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Wednesday | Mid-Morning | 11:30—12:50
n TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS | 18AB
ICT4D
SESSION CHAIR: Brygg Ullmer, Louisiana State University, USA
CASE STUDY | In Dialogue: Methodological
Insights on Doing HCI Research in Rwanda &
Samantha Merritt, Indiana University, USA
Abigail Durrant, Stuart Reeves, University of Nottingham, UK
David Kirk, Newcastle University, UK
Case study of research on memorialisation in post-genocide
Rwanda, focussing on methodological challenges of working in a
“transnational” context. Findings develop methodological insights
with relevance to wider HCI audiences.
PAPER | Claim Mobile: When to Fail a Technology
Melissa Densmore, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Details the motivations and context for ‘failing’ Claim Mobile, a
mobile application developed for a health-financing program in
Uganda. Encourages long-term evaluation of HCI4D projects, and
learning from failure.
PAPER | mClerk: Enabling Mobile Crowdsourcing in
Developing Regions
Aakar Gupta, University of Toronto, Canada
William Thies, Edward Cutrell, Microsoft Research India, India
Ravin Balakrishnan, University of Toronto, Canada
Describes a new platform for crowdsourcing graphical tasks via
SMS messages and studies its deployment in semi-urban India.
Demonstrates that paid crowdsourcing can be feasible and viral in
developing regions.
CASE STUDY | Using NFC Phones to Track Water
Purification in Haiti &
Joseph ‘Jofish’ Kaye, Nokia Research Center, Finland
David Holstius, Edmund Seto, University of California, Berkeley,
USA
Brittany Eddy, Partners in Health, USA
Michael Ritter, Deep Springs International, Haiti
This case study describes the decision-making process, the
opportunities, and the difficulties of designing and rolling out a
NFC-based system to help provide clean water in Haiti.
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MOVEMENT-BASED GAMEPLAY
SESSION CHAIR: Shaun Kane, University of Maryland Baltimore
County, USA
PAPER | Balancing Exertion Experiences
Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller, RMIT University, Australia
Frank Vetere, Martin Gibbs, The University of Melbourne,
Australia
Darren Edge, Microsoft Research Asia, China
Stefan Agamanolis, Akron Children’s Hospital, USA
Jennifer Sheridan, BigDog Interactive Ltd., UK
Jeffrey Heer, Stanford University, USA
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Presents guidelines from “Jogging over a Distance”, a mobile
system used by jogging partners with different fitness levels
between Europe and Australia.Aids designers of exertion games
and sports apps.
PAPER | The Acute Cognitive Benefits of Casual
Exergame Play
Yue Gao, Regan Mandryk, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
We designed a casual exergame, which when played for 10min
yields exertion levels comparable to treadmill exercise and
produces measurable cognitive improvements (concentration)
over a sedentary version of the game.
PAPER | Full-Body Motion-Based Game Interaction for
Older Adults
Kathrin Gerling, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Ian Livingston, Ubisoft Divertissements Inc., Canada
Lennart Nacke, UOIT, Canada
Regan Mandryk, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Case study describing the design of full-body motion-based
games for older adults. Provides guidelines to inform work of
designers and support the creation of accessible interaction
paradigms for older adults.
CASE STUDY | Wii as Entertainment and Socialisation
Aids for Mental and Social Health of the Elderly
Yin-Leng Theng, Puay Hoe Chua, Tan Phat Pham, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore
This study examines and discusses the effects of the Nintendo Wii
games, examples of co-located games, as entertainment and
socialization aids between the elderly and the youths.