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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
HANDS-ON HAPTICS: EXPLORING NON-VISUAL VISUALISATION USING THE SENSE OF TOUCH
AN ACM CHI WORKSHOP
3rd-4th APRIL 2005, PORTLAND, OREGON
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/haptic/
Visualisation using haptic interfaces poses many unique challenges which are not often encountered when designing interaction methods for other senses such as hearing and vision. This workshop will bring together a small number of attendees to brainstorm innovative and exciting new ways of using haptic feedback for representation of digitally stored data. In keeping with the CHI 2005 conference theme of the relationship between technology and "community", one of the main focuses of the workshop will be on enabling access to on-line communities for visually impaired and blind computer users. The workshop will also look at how haptic feedback can be used to provide additional parameters for multimodal visualisation, in combination with audio and vision. For example, haptics could be used to provide access to on-line, real time data, such as currency exchange rates, or to display data from a networked game. An application such as tactile maps from route-finding applications could enhance independence and quality of life for a blind person.
WORKSHOP FORMAT
The first day will consist of short presentations of position papers, demos and discussion. . Novel haptic designs are often difficult to articulate in a traditional conference format, therefore demonstrations will be emphasised as a core part of the activities to maximise the benefits provided by the workshop format.
The second day is the "hands on" day! Participants will work together in small groups to produce tangible mock-ups of haptic visualisations, which exemplify successful or interesting design strategies resulting from day one.
SUBMISSIONS
Participants should submit a position paper (max 4 pages in CHI format), providing a viewpoint on the topics covered by the workshop, focussing on novel methods of haptic visualisation. This can include, but is not limited to, problems encountered, potential solutions and the results of evaluations. Applications need not be limited to visualisations of numerical data in the form of graphs and tables, and we encourage submissions on other related topics, including novel uses of haptics for presentation of graphics to visually impaired people, and creative use of haptics in other applications such as gaming, communication and mobile devices. Participants will be selected based upon the quality of their position papers; diversity in backgrounds and viewpoints will be emphasised during selection. Preference will be given to participants who will demonstrate systems which exemplify their viewpoints. Technical requirements for any demos should also be specified in a supporting document.
IMPORTANT DATES:
3rd January 2005: Deadline for submission of position papers
31st January: Final attendees confirmed, notification of acceptance.
3rd-4th April: Workshop
FURTHER INFORMATION:
www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/haptic
Dr Steven Wall & Prof Stephen Brewster,
Department of Computing Science,
University of Glasgow,
Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
phone: +44 (0)141 330 4500
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