University Showcase - Usability research projects from Scottish Universities
with Andrew Monaghan, Alison Thomson, Allan Paterson and Katie Went
16thMay '07
About the event
Collaborative Musical Performance Using Mobile Phones by Andrew Monaghan Glasgow Caledonian
Collaborative music can bring together a group over a shared experience and emotions induced by music. Andrew reported upon how to apply new methods for collaborative music, using communications technologies and synthesis methods.
Museum of Lost Interaction by Alison Thomson, Dundee University
Created by students in the third year of Interactive Media Design at Dundee University, The Museum of Lost Interaction showcases interactive objects from over seven decades pre-dating digital technology. The nine artefacts include "The Case Communicator" a portable laptop/PDA device form the 1930s, and "Pester" the first smart phone developed in the 1970s.
Ajax and the User Experience, Allan Paterson, Glasgow Caledonian University
Allan explored the experience of user using AJAX powered maps and conventional online maps for a series of tasks, and found some interesting differences in users preferences and the interactions involved
Safer Prescribing in Intensive Care, Katie Went , Dundee University
The Department of Health estimates that one in ten patients admitted to NHS hospitals will be unintentionally harmed, and that medication errors are the second highest reported cause. Katie described the exciting work that she has undertaken in conceiving and prototyping an interface to better facilitate the process of prescribing drugs in Intensive Care.
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