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Exploring evaluation methods for ambient information systems

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William R. Hazlewood,

Kay Connelly,

Kevin Makice,

Youn-kyung LimAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '08: CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 2973 - 2978

https://doi.org/10.1145/1358628.1358793

Published: 05 April 2008 Publication History

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In this paper, we begin by laying out our motivation for exploring methods of evaluating Ambient Information Systems, with a strong push toward in-situ studies. Next, we describe a simple study which was conducted to give us further insight into this research domain. We conclude by discussing the insights gained from our study, and possible ways to improve our evaluation results in future iterations.

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CHI EA '08: CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2008

2035 pages

ISBN:9781605580128

DOI:10.1145/1358628

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Microsoft Research, USA
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Arnie Lund
Microsoft, USA
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Desney Tan
Microsoft Research, USA

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