[chisigmail] IDG Seminar: Jon Pearce - To search or to explore - that is the question: a study in mindful engagement

[Nilma Perera]

(apologies for cross posting)


You are cordially invited to the IDG Seminar ...


PRESENTER:  Jon Pearce

TITLE: To search or to explore ­ that is the question: a study in mindful
engagement 


VENUE: University of Melbourne, IDEA LAB, level 4, 111 Barry Street,
Carlton

DATE and TIME: Friday 17th October  2008, 3-4 pm
 

ABSTRACT:
It¹s easy to attract someone¹s attention on the web ­ seductive animations
using software such as Flash make this all too easy. But how do you retain
their interest and, more importantly, keep their focus on the task at hand?
We have approached this question by producing a research tool called iFISH
that enables us to quickly construct environments in which users explore a
range of outcomes based on their dynamic changes to personal preference
settings, together with reflections on the consequences of these changes. I
will first describe a study using this tool in the context of students given
the task of making a selection from a large range of university subjects,
and later introduce other uses of such a system.

This talk will be based on a paper to be delivered at OzCHI in December.

BIO:
Jon Pearce is a senior lecturer in the Department of Information Systems,
University of Melbourne and a member of the Interactive Design Group. He has
a background in education, physics and multimedia. His current research
interests focus on interactive online systems and issues relating to the
balance between mindful engagement and affect.

Please forward to others if interested. All are Welcome.
http://www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/research/groups/interactiondesign/seminars.htm
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Nilma Perera
PhD candidate 
Interaction Design Group
Department of Information Systems
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
   




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