Advances in Human-Computer Interaction Advances in Human-Computer Interaction Edited by Shane Pinder In-Tech IV Published by In-Teh In-Teh is Croatian branch of I-Tech Education and Publishing KG, Vienna, Austria. Abstracting and non-profit use of the material is permitted with credit to the source. Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published articles. Publisher assumes no responsibility liability for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained inside. After this work has been published by the In-Teh, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are an author or editor, and the make other personal use of the work. © 2008 In-teh www.in-teh.org Additional copies can be obtained from: [email protected] First published October 2008 Printed in Croatia A catalogue record for this book is available from the University Library Rijeka under no. 120101004 Advances in Human-Computer Interaction, Edited by Shane Pinder p. cm. ISBN 978-953-7619-15-2 1. Human-Computer. 2. Interaction I. Shane Pinder V Preface It is an impossible task to bring together, under a single cover, the many facets of human- computer interaction. After all, we have come a long way in the past several decades, to a point where we consider not only what may be intuitive to the designer, but rather the user, the environment, and the intent of our efforts. No single person can claim expertise across the entire field, which now brings together professions that formerly did not share the same vocabulary and still, in many cases, do not share the same philosophy. It is only appropri- ate that the study of human-machine interaction reveals a greater complexity within human- to-human interaction. In these 34 chapters, we survey the broad disciplines that loosely inhabit the study and practice of human-computer interaction. Our authors are passionate advocates of innova- tive applications, novel approaches, and modern advances in this exciting and developing field. It is our wish that the reader consider not only what our authors have written and the experimentation they have described, but also the examples they have set. This book brings together the work of experts around the world who have used their expertise to overcome barriers in language, culture, and abilities, to name only a few challenges. The editors would like to thank the authors, who have committed so much effort to the publication of this work. Editor Shane Pinder Director of Research Defiant Engineering Canada [email protected] VII Contents Preface V 1. Technology Enabled Learning Worlds 001 Ray Adams and Andrina Grani(cid:6) 2. Current Challenges and Applications for Adaptive User Interfaces 013 Victor Alvarez-Cortes, Víctor H. Zárate, Jorge A. Ramírez Uresti and Benjamin E. Zayas 3. Towards a Reference Architecture for Context-Aware Services 031 Axel Bürkle, Wilmuth Müller and Uwe Pfirrmann 4. A Robust Hand Recognition In Varying Illumination 053 Yoo-Joo Choi, Je-Sung Lee and We-Duke Cho 5. How Do Programmers Think? 071 Anthony Cox and Maryanne Fisher 6. Experiential Design: Findings from Designing Engaging 085 Interactive Environments Peter Dalsgaard 7. Evaluation of Human Cognitive Characteristics 107 in Interaction with Computer Neboj(cid:5)a (cid:9)or(cid:8)evi(cid:6) and Dejan Ran(cid:7)i(cid:6) 8. Audio Interfaces for Improved Accessibility 121 Carlos Duarte and Luís Carriço 9. Intelligent Interfaces for Technology-Enhanced Learning 143 Andrina Grani(cid:6) 10. Design of Text Comprehension Activities with RETUDISAuth 161 Grammatiki Tsaganou and Maria Grigoriadou 11. Computer-based Cognitive and Socio-emotional Training 173 in Psychopathology Ouriel Grynszpan 12. Facial Expression Recognition as an Implicit Customers(cid:1) Feedback 189 Zolidah Kasiran, Saadiah Yahya (Dr) and Zaidah Ibrahim VIII 13. Natural Interaction Framework for Navigation Systems on Mobile Devices 199 Ceren Kayalar and Selim Balcisoy 14. Review of Human-Computer Interaction Issues in Image Retrieval 215 Mohammed Lamine Kherfi 15. Smart SoftPhone Device for Networked Audio-Visual QoS/QoE Discovery 241 & Measurement Jinsul Kim 16. Sonification System of Maps for Blind 263 Gintautas Daunys and Vidas Lauruska 17. Advancing the Multidisciplinary Nature of HCI in an Undergraduate Course 273 Cynthia Y. Lester 18. Simple Guidelines for Testing VR Applications 289 Livatino Salvatore and Koeffel Christina 19. Mobile Device Interaction in Ubiquitous Computing 311 Thorsten Mahler and Michael Weber 20. Integrating Software Engineering and Usability Engineering 331 Karsten Nebe, Dirk Zimmermann and Volker Paelke 21. Automated Methods for Webpage Usability & Accessibility Evaluations 351 Hidehiko Okada and Ryosuke Fujioka 22. Emotion Recognition via Continuous Mandarin Speech 365 Tsang-Long Pao, Jun-Heng Yeh and Yu-Te Chen 23. Nomad Devices Adaptation for Offering Computer Accessible Services 385 L. Pastor-Sanz, M. F. Cabrera-Umpiérrez, J. L. Villalar, C. Vera-Munoz, M. T. Arredondo, A. Bekiaris andC. Hipp 24. Rewriting Context and Analysis: Bringing Anthropology into HCI Research 397 Minna Räsänen and James M. Nyce 25. Interface Design of Location-Based Services 415 Chris Kuo-Wei Su and Li-Kai Chen 26. Brain-CAVE Interface Based on Steady-State Visual Evoked Potential 437 Hideaki Touyama 27. Multimodal Accessibility of Documents 451 Georgios Kouroupetroglou and Dimitrios Tsonos 28. The Method of Interactive Reduction of Threat of Isolation 471 in the Contemporary Human Environment Teresa Musio(cid:3) and Katarzyna Ujma-W(cid:4)sowicz IX 29. Physical Selection as Tangible User Interface 499 Pasi Välkkynen 30. Geometry Issues of Gaze Estimation 513 Arantxa Villanueva, Juan J. Cerrolaza and Rafael Cabeza 31. Investigation of a Distance Presentation Method using Speech Audio 535 Navigation for the Blind or Visually Impaired Chikamune Wada 32. The Three-Dimensional User Interface 543 Hou Wenjun 33. User Needs for Mobility Improvement for People 575 with Functional Limitations Marion Wiethoff, Sacha Sommer, Sari Valjakka, Karel van Isacker, Dionisis Kehagias and Dimitrios Tzovaras 34. Recognizing Facial Expressions Using Model-based Image Interpretation 587 Matthias Wimmer, Zahid Riaz, Christoph Mayer and Bernd Radig