CHI 98 Conference Program April 18-23, 1998, Los Angeles, CA USA

Multimedia Sessions All-at-Once

Workshop: 4. Innovative Interface Metaphors for Visual Media

Sunday 09:00 - 17:30. Monday 09:00 - 17:30.

Arnd Steinmetz, GMD-IPSI; Frank Nack, GMD-IPSI; Nahum Gershon, MITRE

The fundamental problem associated with video and images is that they are already visual data. Thus, many interesting classes of visual information have no natural and obvious alternative presentation despite their original appearance. The arising problem is, therefore, to visualize a more metaphorical view onto that information which does not automatically map onto the physical world.

In spite of this need, current visualization research (e.g., Videostreamer (Davenport) or Video Micons and Video Space Icon (Tonomura/Abe)) has not been active enough in discovering new visual metaphors for representing/presenting pictorial information.

The purpose of the workshop is to explore new ideas for representations of visual media and to clarify the nature, scope, limits and dangers of new interface metaphors for visual media.

Applicants should send position papers (3-5 pages in .pdf format), articulating their interests, ideas and experiences in information visualization and visual media. Videos and application demonstrations are strongly encouraged. We welcome papers from people with a variety of insights and perspectives (e.g., HCI, data mining, imaging, graphics, entertainment, education, etc.). Selection, based on the position papers, will seek to balance perspective and interests of the participants.

Participants will be expected to read the position papers of other participants prior to the workshop, and to prepare a brief presentation of their own views. Participants will be asked to assist in the preparation of the workshop report. The workshop is limited to 15 participants.

More information is available at http://www.darmstadt.gmd.de/mobile/chi98/.

Contact
Amd Steinmetz
Mobile Interactive Media, GMD-IPSI
Dolivostr. 15
64293 Darmstadt Germany
Tel: +49 6151 869862
Email: arnd.steinmetz@darmstadt.gmd.de


Tutorial: 22. The Psychology of Multimedia: Principles of Perception and Cognition

Monday 09:00 - 17:30.

Douglas Gillan, New Mexico State University

Benefits
You will learn the theoretical foundations of how people perceive objects, color, depth in 2D displays, motion, speech and music. You will also learn how people comprehend text, graphics, animation and video.

Origins
This is a new tutorial for CHI 98.

Features

Audience
Anyone interested in understanding how principles from perception and cognition can influence interface design.

Presentation
Lecture, demonstrations and a design/evaluation exercise.

Instructor
Douglas Gillan has extensive experience teaching courses in perception and cognition. He has a Ph.D. in experimental psychology, has worked in industry (10 years) and academia (9 years) focusing on applying cognition and perception to human-computer interaction. Gillan teaches upper division undergraduate and graduate courses in perception, cognition, human factors, engineering psychology and multimedia.

Related Tutorial


Demonstrations: Avatars & Characters

Tuesday 16:00 - 17:30.

Session Chair: Kristian Simsarian, Swedish Institute of Computer Science


Late-Breaking Results: Great E-Scapes: Electronic Landscapes and Soundscapes

Wednesday 16:00 - 17:30.

Session Chair: Marilyn Salzman, George Mason University


Papers: Young Adult Learners

Wednesday 16:00 - 17:30.

Session Chair: Jürgen Koenemann, GMD


Demonstrations: Dynamic Documents

Thursday 08:30 - 10:00.

Session Chair: Tom Carey, University of Waterloo




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