A Proposal to Model Interaction from the Analysis of Student - Pedagogic Conversational Agent Logs

2013 ◽  
pp. 148-162
Author(s):  
Diana Pérez-Marín ◽  
Ismael Pascual-Nieto
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Conversational Agent ◽  
Conversational Agents ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Model Interaction ◽  
Multiple Personality ◽  
Evaluation Techniques ◽  
Computer Interaction

According to User-Centered Design, computer interactive systems should be implemented taking into account the users’ preferences. However, in some cases, it is not easy to apply conventional Human-Computer interaction evaluation techniques to identify the users’ needs and improve the user-system interaction. Therefore, this chapter proposes a procedure to model the interaction behaviour from the analysis of conversational agent dialog logs. A case study in which the procedure has been applied to model the behaviour of 20 children when interacting with multiple personality Pedagogic Conversational Agents is described as an illustrative sample of the goodness and practical application of the procedure.

scholarly journals Adopting Diffractive Reading to Advance HCI Research: A Case Study on Technology for Aging

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Amanda Lazar ◽  
Ben Jelen ◽  
Alisha Pradhan ◽  
Katie A. Siek
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Aging In Place ◽  
Design Workshop ◽  
Research Agendas ◽  
Conflicting Discourses ◽  
Computer Interaction ◽  
Critical Reflections

Researchers in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) have long developed technologies for older adults. Recently, researchers are engaging in critical reflections of these approaches. IoT for aging in place is one area around which these conflicting discourses have converged, likely in part driven by government and industry interest. This article introduces diffractive analysis as an approach that examines difference to yield new empirical understandings about our methods and the topics we study. We constructed three analyses of a dataset collected at an IoT design workshop and then conducted a diffractive analysis. We present themes from this analysis regarding the ways that participants are inscribed in our research, considerations related to transferability and novelty between work centered on older adults and other work, and insights about methodologies. Our discussion contributes implications for researchers to form teams and account for their roles in research, as well as recommendations how diffractive analysis can support other research agendas.

scholarly journals Usability Engineering Methods for Interactive Intelligent Systems

AI Magazine ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Spaulding ◽  
Julie Sage Weber
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Interaction Design ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Usability Engineering ◽  
Large Repertoire ◽  
Computer Interaction

The field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) offers designers and developers of interactive systems a large repertoire of methods for ensuring that their systems will be both usable and useful. This article offers a brief introduction to these methods, focusing on the ways in which they sometimes need to be adapted and extended to take into account the characteristic properties of systems that include some sort of AI. The discussion is organized around three types of activity: understanding users needs, interaction design, and evaluation. 

Design of Machine Operating Panel Based on CAN Bus for the PC-Based CNC System

2013 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 334-338
Author(s):  
Kai Fa Wu ◽  
Tai Yong Wang ◽  
Jing Chuan Dong ◽  
Qing Jian Liu ◽  
Fu Xun Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Software Design ◽  
Can Bus ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Transmission Characteristic ◽  
Architecture Design ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Cnc System ◽  
Stable Transmission ◽  
Computer Interaction

Machine operating panel is an important component of controlling machine and the human-computer interaction. As CAN bus has the remote and stable transmission characteristic, the remote IO board is designed. A design of machine operating panel based on CAN bus for the PC-based CNC system is introduced, including the overall architecture design and software design method. This paper focuses on the remote IO board, as well as the practical application in the CNC system of TDNC-H8.

scholarly journals Interacting with personal fabrication devices

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-117
Author(s):  
Stefanie Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
3D Printer ◽  
3D Printers ◽  
Model Database ◽  
Domain I ◽  
Computer Interaction

AbstractPersonal fabrication tools, such as 3D printers, are on the way of enabling a future in which non-technical users will be able to create custom objects. While the hardware is now affordable and the number of people who own a 3D printer is increasing, only few create new 3D models. Most users download models from a 3D model database and after downloading fabricate them on their 3D printers. At most, users adjust a few parameters of the model, such as changing its color or browsing between predetermined shape options.I argue that personal fabrication has the potential for more: Instead of only consuming existing content, I envision a future in which non-technical users will create objects only trained experts can create today. While there are many open challenges for human-computer interaction, such as abstracting away the necessarydomainandmachineknowledge, I focus on improving theinteraction modelunderlying current personal fabrication devices.In this article, I illustrate why today’s interaction model for personal fabrication tools is not suitable for non-technical users. For this, I draw an analogy to the development of the user interface in personal computing and show how solutions developed by human-computer interaction researchers over the last decades can be applied to this new domain. I analyze the challenges when creating interactive systems for personal fabrication and describe six research prototypes I built to overcome these challenges. I discuss the limitations of these systems and conclude with an overview of recent advancements in personal fabrication that will allow us to go beyond what is possible today.

Multi-Facet Design of Interactive Systems through Visual Languages

2011 ◽  
pp. 174-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Fogli ◽  
Andrea Marcante ◽  
Piero Mussio
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Visual Language ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Interactive System ◽  
Domain Experts ◽  
System Usage ◽  
State Chart ◽  
Software Engineers ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
Computer Interaction

In this chapter it is recognized that the knowledge relevant to the design of an interactive system is distributed among several stakeholders: domain experts, software engineers and Human-Computer Interaction experts. Hence, the design of an interactive system is a multi-facet activity requiring the collaboration of experts from these communities. Each community describes an interactive system through visual sentences of a Visual Language (VL). A first VL allows domain experts to reason on the system usage in their specific activities. A second VL, the State-Chart language, is used to specify the system behaviour for software engineers purposes. A communication gap exists among the two communities, in that domain experts do not understand software engineers jargon and vice versa. To overcome this gap, a third VL permits Human-Computer Interaction experts to translate the user view of the system embedded in their Visual Language into a specification in the software engineering Visual Language.

Safety-critical human computer interaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Nestler
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Mobile Computing ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Mass Casualty Incidents ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Safety Critical ◽  
The Future ◽  
Computer Interaction

Abstract Dealing with usability issues of safety-critical interactive systems is essential for an efficient, effective and joyful use of these systems. This paper describes a prototypical safety-critical environment and discusses the HCI (human computer interaction) challenges of different interactive systems for safety-critical environments. We designed, developed and evaluated various interactive systems which solve different challenges in so-called mass casualty incidents (MCIs). In summary, we made contributions to three different areas of application: Mobile computing in safety-critical environments, simulation of safety-critical environments and social media in safety-critical environments. Finally, this paper gives further insights how all these research results can to be brought together in the future in order to be able to build usable interactive systems for safety-critical environments.

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