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SUMMARY:Demonstrating effects of impairment on interaction with digital de
 vices - Speaker to be confirmed
DTSTART:20100630T150000Z
DTEND:20100630T160000Z
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CONTACT:Sam Waller
DESCRIPTION:In this talk I shall present my doctoral research and an overv
 iew of its \napplication in my post doctoral research. In my doctoral rese
 arch\, I took \nan interdisciplinary approach to explain the effects of ag
 e and impairment \non human computer interaction. I combined results from 
 cognitive \npsychology\, ophthalmology and physiology and developed a simu
 lator using \nstatistics and artificial intelligence. The simulator embodi
 es both the \ninternal state of a computer application and also the percep
 tual\, cognitive \nand motor processes of its user. It can predict the lik
 ely interaction \npatterns when undertaking a task using a variety of inpu
 t devices\, and \nestimate the time to complete the task in the presence o
 f different \ndisabilities and for different levels of skill. I am current
 ly using the \nsimulator in the GUIDE (Gentle User Interfaces for Disabled
  and Elderly \ncitizens) project\, which aims to develop accessible digita
 l TV interfaces. \nIn this talk\, I shall present an early prototype of th
 e GUIDE user model \nthat is developed using the simulator. This system ca
 n demonstrate the \neffects of a particular disease on visual functions an
 d hand strength and \nin turn how different visual and mobility impairment
 s affect interaction \nwith computers\, digital TV and similar electronic 
 devices.\n\nThis presentation will introduce a system that can help a desi
 gner to \nunderstand\, visualize and measure the effect of different impai
 rments on \ninteraction with digital devices.\n
LOCATION:Arthur Marshall Meeting Room (next to EDC loft)\, Inglis Building
 \, Engineering Department
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