Models and techniques for computationally emulating and automatically analysing the impact of individual differences in normal and defective vision on interfaces and visual designs. Simulates low-level human vision with Zernike Polynomials and entropic measures. This research is central to my PhD in Human-Computer Interaction / Vision Science keywords: human visual system modeling, perception, information visualisation, individual differences (physiology), embodiment publications: PhD Thesis, AVI 2008 (spatial vision), VGV 2008 (visual acuity), ISVC 2006 (colour perception), CASCON 2006

 

THWONK: User Generated Social Structures

THWONK is a new approach to and research tool for creating online communities that allows participants to alter the rule sets of these systems. THWONK allows the public to design the rules of social networks such as email lists, a.k.a. User Generated Social Structures (UGSS). more... keywords: computer-mediated communication, user generated publications: ongoing website: THWONK (launched 2009) collaborating with: Jonah Brucker-Cohen

 

User Generated Ambient Jewelry

Experimental design tool that enables people to invent, discover and find new forms of ambient presence visualisations. keywords: user generated, individual differences (design), ambient displays, presence, ambiguous coding, computer-mediated communication publications: AIS UBICOMP 2008, IJACI 2009 collaborated with: Germán Lado Insua, Paddy Nixon and Lorcan Coyle

 

Topographic Torch

A handheld digital mapping tool featuring a novel haptic egocentric interaction model enabling people to physically point at objects of interest in the world and automatically see those objects on a digital map. keywords: haptics, egocentric interaction, spatial cognition, gesture, mobile devices, map reading, zoomable user interfaces, embodiment paper: CHI 2006 collaborated with: Sile O'Modhrain

 

BumpList

A mailing list aiming to re-examine the culture and rules of online email lists.                           keywords: computer-mediated communication, mailing lists, social dynamics paper: CHI 2004 details: Background website: BumpList (re-launched 2008) collaborated with: Jonah Brucker-Cohen

 

Gestural Hearing

An audio Focus+Context method and prototype for gesturally controlling simultaneous exposure to multiple audio sources. keywords: audio browsing, spatial visual display, haptics, cocktail party effect, gesture, egocentric interaction

 

ShakeNQuake

Explored egocentric interaction and haptic control of virtual spaces on handheld devices. End user could play Quake haptically while receiving vibrotactile feedback. keywords: haptics, egocentric interaction, spatial cognition, gesture, mobile devices, embodiment, gaming collaborated with: Sile O'Modhrain

 

Nutmeg

A rapid prototyping framework for simplifying the creation of medium fidelity multi-modal Zoomable User Interfaces. keywords: zoomable user interfaces, multi-modal, design prototyping, declarative interfaces, modeling thesis: Masters 2005 paper: IV 2004

 

Media Dive

Create and investigate multi-modal techniques for browsing large digital media collections. keywords: audio browsing, zoomable user interfaces, gesture thesis: Chapter 7, Masters 2005

 

Symbolify

Play with converting between semiotic systems and meanings.                                         keywords: semiotics, visual communication, part of speech tagging website: No Longer Available

 

wayV

Examine the role of gesture as a component of the WIMP User Interface.                           keywords: gesture, visual feedback website & software: Visit collaborated with: free software community

 

Rhythm Bilk

A Rube-Goldberg contraption to explore dissonance in body movement.                           keywords: gesture, design reflection

 

Gat

Use genetic algorithms to generate reversible transforms which alter information entropy. keywords: information theory, genetic algorithms, reversible computation