scholarly journals Forming the Dog Internet

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (ISS) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas ◽  
Roosa Piitulainen ◽  
Andrés Lucero
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Interaction Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Animal Control ◽  
Key Questions ◽  
Computer Interaction ◽  
At Home

Over the past decade, many systems have been developed for humans to remotely connect to their pets at home. Yet little attention has been paid to how animals can control such systems and what the implications are of animals using internet systems. This paper explores the creation of a video call device to allow a dog to remotely call their human, giving the animal control and agency over technology in their home. After building and prototyping a novel interaction method over several weeks and iterations, we test our system with a dog and a human. Analysing our experience and data, we reflect on power relations, how to quantify an animal's user experience and what interactive internet systems look like with animal users. This paper builds upon Human-Computer Interaction methods for unconventional users, uncovering key questions that advance the creation of animal-to-human interfaces and animal internet devices.

User Experience Is All There Is

i-com ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-213
Author(s):  
Marc Hassenzahl ◽  
Michael Burmester ◽  
Franz Koller
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Interactive Technology ◽  
Current Perspective ◽  
Look Back ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency ◽  
Computer Interaction

Abstract Twenty years ago, we published an article in the first issue of the i-com entitled “Usability ist nicht alles” (Burmester et al., 2002), that is, “Usability isn’t everything”. This was certainly a provocative title. For most German researchers and practitioners of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) usability was all there is and all that was ever needed to guarantee humane technology. Back then, we profoundly disagreed. We were convinced that there is more to the quality of interactive technology than mere effectiveness and efficiency. Now, twenty years later it seems safe to say that we had a point. Let’s take this as an opportunity to take a brief and utterly anecdotal look back, to take stock of the current perspective on designing the (user) experience, as well as to discuss some future opportunities and challenges.

Understanding User Experience

2019 ◽  
pp. 1588-1599
Author(s):  
Camille Dickson-Deane ◽  
Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Group Behavior ◽  
User Experiences ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Specific Outcome ◽  
Physical Reaction ◽  
Computer Interaction

User experience determines the quality of an interaction being used by an actor in order to achieve a specific outcome. The actor can have varying roles and evolving needs, thus reviewing and predicting experiences are important. As an actor uses and gains feedback, the feedback guides individual and group behavior, thus becoming pertinent to how interactions occur. This chapter questions how artefacts are designed to promote such interactions and what processes should be incorporated to ensure successful interpretation, use, (physical) reaction, and conation. This chapter discusses the effects of user experiences today based on societal needs and expectations. It shows how the field is delineated into numerous sub-topics, all of which can stand on their own yet still draw from each other. The discussions will include fields such as cognitive science, human-computer interaction, learning sciences, and even ergonomics to show how design and subsequently interactions can assist in having successful user experiences.

Understanding User Experience

2018 ◽  
pp. 7599-7608
Author(s):  
Camille Dickson-Deane ◽  
Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Group Behavior ◽  
User Experiences ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Specific Outcome ◽  
Physical Reaction ◽  
Computer Interaction

User experience determines the quality of an interaction being used by an actor in order to achieve a specific outcome. The actor can have varying roles and evolving needs thus reviewing and predicting experiences are important. As an actor uses and gains feedback, the feedback guides individual and group behavior thus becoming pertinent to how interactions occur. This then questions how artefacts are designed to promote such interactions and what processes should be incorporated to ensure successful interpretation, use, [physical] reaction and conation. This chapter discusses the effects of user experiences today based on societal needs and expectations. It shows how the field is delineated into numerous sub-topics all of which can stand on their own yet, still draw from each other. The discussions will include fields such as cognitive science, human computer interaction, learning sciences and even ergonomics to show how design and subsequently interactions can assist in having successful user experiences

scholarly journals Update of fNIRS as an Input to Brain–Computer Interfaces: A Review of Research from the Tufts Human–Computer Interaction Laboratory

Photonics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bosworth ◽  
Russell ◽  
Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Brain Computer Interfaces ◽  
Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
The Past ◽  
Computer Interfaces ◽  
Brain States ◽  
Computer Interaction

Over the past decade, the Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) Lab at Tufts University has been developing real-time, implicit Brain–Computer Interfaces (BCIs) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). This paper reviews the work of the lab; we explore how we have used fNIRS to develop BCIs that are based on a variety of human states, including cognitive workload, multitasking, musical learning applications, and preference detection. Our work indicates that fNIRS is a robust tool for the classification of brain-states in real-time, which can provide programmers with useful information to develop interfaces that are more intuitive and beneficial for the user than are currently possible given today’s human-input (e.g., mouse and keyboard).

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