Evaluating book and hypertext: analysis of individual differences. (2001)
Thesis
Wilkinson, S. Evaluating book and hypertext: analysis of individual differences. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7358

This thesis investigates the usability of an 800 page textbook compared with a hypertext
version containing the same information. Hypertext is an interesting new medium in that it is
seen as possessing advantages as both delivery technology that in... Read More about Evaluating book and hypertext: analysis of individual differences..

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..

Prediction of software maintenance costs. (2001)
Thesis
Morrison, D. J. Prediction of software maintenance costs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3601

This thesis is concerned with predicting the costs of maintaining a computer program
prior to the software being developed. The ubiquitous nature of software means that
software maintenance is an important activity, and evidence exists to support t... Read More about Prediction of software maintenance costs..

Development of risk analysis models for decision-making in project management. (2001)
Thesis
Guo, Q. L. Development of risk analysis models for decision-making in project management. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2745

Risks and uncertainties are inherent in construction projects and if neglected these risks often lead to project cost and time overruns. Traditional methods of forecasting risks
rely upon intuition and 'feel' which has proved inadequate for the need... Read More about Development of risk analysis models for decision-making in project management..

Individual differences and inclusive design. (2001)
Book Chapter
Benyon, D., Crerar, A., & Wilkinson, S. (2001). Individual differences and inclusive design. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), User interfaces for all: Concepts, methods and tools (21-46). Lawrence Erlbaum

Usability is widely recognised to be as important as functionality to the success of interactive computer systems. However, even where usability is considered seriously, the scope of thinking tends to be restricted to the so called 'average' users in... Read More about Individual differences and inclusive design..

Teallach: a model-based user interface development environment for object databases (2001)
Journal Article
Griffiths, T., Barclay, P. J., Paton, N. W., McKirdy, J., Kennedy, J., Gray, P., Cooper, R., Goble, C., & Pinherio da Silva, P. (2001). Teallach: a model-based user interface development environment for object databases. Interacting with Computers, 14(1), 31-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0953-5438%2801%2900042-x

Model-based user interface development environments show promise for improving the productivity of user-interface developers and possibly for improving the quality of developed interfaces. While model-based techniques have previously been applied to... Read More about Teallach: a model-based user interface development environment for object databases.

Visualising multiple overlapping classification hierarchies. (2001)
Thesis
Graham, M. Visualising multiple overlapping classification hierarchies. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2430

The revision or reorganisation of hierarchical data sets can result in many possible hierarchical classifications composed of the same or overlapping data sets existing in parallel with each other. These data sets are difficult for people to handle a... Read More about Visualising multiple overlapping classification hierarchies..

A web of contradictions (2001)
Journal Article
Turner, S., & Turner, P. (2001). A web of contradictions. Interacting with Computers, 14(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0953-5438%2801%2900039-x

We describe our use of contradictions, a concept central to a popular formulation of activity theory, to derive requirements of a new technical system to support an administrative system. Contradictions are the underlying causes of disturbances in th... Read More about A web of contradictions.

A Simulation of Interactions Between the Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis and Shipping using Dynamically Variable Temporal Granularity to Minimise Run Time (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clyne, H., & Kennedy, J. (2001, December). A Simulation of Interactions Between the Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis and Shipping using Dynamically Variable Temporal Granularity to Minimise Run Time. Presented at MODSIM 2001 International congress on Modelling and Simulation

Collisions with ships are a major cause of mortality (~35%) for the severely endangered North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis, currently numbering only around 370 individuals. Although having a great impact upon the chances of survival of th... Read More about A Simulation of Interactions Between the Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis and Shipping using Dynamically Variable Temporal Granularity to Minimise Run Time.

Getting the story straight (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McCall, R., Turner, P., Turner, S., & McCall, R. (2001, September). Getting the story straight. Presented at HCI 2001 and IHM 2001, Lille, France

We argue that the use of a user-centred design approach necessarily involves some form of story telling or narrative. Given that both the potential end-users and the designers themselves often (perhaps usually) have different interests and points-of-... Read More about Getting the story straight.

Integrating View Schemata Using an Extended Object Definition Language (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roantree, M., Kennedy, J. B., & Barclay, P. J. (2001, September). Integrating View Schemata Using an Extended Object Definition Language. Presented at 9th International Conference, CoopIS 2001, Trento, Italy

View mechanisms play an important role in restructuring data for users, while maintaining the integrity and autonomy for the underlying database schema. Although far more complex than their relational counterparts, numerous object-oriented view mecha... Read More about Integrating View Schemata Using an Extended Object Definition Language.

GAVEL - a new tool for genetic algorithm visualization (2001)
Journal Article
Hart, E., & Ross, P. (2001). GAVEL - a new tool for genetic algorithm visualization. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 5(4), 335-348. https://doi.org/10.1109/4235.942528

This paper surveys the state of the art in evolutionary algorithm visualization and describes a new tool called GAVEL. It provides a means to examine in a genetic algorithm (GA) how crossover and mutation operations assembled the final result, where... Read More about GAVEL - a new tool for genetic algorithm visualization.

Describing team work with activity theory (2001)
Journal Article
Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2001). Describing team work with activity theory. Cognition, Technology and Work, 3, 127-139. https://doi.org/10.1007/pl00011528

The proposal that activity theory might serve as a model or theory for computer-supported cooperative working remains an open question. Here we demonstrate the usefulness of activity theory in elucidating a series of small group software design meeti... Read More about Describing team work with activity theory.

Menu sonification in a mobile phone – A prototype study. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Helle, S., LePlâtre, G., Marila, J., & Laine, P. (2001, July). Menu sonification in a mobile phone – A prototype study. Presented at The Seventh International Conference on Auditory Display, ICAD2001

We have studied the effect and acceptance of a sonified menu structure in a mobile phone. In this experiment, mobile phones with a special software were given to test users for a period of three weeks. Sonification design was done using earcons, and... Read More about Menu sonification in a mobile phone – A prototype study..

Agent-based modelling of pedestrian movements: the questions that need to be asked and answered. (2001)
Journal Article
Kerridge, J., Hine, J., & Wigan, M. (2001). Agent-based modelling of pedestrian movements: the questions that need to be asked and answered. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 28(3), 327-341. https://doi.org/10.1068/b2696

Vulnerable road users have steadily attracted increased importance in transport and planning. The behaviour of pedestrian movements (especially in the areas off but adjacent to roads) requires improved tools to address the issues now being raised. Su... Read More about Agent-based modelling of pedestrian movements: the questions that need to be asked and answered..

Using a metadata software layer in information systems integration. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roantree, M., Kennedy, J., & Barclay, P. J. (2001, June). Using a metadata software layer in information systems integration. Presented at CAiSE'01 - Software Engineering meets Information Systems Engineering. Conference, Interlaken, Switzerland

A federated information system requires that multiple (often heterogenous) information systems are integrated to an extent that they can share data. This shared data often takes the form of a federated schema, which is a global view of data taken fro... Read More about Using a metadata software layer in information systems integration..

Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children. (2001)
Journal Article
Stansfield, B., Hillman, S., Hazlewood, M., Lawson, A., Mann, A. M., Loudon, I. R., & Robb, J. E. (2001). Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 21, 403-411

Twenty-six healthy 7-year-old children were enrolled in a 5-year longitudinal study to examine the importance of age and speed in the characterization of sagittal joint angles, moments, and powers. In 740 gait trials, children walking at self-selecte... Read More about Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children..

Street-based routing using an evolutionary algorithm (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B., Paechter, B., & Chisholm, K. (2001, April). Street-based routing using an evolutionary algorithm. Presented at Workshops on Applications of Evolutionary Computation EvoWorkshops 2001, Como, Italy

Much research has been carried out into solving routing problems using both Evolutionary Techniques and other methods. In this paper the authors investigate the usage of an Evolutionary Algorithms to solve the Street-Based Routing Problem (SBRP). The... Read More about Street-based routing using an evolutionary algorithm.

Applying Experientialism to HCI Methods. (2001)
Thesis
Imaz, M. Applying Experientialism to HCI Methods. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2813

The aim of this thesis is to incorporate the results of Experientialism in the domain of
Human-Computer Interaction. The purpose is twofold: on the one hand it shows how some
concepts of Experientialism like metaphor, image-schema, stories or conce... Read More about Applying Experientialism to HCI Methods..

A perspective on the digital interactive service industry for building professionals (2001)
Journal Article
Low, B. K., & Sloan, B. (2001). A perspective on the digital interactive service industry for building professionals. Automation in Construction, 10(2), 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-5805%2899%2900031-X

The digital interactive service industry has the potential to generate innovation and strategic advantage for existing business if the underlying dynamics of the emerging industry are fostered through appropriate understanding and strategic actions.... Read More about A perspective on the digital interactive service industry for building professionals.