University of Canterbury, New Zealand
LEGO is sponsoring our ROILA project and today 20 Mindstorms NXT boxes and one cubic meter of LEGO Technic arrived (estimated value of 7000 EUR). I am not sure how I can keep our PhD students away from playing LEGO all day. :-)
An extremely convincing example of augmented reality. You can put any LEGO box in front of the screen and it will project (and animate) the model onto the box.
In 2009, I was responsible for the design of the visual communication for the HRI conference. This included the design of the web site, the program, posters, CD-Labels. I compiled a poster that shows all the graphics produced.
The International Journal of Human Computer Studies (IJHCS) has invited me into their editorial board. I hope to be able to serve the community with my efforts. IJHCS is only second to Human-Computer Interaction in terms of impact factor according to the Journal Citation Report. Below you find the latest ranking:
| Journal | Impact Factor |
|---|---|
| HUM-COMPUT INTERACT | 6.190 |
| INT J HUM-COMPUT ST | 2.380 |
| USER MODEL USER-ADAP | 2.345 |
| INTERACT COMPUT | 1.698 |
| HUM FACTORS | 1.458 |
| ACM T COMPUT-HUM INT | 1.194 |
| BEHAV INFORM TECHNOL | 0.767 |
| INTERACT STUD | 0.776 |
| INT J HUM-COMPUT INT | 0.587 |
Ranking of HCI Journals by Impact Factor
Niko Vegt visualized what general terms have been used to describe the CHI publications. His full report is also available. The term “Theory” appears to have the strongest fluctuations. “Human Factors” and “Design” appear to be pretty stable and “Experimentation” remains one of the least frequently used term.
