Human Interface Technologies 2016/17 Winter 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 2016/17 Winter Conference Papers

1. Yang, S., Zhou, M., and Chen, B., Underwater VR System for Overcoming Fear of Water
2. Li, M., Khoury, J., and Pourahmadi, B., Two Peas in a Pod: Play the Prisoner’s Dilemma with Your “New Twin”
3. Zhang, H. and He, X., Dream Album: A Dream Log with Photos
   
4.  Gyawali, S. and Goharian, M., Shoe-Friend: An Interactive way to induce emotional bonding for longevity of shoes
   
5. Osama, M., Shum, L, and Tsang, K., The Effect of Non-Forwards Locomotion during Redirection in Virtual Environments