DanceAlong: Supporting Positive Social Exchange and Exercise for the Elderly Through Dance (2009)
Pedram Keyani, Gary Hsieh, Bilge Mutlu, Matthew Easterday, Jodi Forlizzi
The elderly face serious social, environmental, and physical constraints that impact their well-being. Some of the most serious of these are shrinking social connections, limitations in building new...
Ambient Interfaces that Motivate Changes in Human Behavior (2009)
Jodi Forlizzi, Ian Li, Anind Dey
Peripheral or ambient displays move information from the periphery to the center of human attention and back. Our research group is interested in the interaction and interface design goal of how to...
The Hug: An Exploration of Robotic Form For Intimate Communication Abstract (2009)
Carl Disalvo, Francine Gemperle, Jodi Forlizzi, Elliott Montgomery
As advances in robotics create robust technology capable of being deployed in the home, design serves an important role shaping how robots will be experienced in accessible, appropriate, and...
Christoph Bartneck, Jodi Forlizzi
The field of robotics is changing at an unprecedented pace. Robotic technologies that integrate information technology with physical embodiment are now robust enough to be deployed in industrial,...
Monitoring and Feedback to Increase Awareness of Exercise Activities (2008)
Our society has a weight problem. Flegal et al. [5] reported that 61 % of US adults were overweight or obese in 1999. The number of quick fixes, like fad diets and expensive exercise equipment, has...
Carrying the Vision: Bringing Design Studio Practice to HCI Institutions (2008)
Those who studied at traditional art and design institutions undoubtedly have vivid memories of hours spent in the studio. These events are examples of design studio culture, and are among the most...
Robust, Low-cost, Non-intrusive Sensing and Recognition of Seated Postures (2008)
Bilge Mutlu, Andreas Krause, Jodi Forlizzi, Carlos Guestrin, Jessica Hodgins
In this paper, we present a methodology for recognizing seated postures using data from pressure sensors installed on a chair. Information about seated postures could be used to help avoid adverse...
Bilge D. Mutlu, Jodi Forlizzi, Bilge D. Mutlu
“It is quite true what Philosophy says: that Life must be understood backwards. But that makes one forget the other saying: that it must be lived—forwards. The more one ponders this, the more it...
Robust, Low-cost, Non-intrusive Sensing and Recognition of Seated Postures (2008)
Bilge Mutlu, Andreas Krause, Jodi Forlizzi, Carlos Guestrin, Jessica Hodgins
In this paper, we present a methodology for recognizing seated postures using data from pressure sensors installed on a chair. Information about seated postures could be used to help avoid adverse...
The Product Ecology: Understanding Social Product Use and Supporting Design Culture (2008)
Jodi Forlizzi; School Of Design, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
The field of interaction design has broadened its focus from issues surrounding one person interacting with one system to how systems are socially and culturally situated among groups of people. To...
Jodi Forlizzi, Bilge Mutlu, Carl Disalvo
Studying the emotional aspects of products is of interest for any field concerned with human experience. The vast amount of research in the academic literature serves as a record of the many...
Task Structure and User Attributes as Elements of Human-Robot Interaction Design (2008)
Bilge Mutlu, Steven Osman, Jodi Forlizzi, Jessica Hodgins, Sara Kiesler
Abstract — Recent developments in humanoid robotics have made possible technologically advanced robots and a vision for their everyday use as assistants in the home and workplace. Nonetheless,...
1 A Taxonomy of Information Representations and Their Effectiveness in Ambient Displays (2008)
Stacie Rohrbach, Stacie Rohrbach, Jodi Forlizzi
Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial...
Putting a Face on Embodied Interface Agents (2008)
John Zimmerman, Ellen Ayoob, Jodi Forlizzi, Mick Mcquaid
Abstract. Rapid increases in agent technology as well as the movement of computing into more and more social transactions has increased the need for embodied interface agents. However, interaction...
Discovering and Extracting Knowledge in the Design Project (2008)
John Zimmerman, Shelley Evenson, Jodi Forlizzi
Over the last twenty years, the rapid adoption of the graphical user interface followed by the emergence of the World Wide Web has created an increasing demand for interaction designers and...
The Use of Abstraction and Motion in the Design of Social Interfaces (2008)
In this paper, we explore how dynamic visual cues can be used to create accessible and meaningful social interfaces without raising expectations beyond what is achievable with current technology. Our...
WebThumb: Interaction Techniques for (2008)
Small-screen Browsers, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Jodi Forlizzi, Scott E. Hudson, Brad A. Myers
The proliferation of wireless handheld devices is placing the World Wide Web in the palms of users, but this convenience comes at a high interactive cost. The Web that came of age on the desktop is...
John Zimmerman, Ellen Ayoob, Jodi Forlizzi
Abstract. The value of most consumer electronics made today makes these products worth only slightly more than the parts needed to build them. In our research we have explore the aesthetics of...
Robust, Low-cost, Non-intrusive Sensing and Recognition of Seated Postures (2008)
Bilge Mutlu, Andreas Krause, Jodi Forlizzi, Carlos Guestrin, Jessica Hodgins
In this paper, we present a methodology for recognizing seated postures using data from pressure sensors installed on a chair. Information about seated postures could be used to help avoid adverse...
Christoph Bartneck, Jodi Forlizzi
The field of robotics is changing at an unprecedented pace. Robotic technologies that integrate information technology with physical embodiment are now robust enough to be deployed in industrial,...
to Carnegie Mellon’s Social Robots Project. A permanent (2008)
Rachel Gockley, Allison Bruce, Jodi Forlizzi, Marek Michalowski, Anne Mundell, Stephanie Rosenthal, ...
Abstract — Valerie the Roboceptionist is the most recent addition
DanceAlong: Supporting Positive Social Exchange (2008)
And Exercise For, Pedram Keyani, Gary Hsieh, Bilge Mutlu, Matthew Easterday, Jodi Forlizzi
The elderly face serious social, environmental, and physical constraints that impact their well-being. Some of the most serious of these are shrinking social connections, limitations in building new...
Context of Use Surrounding Products (2007)
Pamela J. Hinds, Suguru Ishizaki, Christine Neuwirth, Jodi Forlizzi
I would like to begin by thanking my committee chair, mentor, and primary advisor, Sara Kiesler. Sara strongly advocated that I do a dissertation; in my 8 years at Carnegie Mellon I have learned so...
Service Robots in the Domestic Environment: A Study of the Roomba Vacuum in the Home (2006)
Domestic service robots have long been a staple of science fiction and commercial visions of the future. Until recently, we have only been able to speculate about what the experience of using such a...
Iterative Design of MOVE: A Situationally Appropriate Vehicle Navigation System (2006)
Joonhwan Lee Jodi, Joonhwan Lee, Jodi Forlizzi, Scott E. Hudson
Drivers need assistance when navigating an unfamiliar route. In-vehicle navigation systems have improved in recent years due to the technology advances, but are sometimes problematic because of...
Breakaway: An Ambient Display Designed to Change Human Behavior (2005)
Nassim Jafarinaimi, Jodi Forlizzi
We present Breakaway, an ambient display that encourages people, whose job requires them to sit for long periods of time, to take breaks more frequently. Breakaway uses the information from sensors...
Predicting Human Interruptibility with Sensors (2005)
James Fogarty, Scott E. Hudson, Christopher G. Atkeson, Daniel Avrahami, Jodi Forlizzi, Sara Kiesler, ...
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Designing Robots for Long-Term Social Interaction (2005)
Rachel Gockley Allison, Allison Bruce, Jodi Forlizzi, Marek Michalowski, Anne Mundell, Stephanie Rosenthal, ...
Valerie the Roboceptionist is the most recent addition to Carnegie Mellon's Social Robots Project. A permanent installation in the entranceway to Newell-Simon Hall, the robot combines useful...
Breakaway: An Ambient Display Designed to Change Human Behavior (2005)
Nassim Jafarinaimi, Jodi Forlizzi
We present Breakaway, an ambient display that encourages people, whose job requires them to sit for long periods of time, to take breaks more frequently. Breakaway uses the information from sensors...
The Calder Toolkit: Wired and Wireless Components for Rapidly Prototyping Interactive Devices (2004)
Johnny C. Lee, Daniel Avrahami, Scott E. Hudson, Jodi Forlizzi
Toolkits and other tools have dramatically reduced the time and technical expertise needed to design and implement graphical user interfaces (GUIs) allowing high-quality, iterative, user-centered...
Shaping Human-Robot Interaction: Understanding the (2004)
Social Aspects Of, Christoph Bartneck, Jodi Forlizzi
s a social actor and has to fit into our society, including its norms, rules and regulations. But will an intelligent robotic product receive the same social status as a creature? Will they become...
Discovering and Extracting Knowledge in the Design Project John Zimmerman (2004)
John Zimmerman, Shelley Evenson, Jodi Forlizzi
Over the last twenty years, the rapid adoption of the graphical user interface followed by the emergence of the World Wide Web has created an increasing demand for interaction designers and...
The Calder Toolkit: Wired and Wireless Components for Rapidly Prototyping Interactive Devices (2004)
Johnny C. Lee, Daniel Avrahami, Scott E. Hudson, Jodi Forlizzi, Paul H. Dietz, Darren Leigh
Toolkits and other tools have dramatically reduced the time and technical expertise needed to design and implement graphical user interfaces (GUIs) allowing high-quality, interative, usercentered...
A Design-Centred Framework for Social Human-Robot Interaction (2004)
Christoph Bartneck, Jodi Forlizzi
Robots currently integrate into our everyday lives, but little is known about how they can act socially. In this paper we propose a definition of social robots and describe a framework that...
Ian Li, Advised Anind, K. Dey, Jodi Forlizzi
I am broadly interested in human-computer interaction (HCI), ubiquitous computing, and interaction design. Specifically, my interests are in developing technologies that enable people to make better...
Understanding Experience in Interactive Systems (2004)
Understanding experience is a critical issue for a variety of professions, especially design. To understand experience and the user experience that results from interacting with products, designers...
The Calder Toolkit: Wired and Wireless Components for Rapidly Prototyping Interactive Devices (2004)
Johnny C. Lee, Daniel Avrahami, Scott E. Hudson, Jodi Forlizzi, Paul H. Dietz, Darren Leigh
Toolkits and other tools have dramatically reduced the time and technical expertise needed to design and implement graphical user interfaces (GUIs) allowing high-quality, iterative, user-centered...
Predicting human interruptibility with sensors: a Wizard of Oz feasibility study (2003)
Scott E. Hudson, James Fogarty, Christopher G. Atkeson, Daniel Avrahami, Jodi Forlizzi, Sara Kiesler, ...
A person seeking someone else’s attention is normally able to quickly assess how interruptible they are. This assessment allows for behavior we perceive as natural, socially appropriate, or simply...
Predicting human interruptibility with sensors: a Wizard of Oz feasibility study (2003)
James Fogarty, Scott E. Hudson, Christopher G. Atkeson, Jodi Forlizzi, Sara Kiesler, Johnny C. Lee, ...
A person seeking another person’s attention is normally able to quickly assess how interruptible the other person currently is. Such assessments allow behavior that we consider natural, socially...
Predicting human interruptibility with sensors: a Wizard of Oz feasibility study (2003)
Scott E. Hudson, James Fogarty, Christopher G. Atkeson, Daniel Avrahami, Jodi Forlizzi, Sara Kiesler, ...
A person seeking someone else’s attention is normally able to quickly assess how interruptible they are. This assessment allows for behavior we perceive as natural, socially appropriate, or simply...
The Kinedit System: Affective Messages Using Dynamic Texts (2003)
Jodi Forlizzi, Johnny Lee, Scott E. Hudson
Kinetic (dynamic) typography has demonstrated the ability to add significant emotive content and appeal to expressive text, allowing some of the qualities normally found in film and the spoken word...
Predicting human interruptibility with sensors: a Wizard of Oz feasibility study (2003)
James Fogarty, Scott E. Hudson, Christopher G. Atkeson, Daniel Avrahami, Jodi Forlizzi, Sara Kiesler, ...
A person seeking another person’s attention is normally able to quickly assess how interruptible the other person currently is. Such assessments allow behavior that we consider natural, socially...
All robots are not created equal: The design and perception of humanoid robot heads (2002)
Carl F. Disalvo, Francine Gemperle, Jodi Forlizzi, Sara Kiesler
This paper presents design research conducted as part of a larger project on human-robot interaction. The primary goal of this study was to come to an initial understanding of what features and...
The kinetic typography engine: an extensible system for animating expressive text (2002)
Johnny C. Lee, Jodi Forlizzi, Scott E. Hudson
Kinetic typography – text that uses movement or other temporal change – has recently emerged as a new form of communication. As we hope to illustrate in this paper, kinetic typography can be seen...
All robots are not created equal: The design and perception of humanoid robot heads (2002)
Carl F. Disalvo, Francine Gemperle, Jodi Forlizzi, Sara Kiesler
This paper presents design research conducted as part of a larger project on human-robot interaction. The primary goal of this study was to come to an initial understanding of what features and...
Specifying behavior and semantic meaning in an unmodified layered drawing package (2002)
James Fogarty, Jodi Forlizzi, Scott E. Hudson
In order to create and use rich custom appearances, designers are often forced to introduce an unnatural gap into the design process. For example, a designer creating a skin for a music player must...
MessyDesk and MessyBoard: Two Designs Inspired by the Goal of Improving Human Memory (2002)
Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial...
All robots are not created equal: The design and perception of humanoid robot heads (2002)
Carl F Disalvo, Francine Gemperle, Jodi Forlizzi, Sara Kiesler
This paper presents design research conducted as part of a larger project on human-robot interaction. The primary goal of this study was to come to an initial understanding of what features and...
Aesthetic Information Collages: Generating Decorative Displays that Contain Information (2001)
James Fogarty, Jodi Forlizzi, Scott E. Hudson
Normally, the primary purpose of an information display is to convey information. If information displays can be aesthetically interesting, that might be an added bonus. This paper considers an...
The building blocks of experience: an early framework for interaction designers (2000)
Design activity has recently attempted to embrace “designing the user experience. ” Designers need to demystify how we design for user experience and how the products we design achieve specific...
WebThumb: Interaction Techniques for Small-Screen Browsers
Small-screen Browsers, Jacob O. Wobbrock, Jodi Forlizzi, Scott E. Hudson, Brad A. Myers
The proliferation of wireless handheld devices is placing the World Wide Web in the palms of users, but this convenience comes at a high interactive cost. The Web that came of age on the desktop is...