Digital whiteboard systems can simulate an infinite amount of surface area on a single display; however the hardware’s limited size necessitates supplementary virtual tools to navigate the area. In what ways does this less convenient setup hinder established collaborative workflows? Participants in our pilot study were asked to synthesize data on either a traditional whiteboard setup with multi...

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In this paper we present a software whiteboard for multimedia conferences. The whiteboard is specialised to load and share high-resolution colour images while using colour management functions to provide an accurate colour representation. The whiteboard is used in the telemedicine project INTER-FACE, which builds a virtual environment for tele-consultations between specialists in pre-operative ...

Wireless sensor networks make possible a range of applications that link numerous nodes to monitor and report dis tributed event occurrences. Examples include fields as diverse as climatic monitoring, tactical surveillance, and earthquake detection. When built with state-of-the-art technology, wireless sensors offer processing and storage capabilities that are significantly higher than the avai...

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine [email protected] Rossier School of Education Division of Interactive Media, School of Cinema-Television Annenberg School for Communication, Integrated Media Systems Center Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Integrated Media Systems Center University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Institute for Creative Technologies, USC Affiliate...

Traditional human-computer interaction settings involve a taskoriented approach where the human interacts with an application to accomplish a particular goal. The emergence of media-rich computer-mediated leisure applications requires a fresh view of the current paradigms and a careful examination of how this change of perspective affects their relevance. This paper proposes a metaphor for acce...

Traditional storytelling media, such as the novel, cinema, and television, draw much of their emotional power from characters and story. The greatest impact of interactive media will arise only when they too exhibit these characteristics. However, rich interactive characters and rich interactive story are unfamiliar concepts. The Oz Project is trying to bring together writers, artists, and arti...

The migration from analog to digital of the broadcasting technologies, already well consolidated for satellite systems, is becoming a reality also for terrestrial transmission. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) is also evolving to offer interactive services and a degree of flexibility which can be exploited to offer tailored applications to users which include, for instance interactivity, di...

This paper presents the results of a research study into blind and partially sighted peoples accessibility of broadcast television, drawing out implications for the design of iTV, in terms of the expectations and requirements for enhanced television viewing.