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Visual-narrative and virtual reality. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carroll, F., Smyth, M., & Dryden, L. (2004, October). Visual-narrative and virtual reality. Presented at IVLA Conference 2004, Pilansberg, South Africa

This paper explores the relationship between the image and the narrative in virtual reality (VR) environments. It
addresses three main issues; how we engage in images, how the VR technology can enhance this engagement
and how narratives can maintai... Read More about Visual-narrative and virtual reality..

Developing BS7000 Part 6 - Guide to Managing Inclusive Design (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S. (2004, June). Developing BS7000 Part 6 - Guide to Managing Inclusive Design. Presented at The 8th ERCIM Workshop on User Interfaces for All, Vienna, Austria

Companies are increasingly finding themselves having to ensure that their products and services are accessible and inclusive, or else be exposed to the possibility of litigation and damage to their brand reputation. However, the adoption of inclusive... Read More about Developing BS7000 Part 6 - Guide to Managing Inclusive Design.

Inclusive design in industry: barriers, drivers and the business case (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dong, H., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2004, June). Inclusive design in industry: barriers, drivers and the business case. Presented at The 8th ERCIM Workshop on User Interfaces for All, Vienna, Austria

Despite increasing discussion in academia, genuinely ?inclusive? design in industry remains the exception rather than the rule. Based on literature reviews and industry surveys, this paper explores the barriers faced by manufacturers, retailers and d... Read More about Inclusive design in industry: barriers, drivers and the business case.

Who am I and where am I? - switching and stitching in the digital age. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smyth, M., Raijmakers, B., & Munro, A. (2004, May). Who am I and where am I? - switching and stitching in the digital age. Presented at INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCE - DESIGN 2004, Dubrovnik, Croatia

This paper will introduce the concept of human identity. It will focus on how the creation, maintenance and communication of identity could be supported by technology. Initially a series of human groups are described which have the potential to infor... Read More about Who am I and where am I? - switching and stitching in the digital age..

Experiental design: connecting design to HCI. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smyth, M., & Varey, A. (2004, April). Experiental design: connecting design to HCI. Presented at CHI Workshop - Exploring the Relationship between Design and HCI

Designing and evaluating information spaces: a navigational perspective. (2003)
Thesis
McCall, R. Designing and evaluating information spaces: a navigational perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3606

Navigation in two and three dimensional electronic environments has become an important usability
issue.Research in to the use of hypertext systems would appear to suggest that people suffer from a
variety of navigational problems in these environm... Read More about Designing and evaluating information spaces: a navigational perspective..

Political parties and democracy in the information age. (2003)
Book Chapter
Löfgren, K., & Smith, C. F. (2003). Political parties and democracy in the information age. In R. Gibson, P. Nixon, & S. Ward (Eds.), Political Parties and the Internet: Net Gain? (39-52). Routledge

Members of the Scottish Parliament on the net: using internet based technologies in the Scottish Parliament. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F., & Webster, W. (2003, January). Members of the Scottish Parliament on the net: using internet based technologies in the Scottish Parliament. Paper presented at Government and Democracy in the Information Ade (GaDIA) 'Cyberdemocracy' Working Group

This paper presents research undertaken into the use of Internet Based Technologies (IBTs) by Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). It is based on research findings from a survey of MSPs conducted in Spring 2002. The survey examines MSPs experie... Read More about Members of the Scottish Parliament on the net: using internet based technologies in the Scottish Parliament..

Universal access and assistive technology: Proceedings of the Cambridge workshop on UA and AT '02 (2002)
Book
Keates, S., Langdon, P., Clarkson, J., & Robinson, P. (Eds.). (2002). Universal access and assistive technology: Proceedings of the Cambridge workshop on UA and AT '02. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3719-1

The first Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) was held at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in March 2002. It was inspired by the earlier, highly successful Cambridge Workshops on Rehabilitation Robotics organised by the l... Read More about Universal access and assistive technology: Proceedings of the Cambridge workshop on UA and AT '02.

Gestural interfaces for motion-impaired users (2002)
Book Chapter
Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2002). Gestural interfaces for motion-impaired users. In A. Kent, & C. M. Hall (Eds.), Encyclopedia of library and information science. Vol 70. Suppl. 33 (128-149). Marcel Dekker Inc

No abstract available.

Developing assistive interfaces for motion-impaired users using cursor movement analysis in conjunction with haptic feedback (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Langdon, P. M., Hwang, F., Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2002, September). Developing assistive interfaces for motion-impaired users using cursor movement analysis in conjunction with haptic feedback. Presented at 4th international conference on disability, virtual reality and associated technologies (ICDVRAT 2002), Veszprém, Hungary

Following a pilot study that suggested that haptic force-feedback could, under certain conditions, lead to 20-50% improvements in time to target in a selection task, a series of experiments further investigated the use of haptic feedback modulated on... Read More about Developing assistive interfaces for motion-impaired users using cursor movement analysis in conjunction with haptic feedback.

Cursor measures for motion-impaired computer users (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Hwang, F., Langdon, P., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2002, July). Cursor measures for motion-impaired computer users. Presented at ASSETS '02 The 5th ACM SIGCAPH Conference on Assistive Technologies, Edinburgh, Scotland

"Point and click" interactions remain one of the key features of graphical user interfaces (GUIs). People with motion-impairments, however, can often have difficulty with accurate control of standard pointing devices. This paper discusses work that a... Read More about Cursor measures for motion-impaired computer users.

Understanding how to improve the accessibility of computers through cursor control studies (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2002, April). Understanding how to improve the accessibility of computers through cursor control studies. Presented at CHI '02 Human Factors in Computing Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

People with motion-impairments often find it difficult to perform many of the actions required to interact with a computer. This paper presents the results of an on-going series of experiments designed to understand how using force feedback affects i... Read More about Understanding how to improve the accessibility of computers through cursor control studies.

Towards an inclusive design approach - a case study of exclusion (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P. J., & Keates, S. (2001, August). Towards an inclusive design approach - a case study of exclusion. Presented at 13th International Conference on Engineering Design- ICED 01, Glasgow, UK

No abstract available.

Caught between real and virtual worlds. (2001)
Book Chapter
Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2001). Caught between real and virtual worlds. In J. Bawa, P. Dorazio, & L. Trenner (Eds.), The Usability Business: Making the Web Work (60-70). Springer-Verlag

This chapter describes how we, as HCI practitioners, contributed to the design of a collaborative virtual environment-based simulator. This simulator is to be used by senior maritime professionals to practice and acquire safety-critical skills throug... Read More about Caught between real and virtual worlds..

Gesture input and motion-impaired users (2001)
Book Chapter
Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2001). Gesture input and motion-impaired users. In A. Kent, J. G. Williams, & C. M. Hall (Eds.), Encyclopedia of microcomputers. Vol. 26, Suppl. 5 (147-166). Marcel Dekker Inc

No abstract available.

User modelling and motion-impaired users (2001)
Book Chapter
Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2001). User modelling and motion-impaired users. In A. Kent, J. G. Williams, & C. M. Hall (Eds.), Encyclopedia of microcomputers. Vol. 26. Suppl. 5 (307-322). Marcel Dekker Inc

No abstract available.