The quality of the physical haptic interaction and the need to link the haptic device or devices to high quality computer simulations in a time critical way are two key problems in modern haptic rendering.

Additionally, in large simulation ...

The 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2021) was successfully held between October 18th to 22nd, 2021. The ASSETS conference is the premier computing research conference exploring the design, evaluation, ...

This paper reports on a study which designed and developed a multi-fingered haptic interface in conjunction with a three-dimensional (3D) virtual model of a section of the cell membrane in order to enable students to work collaboratively to learn ...

Home-based eye tracking studies using built-in webcams are typically conducted with younger people and incur long set-up times and a large number of calibration failures. We investigated the set-up time, number of calibration failures and issues faced by ...

Evidence suggests that, compared with younger users, older adults benefit from additional support when engaging with new apps. This paper presents a remote observation study of 15 UK older adults (aged >65 years) using eNutri, a web-based dietary ...

Participants’ technology knowledge and proficiency can directly impact their experiences with new technologies and affect study outcomes. This paper presents a review of studies from the ACM Digital Library published between 2010-2020, with the aim of ...

The International Web for All Conference (W4A) began in 2004 as a workshop to make the World Wide Web accessible for people with disabilities. Over the years the workshop has grown into the top conference for web accessibility research, attracting a ...

This year marked the 20th ACM SIGACCESS International Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2018) , held October 22-24 in Galway, Ireland. The ASSETS conference is the premier computing research conference exploring the design, evaluation, ...

"Hands-free" pointing techniques used in mid-air gesture interaction require precise motor control and dexterity. Although being applied in a growing number of interaction contexts over the past few years, this input method can be challenging for older ...

We conducted a study with 25 older adults that aimed to investigate how older users interact with swipe-based interactions in mid-air and how menu sizes may affect swipe characteristics. Our findings suggest that currently-implemented motion-based ...

Céad míle fáilte - a hundred thousand welcomes to the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2018) in Galway, Ireland. The ASSETS conference is the premier computing research conference exploring the design, ...

Unlike traditional interaction methods where the same command (e.g. mouse click) is used for different purposes, mid-air gesture interaction often makes use of different gesture commands for different functions, but first novice users need to learn ...

Older adults are often reported to have difficulties with navigating websites. In a previous study, we found that one of the difficulties encountered by older adults while navigating an online grocery shopping site was an inability to recognise the 'add ...

Affectively driven algorithmic composition (AAC) is a rapidly growing field that exploits computer-aided composition in order to generate new music with particular emotional qualities or affective intentions. An AAC system was devised in order to ...

Mid-air gesture interaction is often considered as a "natural" and "intuitive" input method, however, there has been little investigation of how older adults perceive and interact with these interfaces. We report the preliminary results of an experiment ...

Brain-computer music interfaces (BCMI) provide a method to modulate an individuals affective state via the selection or generation of music according to their current affective state. Potential applications of such systems may include entertainment of ...

This study aims to compare the use of specific mid-air gestures across platforms (Microsoft Kinect, Leap Motion and Myo Armband) in order to identify the most recurrent gestures and their functions within the interface. 250 applications were analysed ...