| CHI 98 Conference Program | April 18-23, 1998, Los Angeles, CA USA |
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Jakob Nielsen, Sun Microsystems
Benefits
You will learn how to design compelling, easy to use, well-structured and
attractive Web sites, as well as simple and efficient methods for testing Web
sites for usability.
Origins
This tutorial was highly attended at CHI 96 and CHI 97. Earlier versions were
also presented at the World Wide Web Consortium's WWW'4, WWW'5 and WWW'6
conferences.
Features
Audience
Anyone responsible for authoring, designing and managing Web sites. Anyone with
prior experience with the Web who understands the basic nature of Web pages.
Presentation
Lecture and small-group activities.
Instructor
Jakob Nielsen is a Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer. He was the user
interface lead for the redesign of Sun's WWW pages, co-designed Sun's Intranet
and has contributed to user interfaces for several other Web projects, online
services and pre-Web hypertexts. Dr. Nielsen's most recent book is Designing
Exceptional Websites: Secrets of an information Architect (New Riders, November
1997). Other books include Multimedia and Hypertext: the Internet and Beyond,
Usability Engineering, Usability Inspection Methods (with Robert L. Mack) and
International User Interfaces (with Elisa del Galdo).
Related Tutorials
Manfred Tscheligi, Center for Usability Research and Engineering; Verena Giller, Center for Usability Research and Engineering
Benefits
You will learn about the benefits of Java from a user interface designers'
viewpoint.
Origins
This is a new tutorial for CHI 98.
Features
Audience
User interface designers, user interface programmers and researchers. Attendees
should have basic knowledge of the Web, some experience with common user
interface software concepts and user interface guidelines. Java programming
knowledge is not necessary.
Presentation
Interactive presentations and examples
Instructors
Manfred Tscheligi is Professor of Applied Computer Science at the University of
Vienna and Director of the Center for Usability Research and Engineering (CURE).
Verena Giller is Research Associate at the University of Vienna and Vice Director
of the Center for Usability Research and Engineering (CURE). CURE is working on
research and industrial projects in various domains. CURE is a member of the
European Usability Centre (EUSC) Network, and runs the Austrian Java Competence
Center (JCCA) in cooperation with SUN Microsystems. Several Java oriented
industrial projects are managed by these instructors.
Related Tutorials
Richard Miller, SoftCom; Keith Rettig, Bellcore
User interfaces on the Web are different from typical software interfaces because, as designers, we are constrained by the rapidly changing technology, Hyper-Text Markup Language (HTML), its related tools and a lack of robust widgets. Many of these problems may not be optimally solvable, but currently solutions are clearly less than optimal.
The goal of this workshop is to take the "cocktail napkin" interface discussions that commonly occur at conferences and move them into a structured workshop setting to further our understanding of Web interface issues. Issues such as cross-platform compatibility, navigation complexity, object selection and manipulation, and design considerations are relevant.
This workshop requires and encourages active participation of those involved. It is an exciting and bustling atmosphere with design work going on within each small work group. A user-centered design process for facilitating the workshop's activities and paper prototyping will be used to develop potential interface solutions.
In order to prepare for the workshop, design issues are required to be submitted electronically to the workshop organizers by 1 April 1998. Thus, participants are guaranteed that discussions and the results of the workshop will be current and interesting. It is acceptable to submit a short text-only email if the design issue can be expressed accurately. Solutions are not required or expected in the submission. We are looking, as a group, to solve problems that participants find difficult to translate into a Web solution. Knowledge of HTML is expected from all participants, and exposure to other Web technologies is helpful.
More information is available at http://design.softcom.com/workshops/sigchi98.html.
Contact
Richard Miller
SoftCom, Inc.
200 Middlesex Essex Turnpike, Suite 303
Iselin, NJ 08830 USA
Tel: +1 732 283 590, Ext.612
Email: rmiller@softcom.com
Hal Shubin, Interaction Design; Ron Perkins, Design Perspectives
Navigation on the Web is different from navigation on "traditional" platforms like Macintosh and Windows. Users of the new platform find a model of navigation that conflicts with the conceptual model they developed on the older platforms. Rather than finding ways for users to cope on this new platform, how can we design Web applications so people can work more easily, with fewer transfer-learning problems?
This topic is becoming more important as the Web is becoming ubiquitous. Good navigation is crucial for the success of applications on this platform. Little work has been done on this topic to date; this workshop should stimulate some good discussion. Workshop members will discuss their experiences and ways to overcome the problems. They will walk away with a concrete understanding of the important differences and with new ideas for designing for the Web.
Submit a 2-4 page position paper including a portfolio of Web navigation problems caused by the differences in navigation on the Web and other platforms. The paper should describe your background and the examples. The examples can be problems that you have solved, or problems that you have come across, with suggestions for change. We will look for a variety of participants who have given significant thought to navigation issues on the Web.
Submissions will be via email, and will be posted on the Web for easy access and discussion.
Contact
Hal Shubin
Interaction Design, Inc.
78 Chilton Street
Belmont, MA 02178 USA
Tel: +1 617 489 6595
Email: hshubin@user.com
Tom Brinck, Diamond Bullet Design; Darren Gergle, Diamond Bullet Design; Scott Wood, Diamond Bullet Design
Benefits
You will learn practical techniques for designing Web sites while meeting tight
schedules and working with limited budgets.
Origins
This is a new tutorial for CHI 98.
Features
Audience
Designers and developers who are interested in Web site design. Experience
browsing and searching the Web is assumed.
Presentation
Lecture and small-group activities.
Instructors
Tom Brinck is director of design & production at Diamond Bullet Design, doing Web
site design and usability consulting for a wide spectrum of clients. Tom has an
MA in computer science and cognitive psychology, and has previously done research
in educational software, multimedia, and network services at Apple Computer,
Toshiba and Bellcore. Darren Gergle is a digital designer at Diamond Bullet
Design. He has degrees in fine arts and psychology from the University of
Michigan and studied printmaking at the Glasgow School of Art. He previously
worked on various digital media projects at the University of Michigan Museum of
Art. Scott Wood is president of Diamond Bullet Design. His duties include site,
database and software design. He has an MA in computer science and experience
with software development and usability consulting.
Related Tutorials
Markus Stolze, IBM Zurich; Patrick Steiger, IBM Zurich; Michael Good, SAP Technology
The increasing success and popularity of Internet commerce makes it important to step beyond current limitations to overcome the problems shop designers are struggling with today, to better exploit the opportunities of electronic media and to prepare for new types of products and services. The goal of the workshop is to better understand the current state of Internet commerce and to generate a road map and research agenda for moving beyond Internet business-as-usual. Towards this end we want designers to report their practical experiences with setting up, running, maintaining and improving electronic shops. We want researchers to present prototypes, technologies and frameworks that show ways to transcend the current state of the art in Internet commerce and to accommodate growing user needs. Moreover, we want research and experience reports on how Internet commerce is changing the social fabric of business as well as the nature of individual transactions.
If you are interested in the workshop, submit a one-page statement of your background and pertinent interests, together with one recent paper (or description of an implemented system, including URL and/or other screen shots) related to the workshop topic.
Before submitting an application and in order to receive a longer description of the workshop and what will be asked of participants please review the workshop Web page at http://www.zurich.ibm.com/~mrs/chi98ws.html.
Contact
Markus Stolze
IBM Research Division
Zurich Research Laboratory
Saeumerstrasse 4
CH-8803 Rueschlikon Switzerland
Tel: +41 1 724 8263
Email: mrs@zurich.ibm.com
Andreas Girgensohn, FX Palo Alto Laboratory; Alison Lee, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Benefits
You will learn how to use commonly available WWW tools to design, develop, and
deploy interactive and collaborative applications.
Origins
This tutorial is revised from its presentation at CHI 97.
Features
Audience
Designers, developers and researchers working on CSCW applications or creating
WWW context with an interactive and collaborative component. Basic familiarity
with at least one programming language with a C-like syntax (C++, Java, Perl) is
assumed. No development experience in CSCW is required.
Presentation
Lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and group exercises.
Instructors
Andreas Girgensohn is a research scientist at FX Palo Alto Laboratory and Alison
Lee is a member of the technical staff at NYNEX Science & Technology. Both have
strong backgrounds in computer science and human-computer interaction. Over the
last three years, they have developed tools and methodologies to support
distributed work groups. They have presented updated versions of this tutorial to
the CHI, CSCW, Web and KBSE communities within the past year.
Related Tutorials
Ben Shneiderman, Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland; Catherine Plaisant, Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland
Benefits
You will learn about recent research results and how they can be applied to state
of the art interface and Web design.
Origins
This is a new tutorial for CHI 98.
Features
Audience
User interface and WWW designers and their managers.
Presentation
Lecture, videos and demonstrations.
Instructors
Ben Shneiderman (Professor in the Department of Computer Science) and Catherine
Plaisant (Assistant Research Scientist) are both at the Human-Computer
Interaction Laboratory (HCIL) at the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr.
Plaisant has an engineering background from France and has been a successful user
interface designer and researcher for 10 years. Dr. Shneiderman is the author of
Software Psychology: Human Factors in Computer and Information Systems (1980) and
Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction
(Third Edition, 1998).
Jared M. Spool, User Interface Engineering; Will Schroeder, User Interface Engineering; Tara Scanlon, User Interface Engineering; Carolyn Snyder, User Interface Engineering
Benefits
You will learn how to design a Web site that matches your business goals, and to
identify and avoid usability problems by examining other commercial sites.
Includes unpublished results of recent research.
Origins
This is a new tutorial for CHI 98.
Features
Audience
Anyone who has experience designing a Web site or creating content for one,
including interface designers, developers, writers, graphic designers, usability
professionals and marketers. No technical knowledge is necessary. Usability
testing experience is useful but not required. Enrollment is limited for this
tutorial; register early to guarantee yourself a space.
Presentation
Lecture/discussion, numerous examples including screen shots, video and live
demonstrations. Small group exercises with live Web sites on the Internet.
Instructors
Jared M. Spool is Founding Principal of User Interface Engineering and on the
faculty of the Tufts University Gordon Institute. He has over 16 years of
experience conducting usability evaluations on a variety of products, is an
expert in paper prototyping techniques, teaches seminars on product usability,
and speaks at conferences such as Web 97, SD 97 and WinHelp. Carolyn Snyder is a
Principal at User Interface Engineering. She teaches paper prototyping
techniques, facilitates usability tests, writes articles on usability and has
lectured at Harvard and NIST.
Related Tutorials
Andrew McGrath, BT Labs, Center for Human Communications; Amanda Oldroyd, BT Labs, Center for Human Communications
Benefits
You will learn where and when to use virtual worlds. You will also learn about
the tools available to support the design of virtual worlds.
Origins
This is a new tutorial for CHI 98.
Features
Audience
Anyone interested in designing virtual environments. Prior knowledge of Internet
technology, basic computer graphics terminology and an interest in visual design
concepts is recommended.
Presentation
Lecture, videos, live demonstrations. Design exercises with group discussions.
Instructors
Andrew McGrath is a senior designer and technical manager at BT's research labs
in the UK working on Shared Spaces projects. His most recent work has been on The
Mirror, a collaboration between BT, Sony and the BBC, exploring inhabited TV.
Since 1991, he has focused on 3D user interfaces, including management of the
Portal, an early VRML site. Andrew has a B.A. in 3D Design from Glasgow School
of Art and an M.A. in Product Design from Manchester Polytechnic. Amanda Oldroyd
is an animator at BT's research labs working on inhabited TV and education
applications. Her most recent work has been on The Mirror. She is currently
working on Renegade TV, a collaboration with Channel 4 and Illuminations,
extending concepts pioneered in The Mirror. Amanda has a B.A. in Animation from
Edinburgh School of Art and an M.A. in Animation from Bournemoth University.
Jakob Nielsen, Sun Microsystems; Bruce 'Tog' Tognazzini, Healtheon; Erika Kindlund, JavaSoft
Benefits
You will gain an understanding of the current trends on the Web and their impact
on the changing requirements for Web design.
Origins
This is a new tutorial for CHI 98.
Features
An exact list is impossible to provide because this tutorial will deal with
issues that are current at the time of the conference. Some possible topics
include:
Audience
Anyone interested in learning about current trends in Web design. Experience with
the Web, basic Web trends and technologies, and Web design and usability is
assumed.
Presentation
Lecture, demonstrations, case studies and discussion of issues raised by
participants.
Instructors
Jakob Nielsen is a Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer. He was the user
interface lead for the redesign of Sun's WWW pages, co-designed Sun's intranet,
and has contributed to user interfaces for several other Web projects as well as
online services and pre-Web hypertexts. In 1996, Bruce Tognazzini left his
position as a Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems to become Principal
Scientist at Healtheon, a start-up company devoted to moving the medical industry
onto the Internet. Erika Kindlund is a usability engineer at the JavaSoft
division of Sun Microsystems. She conducts usability studies on the JavaSoft
product line and evaluates emerging Web-enabling technologies and their impact on
the user experience. Prior to joining Sun, Erika was a Human Factors Engineer at
IBM's Santa Teresa Labs, developing multimedia database technology. She has also
been a research scientist with the Interactive Multimedia Group at Cornell
University, where she investigated collaborative design within networked
multimedia environments.
Related Tutorials
Session Chair: Tom Carey, University of Waterloo
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