Ubicomp - International Symposium on Ubiquitous Computing,
Ubicomp 2002 - International Symposium on Ubiquitous Computing,
Göteborg, September 29th - October 2nd , 2002
Next conference in the series formerly HUC.
Ubicomp 2001 - International Symposium on Ubiquitous Computing,
Atlanta, October, 2001
Next conference in the series formerly HUC.
The Second International Symposium on Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing (huc2k)
Bristol, 25-27 September, 2000
International Symposium on Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing (HUC 99)
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KEYNOTE:
Design Probes for Handheld and Ubiquitous ComputingHarold Thimbleby
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| ABSTRACT |
Technology doesn't "just get better" on its own - it needs designing. When
there are conflicting pressures on designers, from usability to
marketability, from feature bouquet to rapid obsolescence, designers need
guidelines if they are not to be overwhelmed. This talk presents "design
probes" which are intended as initial questions for designers to ask - and
to respond to in the context of their design work. Probes range from
technological ones about provision for user help, through marketting about
how the product will be demonstrated, through to high-level ethical probes:
can this technology be "undone". The probes are shown be interrelated, for
example undo is a standard feature that makes interaction easier.
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Prof. Harold
Thimbleby |
Harold Thimbleby is Professor of Computing Research at Middlesex
University, London, and Research Director for the School of Computing
Science. Harold gained his PhD in 1981 in Human-Computer Interaction, and
much of his research since then has been concerned with making complex
devices easier to use. In 1987 he was awarded the British Computer Society
Wilkes Medal. He wrote "User Interface Design" published by Addison-Wesley
in 1990. He has over 300 publications. He has held visiting posts in
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Switzerland, as well as in industry. He
has lectured widely from Norway to New Zealand, and has been widely
reported on TV and radio.
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