Author:Adebesin, F; Kotzé, Paula; Gelderblom, HDate:Sep 2011The usability and accessibility of interactive system interfaces, as well as their evaluation constitutes important focus areas of human-computer interaction (HCI). One of the families of evaluation methods that can be used to assess the ...Read more
Author:Kotzé, Paula; Purgathofer, PDate:2009This paper discusses a framework for design exercises for interaction design and HCI based on two theoretical frameworks and a set of knowledge transformers. The model scope design exercises on a continuum ranging from creativity to real-world ...Read more
Author:Wong, W; Kotzé, Paula; Read, J; Bannon, L; Hvannberg, EDate:2009This paper describes the key lessons from an earlier HCI Educators’ conference, held in Limerick in 2006, the outcomes of which led to the theme of HCIEd 2007 – Creativity: Experiencing to Educate and Design. The paper discusses the lessons ...Read more
Author:Olivrin, GJDate:May 2007The study of sign languages attempts to create a coherent model that binds the expressive nature of signs conveyed in gestures to a linguistic framework. Gesture modelling offers an alternative that provides device independence, scalability ...Read more
Author:Schlunz, Georg I; Dlamini, Nkosikhona; Kruger, Rynhardt PDate:Sep 2016Text-to-speech synthesis can be an empowering communication tool in the hands of the print-disabled or augmentative and alternative communication user. In an effort to improve the naturalness of synthesised speech – and thus enhance the ...Read more
Author:Adebesin, TFDate:Mar 2011The Digital Doorway (DD) is a non-standard computer system deployed to promote computer literacy amongst underprivileged communities in South Africa. Since its inception there has been no usability evaluation of the software installed on the ...Read more
Author:Easton, H; Nakene, M; Naidoo, Soogandhree; Kafidi, PLDate:Nov 2003South Africa is a developing country with diverse multi-cultural communities, eleven official languages and various infrastructure challenges. Enabling e-government is herefore considered a unique problem. A critical approach in developing a ...Read more