Human-Computer Interaction meets Economics: How to Measure Interface Utility with Mechanical Turkers

Google Tech Talk (more info below) June 6, 2011 Presented by Michael Toomim and Claus C Pörtner. Joint work with James A. Landay (all from U. Washington) ABSTRACT In 1983, Donald Norman presented the very first paper at the very first meeting of the Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) conference, and posed a still open problem: can we scientifically measure and optimize "user satisfaction"? Specifically, can we predict which interfaces users will value and choose to use, before building and deploying a product? Twenty-eight years later, we have yet to find objective measures of an interface's "value" or "user satisfaction." We present a new method to measure and quantify user choice based on Economics. To understand user behavior we run economic experiments with thousands of humans on the web. We pay users different amounts of money to use different interfaces that accomplish the same task, and determine the monetary amount that an interface variation is worth. For instance, we find that aesthetic changes to an interface significantly changes the amount of money we have to pay. Thus, our approach provides direct measures of user behavior and how much improvements in interfaces are worth to different types of users. This will help designers understand the trade-offs inherent in interface design. In addition, our methods allows for experiments that were previously not possible in both HCI and Economics. In this talk we explain our method, initial experiments, planned <b>...</b>
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HCI Seminar Multi-Touch 2009

This video shows student projects of the Human Computer Interaction-Seminar from summer term 2009 with special focus on multi-touch applications. DECO | INSO Vienna University of Technology deco.inso.tuwien.ac.at
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Multi-Sensor HCI for Smart Environments

(November 13, 2009) Hamid Aghajan, from the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering, discusses his research in technological developments that will allow for smart environments to sense and create a user-centric environment. Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford Engineering Everywhere: see.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com
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AOS-HCI Stanford Innovation Tournament 2008

3 Students from the Loudoun County Academy of Science in Northern Virginia and 4 students from the Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore.
Real-time Hand Motion/Gesture Detection for HCI - Demo 2

Real-time hand motion and gesture detector. Features that can be extracted in real-time: hand contour, hand orientation, center of moment, and hand tips. Used a single low-end web-cam, no constraints on background pattern or color, no hand attachments needed, no color glove needed (bare hand was used). Implemented using OpenCV.
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Real-time Hand Motion/Gesture Detection for HCI - Demo 1

Real-time hand motion and gesture detector. Features that can be extracted in real-time: hand contour, hand orientation, center of moment, and hand tips. Used a single low-end web-cam, no constraints on background pattern or color, no hand attachments needed, no color glove needed (bare hand was used). Implemented using OpenCV.
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What History Can Teach Us About Evaluation in HCI

April 27, 2007 lecture by Joseph Kaye for the Stanford University Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (CS 547). Human-Computer Interaction sits at the boundary between technical and social practice. In this talk, Joseph discusses the evolution of HCI's notion of evaluation, and redefinitions over time of what HCI considers valid knowledge. This culminates with case studies showing how this understanding may be of use in light of current questions about the evaluation of experience-focused rather than task-focused HCI. CS 547 | Human-Computer Interaction Seminar: hci.stanford.edu Stanford HCI Group: hci.stanford.edu Stanford Center for Professional Development: scpd.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com
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HCI Nicaragua: Adecuación cultural del parto - Parte I (Cultural adaptation of childbirth, Spanish)

The Health Care Improvement Project in Nicaragua (September 2007-Present, www.hciproject.org), funded by the US Agency for International Development and managed by University Research Co., LLC (http seeks to strengthen humanization and cultural adaptation of delivery as one of its main project activities. These videos (Adecuación Cultural del Parto Parte I and Parte II), in Spanish, are educational segments that show a dialogue between the community and health personnel helping facilitate a process that adapts delivery care to cultural expectations suitable for the mother, her family, and her community.
HCI Orientation '08 -- Jumpstart

Jumpstart '08 acts as a platform to orientate J1s to a fun and energetic start to their new and dynamic college life ahead at Hwa Chong Institution. This video looks back at all the great times the students spent together with their OGs and CTs so that they could develop a sense of emotional attachment to the school in them. Includes exclusive, uncut, uncensored footage! Directed by: Zhu Chuan Hosted by: Sooi Leon Li-Aun Edited by: Alvin Kuk & Zhu Chuan sensoriumvale.wordpress.com
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dj phono - knarhcslhük mi ttinhcsfua hcon ebah hci

"knarhcslhük mi ttinhcsfua hcon ebah hci" from dj phono´s forthcoming album "welcome to wherever you´re not" (release 20.06.2011 / diynamic cd 07) each album and maxi cover is drawn by hand and is therefore an individual piece of art. artwork: carola wagenplast & björn beneditz video: timo schierhorn www.djphono.de
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Asian Youth Games Preview "Spirit of Evolution" - HCI, NJC, SRJC, Deyi Sec, Henderson Sec

Asian Youth Games Opening Ceremony Mass Display "Spirit of Evolution" choreographed by Dan Kwoh
Unplugged: The show. Part 6: HCI - The Stroop effect

This video shows an entertaining way to introduce Computer Science to school students. For the next part, see nz.youtube.com For the first part in the series, see nz.youtube.com The full show is available in one clip at nz.youtube.com For more information, see csunplugged.org
3sat NEUES - Human-Computer Interaction Group, Uni Konstanz

NEUES...die Computershow (26.04.2009) on 3sat/ZDF featured our Human-Computer Interaction Group in two segments. Therein, several design concepts within our Media Room were presented in the context of novel, intuitive user interfaces and input modalities, such as multitouch or gestural input. Furthermore, our very own Werner König was interviewed during the show on topics such as the relevance of virtual worlds (eg PS3 "Home") and the current state of the art of multitouch interfaces. He also gave an outlook on the future of our field. The whole show can be seen at 3sat Mediathek: www.3sat.de Find more information about us and our research... hci.uni-konstanz.de
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HCI(JC) v RI(JC) National Basketball Boys Semi Final 4th Q Highlights

An A Division boys basketball semi final game between RI(JC) in white and HCI (JC) in red. The match was played at Singapore Basketball Centre on 13 May 09 (Wed). Hwa Chong won the game 64-52. Top Scorers: Chiam Hong Yao (#9, HC) - 25 points Zhen Feng (#9, RJ) - 18 points
Vortech & NX 350Z vs HCI Nitrous Notch & KB 03 GT & 02 Z06

Vortech 03 350Z vs KB 1.7 03 GT Vortech & NX 03 350Z vs HCI 306 Nitrous 88 Notch 06 Trailblazer SS vs 07 Trailblazer SS Vortech & NX 03 350Z vs 02 Z06 HCI 306 Notch vs Bolton & Converter 99 Camaro SS
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HCI NCC PDS

Hwa Chong Institution - National Cadet Corps - Precision Drill Squad Credits to HCI NCC. No copying or reusing of the audio recording is allowed without the permission of tianhua1993 or HCI NCC. Shot during the 2008 Part A Affirmation Ceremony. Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved.
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HCI Orientation 2009

REV IT UP, as the Hwa Chong Orientation is themed, acts as a platform to orientate J1s to a fun and energetic start to their new and dynamic college life ahead at Hwa Chong Institution. This video looks back at all the great times the students spent together with their OGs and CTs so that they could develop a sense of emotional attachment to the school in them. Director: Tan Hwei Ee Producer: Grace Tang Film Editors: Ernest Yang, Goh Kah Wee, and Cheronne Lim Main Actor: Dominic Pang Proudly produced by Sensorium Vale sensoriumvale@gmail.com sensoriumvale.wordpress.com
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HCI @ Otago University

Video clip presents teaching and research activities in Human-Computer Interaction at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand. Produced by Sabine Lukaschik









