Participatory Design of Gesture Interfaces for Dentists
Speaker: Jared Donovan, ITEE
When: 2004-11-02 11:00:00
Venue: 78-420
Host: Margot Brereton
Abstract:No-One Knows How to Design a Gesture Interface, Even Though weùve
Made So Many
Gesture interfaces are computer interfaces that allow people to
interact with computers or electronic devices by using movements of
their body. In workplaces such as Dental Surgeries, traditional
computer interfaces interfere with the way that dentists would
normally do their work. Gesture interfaces promise to make computers
easier and more natural to use.
Although there has been over two decades of research into gesture
interfaces, most of the research has been concerned with solving
technical challenges or exploring the interaction possibilities of
gesture interfaces. While technical challenges do remain, the
technical feasibility of gesture interfaces has largely been
demonstrated.
The most pressing problem for researchers into gesture interfaces is
now to find out how to make gesture interfaces work in real-world
contexts. In my research, I am designing a gesture interface for
dentists that will allow them to update an electronic patient
record. The design challenge is to create an interface that will not
interfere with their preferred work routines or with the
relationship between the dentist, assistant and patient. I am doing
this by looking at what happens in dental surgeries and involving
dental practitioners in the design process.
Biography:(biography unavailable)
Type: Ph.D confirmation
Contact:Margot Brereton, seminar host (margot@itee.uq.edu.au)
or Guido Governatori (ITEE seminar co-ordinator)
(guido@itee.uq.edu.au)