Xref: utzoo comp.cog-eng:1546 comp.graphics:9507 comp.windows.news:1875 comp.windows.misc:1309 comp.mail.multi-media:48 comp.lang.smalltalk:1641 comp.sys.mac.hypercard:3030 comp.sys.next:4769 comp.text.desktop:1076 comp.groupware:62 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!bnrgate!bnr-fos!bmers58!bmers11.uucp!armstron From: armstron@bmers11.uucp (Steve Armstrong) Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng,comp.graphics,comp.windows.news,comp.windows.misc,comp.mail.multi-media,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.sys.mac.hypercard,comp.sys.next,comp.text.desktop,comp.groupware Subject: CHI '90 Advance Program Message-ID: <1264@bmers58.UUCP> Date: 22 Jan 90 16:01:38 GMT Expires: 30 Mar 90 05:00:00 GMT Sender: news@bmers58.UUCP Reply-To: armstron@bmers11.uucp (Steve Armstrong) Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada Lines: 551 <<<< This is a long document -- you may wish to print it out >>>> "EMPOWERING PEOPLE" The 7th Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 1990 April 1-5 CHI'90 will provide an environment where Computer-Human Interaction comes alive, where understanding and ideas are developed, where new styles, techniques and applications are explored. CHI'90 will be more than a conference, it will be an event. In addition to an excellent and international tutorial and technical program, we will be presenting "EMPOWERED", a set of live interactive performances, and making the latest in interaction available for hands- on exploration in "THE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE". CHI '90 will not only be a technically excellent event, it will be FUN and an experience to remember. The CHI '90 Conference will be held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington with additional events being held next door in the Seattle Sheraton. TUTORIALS: Sunday & Monday, April 1-2 CHI'90 begins with two full days of tutorials by leading CHI researchers and practitioners on user interface design and principle, innovative user interfaces and techniques, user interface programming environments and toolkits, and special topics. For an email description of the workshops, write MEADS.CHI@XEROX.COM. TECHNICAL PROGRAM Monday, April 2, 1990 ===================== 6:00 PM: Opening Ceremonies Keynote Address Dr. Michael Dertouzos Director of the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7:30 PM: Reception and Invited Posters Tuesday, April 3, 1990 ====================== 8:30 AM - Midnight: THE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE (Sheraton Hotel) Get in direct contact with CHI. Get your hands on it and become part of it with self-exploring exhibits such as artificial realities, guided design aids, hypermedia, multimedia, and some media you won't understand until you try it, but that's the point. A part of CHI '90 you experience. 8:30 AM: -------- *** Eyes , Voice, and Touch *** Chair: Chris Schmandt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "A Gaze-Responsive Self-Disclosing Display" India Starker, Cognition Corporation Richard A. Bolt, MIT Media Laboratory "What You Look At Is What You Get: Eye Movement-Based Interaction Techniques" Robert J.K. Jacob, Naval Research Laboratory "Measuring the True Cost of Command Selection: Techniques and Results" Richard F. Dillon, Jeff D. Edey, Jo W. Tombaugh Carleton University, Canada *** Constraint Based UI Tools *** Chair: Dan R. Olsen Jr., Brigham Young University "Automatic, Look-and-Feel Independent Dialog Creation for Graphical User Interfaces" Brad Vander Zanden, Brad A. Myers Carnegie Mellon University "Surface Interaction: A Paradigm and Model for Separating Applications and Interfaces" Roger Took, University of York "Using Constraints to Achieve Stability in Automatic Graph Layout Algorithms" Karl-Friedrich Bohringer, Cornell University Frances Newbery Paulisch, University of Karlsruhe *** A Snapshot of Natural Language Interfaces *** Organizer: Hans Brunner, US WEST Advanced Technologies Critical Reviewers: Mike Williams, IntelliCorp, Inc. Kent Wittenberg, MCC Human Interface Laboratory Representative Users: Sandy Dahlgren, Transamerica Insurance Company Yukiko Sekine, Martin Marietta Laboratories Phil Washko, U S WEST Communications A balanced overview of today's commercially available natural language technologies will be discussed with an emphasis on usability issues. How useful are today's systems? 10:30 AM: --------- *** UIMS Techniques *** Chair: Andy Rubel, Rubel Software "Propositional Production Systems for Dialog Description" Dan R. Olsen Jr., Brigham Young University "Adaptive Semantic Snapping - A Technique for Semantic Feedback at the Lexical Level" Scott E. Hudson, University of Arizona "Help by Guided Tasks - Utilizing UIMS Knowledge" Robin Tuck, Dan R. Olsen Jr., Brigham Young University LAB REVIEWS University of Illinois, Departments of Psychology and Aviation Science Presenter: Arthur F. Kramer Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation, Human Interface Laboratory Presenter: Takaya Endo AT&T Bell Laboratories, User Interface and Quality Planning Department Presenter: Bruce H. Fetz University of York, Departments of Psychology and Computer Science Presenter: Michael Harrison *** How Can We Make Groupware Practical? *** Organizer: Bob Ensor, AT&T Bell Laboratories Panelists: Terry Crowley, BBN Systems and Technologies Bob Kraut, Bell Communications Research Gail Rein, MCC Lee Sproull, Carnegie Mellon University Why is it that computer-based aids for collaborative work have failed to be widely used so far, and what can we do to make support accessible and useful to many people? 1:30 PM: -------- *** UI Models: Extensions & Applications of GOMS *** Chair: Wayne Gray, NYNEX Corporation "Using a Knowledge Analysis to Predict Conceptual Errors in Text-Editor Usage" Richard M. Young, Joyce Whittington MRC Applied Psychology Unit, United Kingdom "Designing Minimal Documentation Using a GOMS Model: A Usability Evaluation of an Engineering Approach" Richard Gong, Jay Elkerton, University of Michigan "Extensions of GOMS Analyses to Expert Performance Requiring Perception of Dynamic Visual and Auditory Information" Bonnie E. John, Carnegie Mellon University *** Multi-Media *** Chair: Fran Frome, AT&T "The Design Space of Input Devices" Stuart K. Card, Jock D. Mackinlay, George G. Robertson Xerox Palo Alto Research Center "Stereophonic and Surface Sound Generation for Exploratory Data Analysis" Stuart Smith, Georges G. Grinstein, University of Lowell R. Daniel Bergeron, University of New Hampshire "Issues in Multimedia Interface Design: Media Integration and Interface Agents" Brenda Laurel, Interactivist Tim Oren, Apple Computer, Inc. Abbe Don, Interactive Media Designer *** Participatory Design *** Organizer: Jeff Johnson, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Panelists: Pelle Ehn, Aarhus University, Denmark Bonnie Nardi, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Lucy Suchman, Xerox PARC Kari Thoresen, Norwegian Computing Center Panelists will discuss user participation in the design of custom applications for specific organizational settings, and then will consider the question: How might users' experience be relevant to the design of "horizontal" applications or computer-based appliances? 3:30 PM: -------- *** Application Areas *** Chair: S. Joy Mountford, Apple Computer, Inc. "Usable OCR: What are the Minimum Performance Requirements?" William H. Cushman, Purnendu S. Ojha, Cathleen M. Daniels Eastman Kodak Company "Spreadsheet-based Interactive Graphics: From Prototype to Tool" Nicholas Wilde, Clayton Lewis, University of Colorado "The Business Instrument Panel: A New Paradigm for Interfacing with Financial Data" C. Torben Thomsen, California State University (Fresno) "Tools for Interacting with the Creative Process of Composition" T. Schiphorst, T. Calvert, C. Lee, C. Welman, S. Gaudet Simon Fraser University, Canada *** End User Modifiable Environment *** Chair: Clayton Lewis, University of Colorado "User-Tailorable Systems: Pressing the Issues with Buttons" Allan MacLean, Kathy Carter, Lennart Lovstrand, Tom Moran Rank Xerox EuroPARC "End-User Modifiability in Design Environments" Gerhard Fischer, Andreas Girgensohn University of Colorado "Data Characterization for Intelligent Graphics Presentation" Steven F. Roth, Joe Mattis, Carnegie Mellon University "IShell: A Visual UNIX Shell" Kjell Borg, University of Umea, Sweden *** Real-time Decision Making *** Organizer: Steven M. Jacobs, TRW Defense Systems Panelists: Randy Boys, Texas Instruments, Inc. William Hefley, Carnegie Mellon University Christine Mitchell, Georgia Institute of Technology How do we give the users in real-time applications sufficient and timely information needed to make critical decisions without overload or distraction? Examples will be drawn from the USS Vincennes incident of 1988, aircraft pilot assistance, and human interaction with supervisory control systems. 7:00 & 9:00 PM -------------- EMPOWERED, the interactive performance! (Sheraton Hotel) Humans and computers take to the stage in the most demanding CHI forum ever - performing live with interactive instruments and systems! No bugs, out-takes or edits - the ultimate demonstration of man-machine trust as the show must go on! Motion-to-music, software soloists, video virtuality, hacking harmonies, augmented action, and more... Wednesday, April 4, 1990 ====================== 8:30 AM - Midnight: THE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE (Sheraton Hotel) 8:30 AM: -------- *** Fitts Session *** Chair: Bruce Tognazzini, Apple Computer, Inc. "Powermice and User Performance" Herbert D. Jellinek, Stuart K. Card Xerox Palo Alto Research Center "A Comparison of Selection Time from Walking and Bar Menus" Neff Walker, University of Michigan John B. Smelcer, American University "How Does Fitts' Law Fit Pointing And Dragging?" Douglas J. Gillan, Kritina Holden, Susan Adam, Marianne Rudisill, Laura Magee, Lockheed ESC *** Methodology *** Chair: Michael Atwood, NYNEX "Testing a Walkthrough Methodology for Theory-Based Design of Walk-Up-and-Use Interfaces" Clayton Lewis, Peter Polson, Cathleen Wharton, John Rieman, University of Colorado "Updating an Older Interface" Marcy Telles, Wordstar, International "Heuristic Evaluation of User Interfaces" Jakob Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark Rolf Molich, Baltica A/S, Denmark *** Practical Interfaces to Complex Worlds *** Organizer: Robert Spence, Imperial College, England Panelists: Mark Apperley, Massey University, New Zealand Maddy Brouwer-Janse, Philips, Netherlands Ernest Edmonds, Loughborough University, England David Kasik, Electronic Data Systems, Bellevue, Washington Paul Rankin, Philips Research Laboratories, England How do we design interfaces to systems for the support of expert users in demanding applications which are continually being improved? Designers must balance system power against training requirements, manage the evolution of metaphors, and discover effective prototyping and evaluation techniques. 10:00 AM: Interactive Posters (and Brunch) 11:30 AM: -------- *** Evolution and Practice in User Interface Engineering *** Chair: Michael Muller, Bellcore Discussant: Karen Holtzblatt, Digital Equipment Corporation "The Computer Reaches Out: The Historical Continuity of Interface Design" Jonathan Grudin, Aarhus University, Denmark "Developmental Scenario Analysis of Smalltalk Programming" Robert L. Campbell, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center "Why Good Engineers (Sometimes) Create Bad Interfaces" Donald R. Gentner, Apple Computer, Inc. Jonathan Grudin, MCC Human Interface Program LAB REVIEWS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Presenter: Robert C. Williges Bell Communications Research, Applied Research Division Presenter: Thomas K. Landauer CHI Systems, Inc. Presenter: Wayne Zachary The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, West Germany Presenter: Jurgen Ziegler *** Designing for International Use *** Organizer: Jakob Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark Panelists: Elisa M. del Galdo, Digital Equipment Corporation, England Robert C. Sprung, Harvard Translations Piyawadee "Noi" Sukaviriya, The George Washington University Gaining an interface effective for international use requires attention to many issues so that usability is not "lost in translation." Wednesday Afternoon: UNSTRUCTURED TIME Thursday, April 5, 1990 ====================== 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM: THE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE (Sheraton Hotel) 8:30 AM: -------- *** CSCW - Computer Support For Real Time Collaborative Work *** Chair: Ellen Francik, Wang Laboratories, Inc. "User Interface Requirements For Face To Face Groupware" David Halonen, Robert Kass, Marjorie Horton, Mary Elwart-Keys, Paul Scott, EDS Center for Machine Intelligence "Collaboration Awareness in Support of Collaboration Transparency: Requirements for the Next Generation of Shared Window Systems" J. Chris Lauwers, Keith A. Lantz, Olivetti Research Center "VideoDraw: A Video Interface for Collaborative Drawing Activity" John C. Tang, Scott L. Minneman, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center *** Transcending Perspectives *** Chair: Pelle Ehn, Aarhus University, Denmark "Infinite Detail and Emulation in an Ontologically Minimized HCI" John M. Carroll, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center "Contextual Design: An Emergent View of System Design" Dennis Wixon, Karen Holtzblatt, Steve Knox, Digital Equipment Corporation "Using Critics to Empower Users" Gerhard Fischer, Andreas C. Lemke, Thomas Mastaglio, University of Colorado Anders Morch, NYNEX Artificial Intelligence Laboratory *** Collaboration for Technology Transfer *** Organizer: Keith Butler, Boeing Advanced Technology Center Panelists: David Kieras, University of Michigan John Thomas, NYNEX Chuck Price, Boeing Computer Services Thomas Allen, MIT Sloan School Moving across many stages to maturity is an arduous passage for fledgling technologies. How can we help the transfer of good new ideas and technology? Panelists will explore the collaborative process needed to improve technology transfer. 10:30 AM -------- *** The Organizational Context of Design *** Chair: Danielle Fafchamps, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories "Reflections on Participatory Design: Lessons from the Trillium Experience" Jeanette L. Blomberg, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center Austin Henderson, Fitch Richardson Smith "The Organizational Implementation of an Electronic Meeting System: An Analysis of the Innovation Process" Joey F. George, Joseph S. Valacich, J. F. Nunamaker, Jr. University of Arizona "Design of a Loading Plan Format for an Expert Cargo Loading System" Ron Lemaster, IBM/Boulder Ulla Merz, University of Colorado LAB REVIEWS MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, England Presenter: Phil Barnard Boeing, Advanced Technology Center Presenter: Steve Poltrock US WEST, Advanced Technologies, User Interface Laboratory Presenter: Catherine Marshall University of Oregon, Department of Computer and Information Science Presenter: Sarah Douglas *** Evaluating Hypermedia Systems *** Organizer: Gary Perlman, Ohio State University Panelists: Dennis Egan, Bellcore Kate Ehrlich, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Gary Marchionini, University of Maryland Jakob Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland How can hypermedia technologies embedded in complex systems be evaluated? What user performance measures are most useful? What kind of guidance can be given to users and to designers? 1:30 PM ------- *** UI Models *** Chair: James H. Alexander, U S WEST Advanced Technologies "Models of the Human-Computer Interface" Douglas J. Gillan, Sarah D. Breedin, Rice University "Semantic Analysis During Exploratory Learning" Andrew Howes, Stephen J. Payne, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom "Empowering the Student: Prospects for an Unintelligent Tutoring System" Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Colorado *** Aids to Understanding Programs *** Chair: Raymonde Guindon, Stanford University " TRACK- A Trace Construction Kit" Heinz-Dieter Bocker, Jurgen Herczeg, University of Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany "Smalltalk Scaffolding: A Case Study of Minimalist Instruction" Mary Beth Rosson, John M. Carroll, Rachel Bellamy, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center "A View Matcher for Learning Smalltalk" John M. Carroll, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Janice A. Singer, Learning Research and Development Center Rachel K.E. Bellamy, Cambridge University/ MRC APU, Sherman R. Alpert, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center *** Designers: Meet Your Users *** Organizer: S. Joy Mountford, Apple Computer, Inc. Panelists: Penny Bauersfeld, Apple Computer, Inc. Kate Gomoll, Apple Computer, Inc. Laurie Vertelney, Apple Computer, Inc. Users to be announced at the panel. The designers will illustrate a user interface design process through story boards, prototyping, and video-based user testing. Iteration of the interface design will be based on feedback solicited directly from a range of real users. This panel will reveal a gap between what designers are skilled in doing and what real users need to do their tasks. 3:30 PM ------- Closing Address: Dr. Terry Winograd, Stanford University CONFERENCE RECEPTION: The CHI '90 Conference Reception will be on Wednesday evening, April 4, 1990 at the Museum of Flight. LABORATORY REVIEWS The function of these reviews is to draw attention to significant concentrations of CHI research. A senior member of the laboratory will present the review, which will include a sketch of the full range of projects and activities. Special opportunities for collaborative projects and for visiting appointments for students and scientists will be described. FORMAL VIDEO REVIEW Technical videotape presentations will be shown continuously at CHI '90 in a designated Video Theater area and on special TV channels in the hotel rooms of participating CHI '90 conference hotels. The videos will present important innovations in computer-human interface from academic, industrial, and governmental groups. INFORMAL VIDEO PRESENTATIONS You are invited to bring videotapes to the conference to be shown to other attendees. An "Informal Video Room" will be available where you can either leave your tapes for others to see at their leisure, or where you can schedule a showing during the conference. Tapes must be in VHS, NTSC format, and clearly marked on the spine with your name and the tape title. Please drop off and pick up your tape in the Informal Video Room. There will be some security, but we cannot be responsible for lost or stolen tapes. EXHIBITS The latest products and services from commercial firms and publishers will be displayed and demonstrated in the Exhibits area which is adjacent to the technical sessions. LOCAL SHOWCASE TOUR On Friday, April 6, attendees are offered a tour of local labs and companies with significant activities in CHI. The tour buses will leave the Sheraton at 9:00 a.m. to visit Seattle area labs, stop for lunch, and return by 5:00 p.m. Hosts include: Boeing Advanced Technology Bolt, Beranek & Newman Graphics Human Interface Technology Lab, University of Washington Each site visit will include an overview of the charter and history of the lab, its staff and their computing environment, and an overview of the site tour. The cost of the tour is $75, and includes lunch and all transportation. Attendance is very limited. If you wish to take the tour, send in your registration form early. DEMONSTRATIONS Live demonstrations of experimental user interfaces will be presented. These will expose CHI '90 attendees to the latest developments in experimental user interface research. An informal demonstration area will also be available for one-to-one and small group demonstrations of systems that developers personally bring to the conference. FUN RUN For those who want to join a select band of colleagues for a brisk wake up, we will hold the CHI '90 Fun Run at 7:15 Wednesday morning. ------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT VOLUNTEERS We offer reduced registration fees for registered full-time students, as well as complimentary registrations for students willing to volunteer their assistance for the day-to-day operations of the conference. Low-cost housing ($21.50 per night, which includes $5 of food vouchers) at the University of Washington will be available for over a hundred out of town student volunteers. Please contact: Larry T. Kuhn, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 95521, (Kuhn.chi@xerox.com) or Patrick Lynch, 574 Lander Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, (plynch.chi@ xerox.com) CONFERENCE REGISTRATION and HOTEL RESERVATION information and forms will be posted in separate email messages. These messages may also be requested from: meads.chi@xerox.com Hard copies of the CHI '90 Advance Programs may be obtained by sending a request to: Toni MacHaffie CHI '90 Executive Administrator machaffie.chi@xerox.com. Email Registration and Housing Forms may be obtained by sending a request to: meads.chi@xerox.com