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From: asper@time.sbc.com (Alan E. Asper)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: Re: Audio in Interface
Date: 29 Sep 92 18:45:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: sbctri.1992Sep29.184540.27413
Organization: Southwestern Bell Technology Resources, St.Louis, MO

In article <1992Sep29.180153.25651@ghost.dsi.unimi.it> montefus@ghost.dsi.unimi.it (Diego Montefusco) writes:
>Hi Net!
>I'd like to have some information (or pointers) about the subject SOUND and
>its uses in HCI. I'd like to know also if this group has an archive to look
>into, and if anybody remembers if this subject has been discussed before.

Buongiorno,
The Handbook of Human Factors (ed. by Gavriel Salvendy) features a chapter
called "Speech Controls and Displays" which may help. The chapter features
an enormous bibliography that may also help you find the information you
need.
Good luck.
ArrivaderLa,

Alan
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: ea@rruxc.uucp (25665-acosta)
Subject: Re: HCI, CHI, UI, UIT, etc...
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 17:23:50 GMT
Summary: re:HCI,CHI....

In article <1992Sep29.162531.26344@sbctri.sbc.com>, asper@time.sbc.com (Alan E. Asper) writes:
> In article <1992Sep29.035106.7738@oracle.pnl.gov> d3g450@tnp_op.pnl.gov (MC Pottier) writes:
> >
> >Howdy...
> >
> >   I'm putting together a list of jargon for the names of the user interface
> >field...so far I have the following names, can anyone think of others?
> >
> >HCI - Human computer Interface
> >CHI - Computer Human Interface
> >UI  - User Interface
> >UIT - User Interface Technology
> >UID - user Interface Design
> >HMI - Human Machine Interaction
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >-Marc
> 
> 
> The dudes at Bellcore use the clumsy term UCD ("user-centered design")
> for our field.
> 
> Alan 
> 

The term HPE was used in the "old days" to refer to human performance
engineering. Some of us at Bellcore prefer that term since it reflects
more accurately what we do (the emphasis is on engineering - i.e.,
balances and tradeoffs).

Rick
_____________________________________________________________________
Rick Acosta     ea@iscp.bellcore.com         908-699-3833
From: schneide@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Ken Schneider)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: newsletter articles needed
Summary: newsletter articles needed
Keywords: newsletter
Date: 6 Oct 92 19:25:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: aries.schneide.718399552
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

Hello out there!

I'm the newsletter editor for the Human Factors Society,
University of Illinois Student Chapter.  To put this
succinctly, I'm looking for anyone (but especially people
out in the real world) who would be interested in writing
up a short article on the kinds of things they do or advice
they could give to undergraduates or graduates.  To be honest,
any contributions at all would be greatly appreciated.  If you
are interested in submitting an article, please e-mail me
directly at:  schneide@aries.scs.uiuc.edu

					Thanks!
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: thinman@netcom.com (Technically Sweet)
Subject: Re: AI & User Interfaces
Organization: International Foundation for Internal Freedom
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 00:25:39 GMT

Another reference is a paper by Doree Seligman in Siggraph '91.
Her system generated training illustrations for an equipment
field repair manual.

-- 

Lance Norskog

Data is not information is not knowledge is not wisdom.
Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 10:04:57 EDT
From: Pamela J. Banks <PB1136A@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject:    TQM and human interaction

I am a graduate student (at The American University in Washington, DC) working
on educating the computer center staff on Total Quality Management principles.
In addition, we are undertaking some specific process improvement work with the
hotline support team.  I am interested in gaining information on the following
topics from organizations actively implementing TQM in a computing center
environment (mainframes to LANS):
     1. Has your management team adopted the concept of participatory
        management?  If so, please describe how it was introduced and
        implemented?
     2. Does your application development and/or maintenance staff work
        work in isolation or has a teamwork approach been adopted?  If teams
        are in place, what has been the overall effort on your organization's
        productivity?  What type of process improvement projects have been
        undertaken or are underway?
     3. What type of commitment has management made to training and how
        receptive is the staff to the need for quality training and new
        problem solving skill development?

Your responses will be greatly appreciated.  I will provide a summary broadcast
if the level of response is significant.
Thank you.
Pamela Banks
From: bell@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Dave Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: RE: AI & User Interfaces
Date: 1 Oct 92 16:55:04 GMT
Organization: Queen Mary and Westfield College. London University
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Chris, 
Jock Mackinlay's paper is :
Mackinlay, Jock (1986) Automating the Design of Graphical Presentations
of Relational Information ACM Transactions on Graphics Vol 5(2) pp110-141

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Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: montefus@ghost.dsi.unimi.it (Diego Montefusco)
Subject: Audio in Interface
Organization: Computer Science Dep. - Milan University
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 18:01:53 GMT

Hi Net!
I'd like to have some information (or pointers) about the subject SOUND and
its uses in HCI. I'd like to know also if this group has an archive to look
into, and if anybody remembers if this subject has been discussed before.

Please e-mail me the answers, since I can only access USENET groups once in
while (a couple of times per month).

Thanks very much in advance,

Diego Montefusco
montefus@ghost.dsi.unimi.it
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Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: weisee@aix.rpi.edu (Elizabeth A. Weise)
Subject: Re: repeated motion injury
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 12:10:12 GMT

I just spent a week with my wrist immobilized due to tendon damage
from overuse.  Most of the problem comes from using the mouse.  I 
have two different kinds and I find the Microsoft mouse much easier
to use than the DEC mouse.  The DEC mouse requires more effort
when clicking than the MS mouse.  

My wrist is still sore and I can't type for any extended period
of time.  I've been told I shouldn't type at all...but that isn't
practical for a PhD student researching multimedia interfaces.
Instead, I limit my typing to half hour stretches with a 15 to
20 minute break.  Things take longer to get done, but it
saves my wrist.

Beth
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Troy, New York
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Xref: sparky comp.human-factors:2385 comp.cog-eng:322
From: mayoka@csgrad.cs.vt.edu (Kevin A. Mayo)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors,comp.cog-eng
Subject: Formative Evaluation
Keywords: Formative Evaluation
Date: 6 Oct 92 23:21:22 GMT
Followup-To: comp.human-factors
Organization: VPI&SU Computer Science Department, Blacksburg, VA


Currently I am examining Formative Evaluation within the User-Interface
Design Process.  I seek replies (either post or email directly to
mayoka@cs.vt.edu) from all interested individuals, and
if people like, I will post a summary.

  o  How do you (or your company) report quantitative and 
     qualitative data collected during formative evaluation 
     to evaluators and interface designers?  
	   
    (We are most interested in how you report qualitative information.)

  o  Do you (or your company) have specific formats/forms/notations
     that you use to report?  If so, can you share blank copies of 
     those forms or samples of notations?

  o  What do you find to be as the most productive method of communicating
     formative evaluation findings to evaluators and designers?

  o  What formative evaluation data is the most difficult to 
     collect/analyze?

Thank you for your reply in advance.
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From: fj_maddi@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (FJ Maddix)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: Re: repeated motion injury
Date: 28 Sep 92 11:05:18 GMT
Organization: Bristol Polytechnic, England

I have heard about this RMI in another connection: deaf sign language
interpreters get it too.

Somewher I have a paper, which I could cite if you're interested.
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: ceb@dbrus.Unify.Com (Caroline E. Bryan)
Subject: Re: repeated motion injury
Organization: /usr/lib/news/organization
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 00:20:09 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.165211.22605@primerd.prime.com> mguyott@eriador.prime.com (M. Guyott) writes:
>
>Have you experienced any pain in your hand, especially at the base
>of the thumb and forefinger?  Does this pain extend to the wrist and
>forearm?  Do you experience the pain after prolonged use or even
>after shorter use?

After reading a number of responses to this, I ask:

Have any of the people experiencing pain taken several years of piano or other
finger/arm-intensive music lessons?

I've been in the business 20 years and have never had hand or arm pain; but I
also took piano lessons for 6 years when I was a child.  (Yes, it seemed a lot
longer.)  I've noticed that the most common cause of carpal-tunnel syndrome,
typing while resting the wrists on the edge of the desk or keyboard, is some-
thing I never do because about the first thing you learn in piano lessons is
to keep your wrists up.  In addition, one responder mentioned a mouse with
what in the piano world is called a "stiff action" (the button goes down with
a sharp click that requires a relatively hard push), hence my curiosity as to
whether early muscle training via music lessons might prevent keyboard- or
mouse-related pain later on.


Carrie		ceb@rechenau.unify.com	x6244
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Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: selvin@nynexst.com (Al Selvin)
Subject: Archive/Sound in Interfaces
Reply-To: selvin@nynexst.com
Organization: NYNEX Science & Technology, Inc
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 21:06:39 GMT

Hi. I'm posting the following for someone with
infrequent net access. He would like to know
if there's an archive for this newsgroup. He's
specifically interested in the series of postings
that ran some months back concerning the use
of sound in interfaces.

Thank you.
-------------------------------------------------------------

Could you please post an article on comp.h-f (as I probably already said I
can only access USENET two/three times per month) for me, asking where the 
articles are kept? You can also say to e-mail directly to me the answers to
this address:

			montefus@ghost.dsi.unimi.it

I would be very thankful for this.

Thanks very much,

Diego Montefusco

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Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: mguyott@eriador.prime.com (M. Guyott)
Subject: Re: repeated motion injury
Organization: /etc/organization
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:52:11 GMT

In article <1992Sep25.150440.21330@news.iastate.edu> S1.SRE@isumvs.iastate.edu (Sree) writes:
>
>Have you experienced any pain in your hand, especially at the base
>of the thumb and forefinger?  Does this pain extend to the wrist and
>forearm?  Do you experience the pain after prolonged use or even
>after shorter use?

For the first 8 years of my professional career I had no problems.  About
18 months ago I started using a cheap "clone" mouse that came with an
"Altec" clone PC.  After about six months I began experiencing pain in the
first finger joint away from the knuckle in both my index finger and my
middle finger.  The pain was so bad that I started using my left hand.  I
have since gotten a Microsoft mouse and have had no pain in my left hand.
However, I can no longer use a mouse with my right hand without pain in
the two finger joints I have mentioned.  The pain only occurs when I press
one of the mouse buttons.  I believe I developed the problem because the
cheap mouse I was using had a very sharp "click" when you depressed the
button.  The experience has taught me to be very selective with the brands
of mice I use.

I have never had any trouble with Logitech Mice, Microsoft Mice, or Logitech
Trackmen.

Marc
----
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is nice but not necessary, and a knowledge of sex is necessary but not nice.

Marc Guyott              Constellation Software, Inc.          (508) 620-2800
                         Framingham, Mass. 01701 USA                Ext. 3135
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Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: raveling@Unify.com (Paul Raveling)
Subject: Re: repeated motion injury
Organization: Unify Corporation (Sacramento)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 19:29:48 GMT

In article <1992Sep25.150440.21330@news.iastate.edu>, S1.SRE@isumvs.iastate.edu (Sree) writes:
> 
> Have you experienced any pain in your hand, especially at the base
> of the thumb and forefinger?  Does this pain extend to the wrist and
> forearm?  Do you experience the pain after prolonged use or even
> after shorter use?
> 
> Recently I was diagnosed with the repeated motion injury.  ...
> ... we came to the conclusion that use of the mouse is
> more problematic than the use of a keyboard.
> ...if you were to drag to make a
> selection or move the selection then in addition to exerting
> pressure on the index finger you are also exerting pressure on the
> thumb and other areas of the hand.  Depending upon the length of
> continuous exertion, the hand and the fingers are kept under tension
> in an unnatural mode.

	I'm skeptical of the mouse as a likely cause.  Speaking only for
	myself (others may differ), I normally grasp the mouse between
	thumb and little finger and keep a very relaxed grip on it.
	If mouse motion were a causal factor I'd expect it to show up
	in or near the little finger first, since it's MUCH weaker than
	the thumb. I put much more finger-power into typing than mousing
	because typing calls for faster finger motion.

	Don't neglect the possibility of crossover among different
	activities in repetitive motion injuries.  Example:  I sometimes
	get tingling at the tip of my left thumb, which is the one
	I've been using most of the time on the space bar.  However,
	the tingling doesn't appear until I spend some time working
	on back-yard landscaping with a shovel and/or a pick; it seems
	that typing preconditions this situation but what brings it on
	is pressure on the part of the hand you mention.  The tingling
	vanishes over a day or two without shoveling, even when I type
	& mouse around heavily all day.

	Although I never get an unusual sensation there, my guess is
	that there's a nerve in that area that might be vulnerable
	to pressure, with results probably being highly variable as
	a function of individual muscle & bone (and tendon?) anatomy.
	Are there any neurologists tuned in who could comment?


------------------
Paul Raveling
Raveling@Unify.com
From: d3g450@tnp_op.pnl.gov (MC Pottier)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: HCI, CHI, UI, UIT, etc...
Date: 29 Sep 92 03:51:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: oracle.1992Sep29.035106.7738
Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs, Richland, WA
Originator: d3g450@tnp_op.pnl.gov


Howdy...

   I'm putting together a list of jargon for the names of the user interface
field...so far I have the following names, can anyone think of others?

HCI - Human computer Interface
CHI - Computer Human Interface
UI  - User Interface
UIT - User Interface Technology
UID - user Interface Design
HMI - Human Machine Interaction

thanks,

-Marc
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: jxm@engin.umich.edu (John Murray)
Subject: Re: language design tradeoffs
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 92 15:37:20 EDT
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor

In article <MFX.92Oct4152513@lenin.cs.tu-berlin.de> mfx@cs.tu-berlin.de (Markus Freericks) writes:
>In article <1992Oct2.153740.1712@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil> bkottmann@falcon.aamrl.wpafb.af.mil (Brett Kottmann) writes:
>
>    Isitreally?Idisagreecompletely.Ifyouarethoroughlyfamiliarwitha
>    language,thenshortformspresentnoproblem.Using>>forloop
>    termination(orwhateveritis-Idon'thavemyTuringreporthandy)
>    becomessecondnatureifyouusethelanguagealot,andsoitdoesn't
>    becomeaproblem.Anotherexampleisthe?:constructionfromC.
>
>	   The above is the point.  Programs should be written for human
>   readability.
>
...some discussion about readability...
>
>After all, most peoply that use programming languages (and I exclude
>things like spreadsheed-macros here!) are professionals who have spent
>years of working with these languages.
>
 
Now we`re getting into the realm of `design for experts vs design for
novices'. Remember the title of this newsgroup! 

Should the design of a programming language really be such that it's 
*only* usable by professionals? That's kind of elitist, isn't it?

And what about the poor 1992 C++ professional who's suddenly called 
upon to fix the unreadable MVS JCL routine their boss - or worse still
they themselves - wrote 10 years ago? In the world outside software
engineering, it's called Design for Serviceability, I believe. 
 
J. Murray
Univ. of Michigan
From: hasegawa@hcrlgw.crl.hitachi.co.jp (Takashi Hasegawa)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: Re: Audio in Interface
Date: 1 Oct 92 08:13:36 GMT
	<1992Sep29.184540.27413@sbctri.sbc.com>
Organization: Central Research Lab., Hitachi Ltd.
In-reply-to: asper@time.sbc.com's message of 30 Sep 92 03:45:40 JST

I am Takashi Hasegawa working for Hitachi Ltd..

In article <1992Sep29.184540.27413@sbctri.sbc.com> asper@time.sbc.com (Alan E. Asper) writes:

   >>The Handbook of Human Factors (ed. by Gavriel Salvendy) features a chapter
   >>called "Speech Controls and Displays" which may help. The chapter features
   >>an enormous bibliography that may also help you find the information you
   >>need.
   >>Good luck.

I'm also interested in this category of research, so I'd like to get
the book named "The Handbook of Human Factors".

Please inform me which company publish it and the number of ISBN.

Thanks for advance.
--
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Takashi Hasegawa (hasegawa@crl.hitachi.co.jp)
Tel: +81-423-23-1111 (3726)  Fax: +81-423-27-7779
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: lhp@daimi.aau.dk (Lasse Hiller|e Petersen)
Subject: Re: Mandatory vs. Optional Values in Forms
Organization: DAIMI: Computer Science Department, Aarhus University, Denmark
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 19:25:51 GMT

mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew) writes:

>AAAAARGHHH!
(I just had to leave this in!)

>Name fields must NOT be required fields.  What do you expect me to do, make
>up a middle name and surname?
According to the newspapers, the Danish crown prince, Frederik, had
to assume a surname (Henriksen) to be able to register at Harvard University.

>Then you have to deal with titles.  "Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms" isn't enough;
>adding "Other" doesn't help, as the title might not come at the start of the
>name.

>In short, developing a sensible database to contain name information is
>difficult.  Unfortunately, most programmers who develop database systems think
>everyone has a name of the form "John R. Smith"; possibly because people who
>develop databases generally don't get out and meet people enough.

>Basically, for names you have to have the information stored multiple times
>in free-form; for example, as a salutation, as a first line of an address, as

Library Catalogueing (sp?) rules are full of elaborate rules for recording,
formatting and alphabetically ordering of names. They are worth a study for
anyone who wants to go beyond "Doe, John R."!
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Aarhus University, DENMARK          ! AT ONCE. RIGHT NOW." -Vaughn Bode
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
From: asper@time.sbc.com (Alan E. Asper)
Subject: Re: HCI, CHI, UI, UIT, etc...
Organization: Southwestern Bell Technology Resources, St.Louis, MO
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 16:25:31 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.035106.7738@oracle.pnl.gov> d3g450@tnp_op.pnl.gov (MC Pottier) writes:
>
>Howdy...
>
>   I'm putting together a list of jargon for the names of the user interface
>field...so far I have the following names, can anyone think of others?
>
>HCI - Human computer Interface
>CHI - Computer Human Interface
>UI  - User Interface
>UIT - User Interface Technology
>UID - user Interface Design
>HMI - Human Machine Interaction
>
>thanks,
>
>-Marc


The dudes at Bellcore use the clumsy term UCD ("user-centered design")
for our field.

Alan 

Xref: sparky comp.human-factors:2386 comp.cog-eng:323
From: mayoka@csgrad.cs.vt.edu (Kevin A. Mayo)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors,comp.cog-eng
Subject: User Class Profiles
Keywords: User Class Profiles, User Class Definitions
Date: 6 Oct 92 23:22:55 GMT
Followup-To: comp.human-factors
Organization: VPI&SU Computer Science Department, Blacksburg, VA


Currently I am examining the effects of different user classes within the 
User-Interface Design Process.  I seek replies (either post or email 
directly to mayoka@cs.vt.edu) from all interested individuals, and
if people like, I will post a summary.

  o  How do you (or your company) produce user class profiles?  
        survey/interview/focus groups/ESP/??

  o  How do you (or your company) record user class profile information?  
     Do you (or your company) have a specific formats/forms/notations?
     If so, can you share blank copies of those forms or samples 
     of notations?

  o  How do you (or your company) reconcile multiple user classes within
     a single user-interface design?  I.e., what in your UI design process
     takes care of multiple user classes?

Thank you for your reply in advance.
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+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Kevin A. Mayo (mayoka@vtopus.cs.vt.edu) | The shortest path between any |
| CS Department / VA Tech / a.k.a. VPI&SU |   two points is through hell. |
| Blacksburg, Virginia   24061 USA        +-------------------------------+
| 703-231-6470/6931 (W)  703-951-4337 (H) |     My thoughts are my own.   |
+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------+