Smart Ways of Supporting Interaction with Distributed Devices
Speaker: Brett Campbell, ITEE
When: 2003-05-23 11:00:00
Venue: Building 1 Room 223, Ipswich Campus
Host: Dr. Margot Brereton
Abstract:As computing becomes more ubiquitous, moving away from the desktop
and into our home and work environments, the means of designing
interaction with this technology must adapt. There will no longer
be a single focal point for interaction; computation will be
embedded throughout the environment where it can be of assistance.
As we try to blend social, physical, and human-machine interaction
together, the task of designing for interaction becomes problematic
To date most of the prominent examples of ubiquitous computing
technologies haven't evolved beyond the walls of universities and
research laboratories. More attention is devoted toward what can be
built rather than how the technology can be seamlessly merged into a
user's existing work practice. There is a genuine need to move
these applications away from and beyond contrived scenarios of use
and into the real world, to situations and environments rich with
human interaction, where we work with, and are constrained by
technology, and where understanding the context of use, and in
particular social context are pressing challenges.
My research examines the boundary between the technical and
human-centred approaches to exploring interaction in a particular
context of use. By examining human-computer interaction from a
technical and a human perspective we can develop an understanding of
how to make the most effective use of a human's familiarity and
knowledge of the world, and a machine's features and capabilities.
My research explores the dental surgery as a domain which exhibits a
rich combination of both human interaction and tool use within a
complex social context. Recent research on interaction in context
suggests that we cannot prescribe interaction, but need to design
technologies that support a range of improvised interactions
contingent on use. The aim of my research is to use a participatory
design approach in order to understand exactly how to do this.
Biography:Brett Campbell graduated with BIT(Hons) from University of
Queensland in 2001
Type: Ph.D confirmation
Contact:Dr. Margot Brereton, seminar host (margot@itee.uq.edu.au)
or Guido Governatori (ITEE seminar co-ordinator)
(guido@itee.uq.edu.au)