Questions about human computer interaction.
Questions tagged [hci]
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What's the point of 48 bit colour?
I've read that the human eye can only really decipher around 10 million different colours, so what's the point in technology that uses 48-bit colour, which allows for $2.81\times 10^{14}$ colours. Is this not like giant, super inefficient overkill?
Eric
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Mathematical model for a webpage layout?
Getting layout right (even if only a structure is considered) with HTML5/CSS3 is still more like an art or black magic.
On the other hand, there are other GUI systems (like wxWindows and Tcl/Tk) and some GUI research (like The Auckland Layout Model,…
Roman Susi
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As a wannabe computer "scientist" I have problems differentiating theory and practice
Specifically I'm studying towards a research degree in HCI (human computer interaction). I have problems however differentiating theory and practice, or science and engineering. I know science is about advancing human knowledge. Providing evidence…
Luca Matteis
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Predicting target location given cursor speed and direction
Do you guys know of any method or algorithm you are able to predict where a user is moving their cursor given its speed and bearing?
I'm trying to predict if and when users are moving their mouse to a certain part of the screen (address bar…
hoshi
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Differentiate between humans and robots using their mouse movement patterns
I am looking for references that talk about the existence of a general pattern in mouse tracking data of humans when they do a matching game. I am going to use this knowledge to differentiate between humans and the robots trying to play the game as…
Bahar S
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How can I measure the usability of a catalogue?
This question might seems vague but heres the context:
When we are focusing on HCI we would most likely be interested on knowing first how the user usually deals with a certain object. We then try to see how our system could take away one of the…
Oeufcoque Penteano
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A text for virtual environments seminar
What is a good textbook for a seminar about
virtual environments, virtual worlds, augmented reality and
similar topics?
The seminar is at the graduate studies level and is supposed to give introduction to virtual environments, technologies and…
elomage
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