses on their impact at the level of the user interface, particularly the relationship between the level of task action undertaken by agents and their corresponding representation to the u... Read More about Towards a cooperative software agent..

The role of metaphor at the human computer interface. (1994)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smyth, M., & Knott, R. P. (1994, November). The role of metaphor at the human computer interface. Presented at OZCHI94 - Harmony through working together

Interface metaphors are introduced as a technique to facilitate the learning of systems. To better understand this process, metaphors are discussed in terms of their role in the formation of mental models. This suggests that the principle advantage o... Read More about The role of metaphor at the human computer interface..

Metaphors in HCI. (1993)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smyth, M., & Knott, R. P. (2004, January). Metaphors in HCI. Presented at VAMMS'93, Visual Aspects of Man-Machine Systems

A co-operative computer based on the principles of human co-operation (1993)
Journal Article
Clarke, A. A., & Smyth, M. (1993). A co-operative computer based on the principles of human co-operation. International journal of man-machine studies, 38(1), 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1006/imms.1993.1002

Co-operation is presented as a technique for radically improving human-computer interaction with complex knowledge bases during problem-identifying and problem-solving tasks. A study of human-human co-operation literature indicated the importance of... Read More about A co-operative computer based on the principles of human co-operation.

Designing at a distance: experiments in remote-synchronous design. (1992)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Scrivener, S. A. R., Clark, S., Smyth, M., Harris, D., & Rockoff, T. (1992, November). Designing at a distance: experiments in remote-synchronous design. Presented at OZCHI’92: Interface technology – Advancing human-computer communication

The use of design activity for research into Computer Supported Co-operative Work (CSCW) (1991)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garner, S. W., Scrivener, S. A. R., Clarke, A. A., Clark, S., Connolly, J. H., Palmen, H., Schappo, A., & Smyth, M. G. (1991, September). The use of design activity for research into Computer Supported Co-operative Work (CSCW). Presented at 4th Design and technology educational research and curriculum development (National conference)

This paper describes current research at Loughborough University in the field of Computer Supported Co-operative Working (CSCW). The project, which is funded by the Information Engineering Directorate (IED) within the Science and Engineering Research... Read More about The use of design activity for research into Computer Supported Co-operative Work (CSCW).