Human Interface Technologies 2002 Conference

The Human Interface Technologies Conference focuses on the broad area of human interface technology in Computer Science and Engineering. The conference is held annually by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia for members of the Human Interface Technologies course. The HIT Conference is moderated by Dr. Sidney Fels and is designed to provide attendees with the opportunity to expose themselves to new human interface technologies.

Topics Covered by HIT

• Wearable computing
• Props, Ubiquitous Computing and Tangible Bits
• VR and applications
• AR and Applications
• Pointing and Selecting
• Metaphors for interaction - desktop, control panels, etc.
• Web Agents and interaction techniques
• 3D manipulation techniques
• Applications of Audio in HCI
• Interactive Art, HIT in Music
• Speech Recognition
• Other topics in HIT

HIT 2002 Conference Papers

1. A Touching Interface for Young Children, Kim Lam, Proceedings of Human Interface Technologies, 2001, Pages 1 - 3.
2.  BOMBYX: An Improved Interface to Chatroom Interactions, Zed Shaw and Karyn Moffatt, Proceedings of Human Interface Technologies, 2001, Pages 4 - 10.
3. Fuel Cell Diagnostic Assistant, Dana Kulic, Proceedings of Human Interface Technologies, 2001, Pages 11-18.
4.  Haptic Illusions: What You Feel Isn’t Always What You Get, Andrew H. Gosline, Emre Turgay and Iman Brouwer, Proceedings of Human Interface Technologies, 2001, Pages 19-22.
5.  D’Groove – Advanced Control for Digital DJs, Timothy Beamish and Ben Forsyth, publication witheld for patenting, Proceedings of Human Interface Technologies, 2001, Pages 23-29.
6. Tongue’n Groove, Florian Vogt, Graeme McCaig and Adnan Ali, Proceedings of Human Interface Technologies, 2001, Pages 30-35.