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Professor STEVE BENFORD's Outputs (15)

Object-focused mixed reality storytelling: technology-driven content creation and dissemination for engaging user experiences (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Darzentas, D., Flintham, M., & Benford, S. (2018, November). Object-focused mixed reality storytelling: technology-driven content creation and dissemination for engaging user experiences. Presented at 22nd Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics, Athens, Greece

In this paper we present the creation and deployment of a concerted set of Mixed Reality Technologies designed for creating engaging public experiences and enhanced storytelling opportunities focused on artefacts. Under the title of the Mixed Reality... Read More about Object-focused mixed reality storytelling: technology-driven content creation and dissemination for engaging user experiences.

fNIRS and Neurocinematics (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramchurn, R., Maior, H. A., Wilson, M. L., Martindale, S., Benford, S., & Cai, M. (2018, October). fNIRS and Neurocinematics. Poster presented at fNIRS2018, Tokyo, Japan

Designing musical soundtracks for Brain Controlled Interface (BCI) systems (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramchurn, R., Chamberlain, A., & Benford, S. (2018, September). Designing musical soundtracks for Brain Controlled Interface (BCI) systems. Presented at Audio Mostly 2018: a conference on interaction with sound

This paper presents research based on the creation and development of two Brain Controlled Interface (BCI) based film experiences. The focus of this research is primarily on the audio in the films; the way that the overall experiences were designed,... Read More about Designing musical soundtracks for Brain Controlled Interface (BCI) systems.

The design of future music technologies: ‘sounding out’ AI, immersive experiences & brain controlled interfaces (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chamberlain, A., Bødker, M., Kallionpää, M., Ramchurn, R., De Roure, D., Benford, S., Dix, A., & Gasselseder, H.-P. (2018, September). The design of future music technologies: ‘sounding out’ AI, immersive experiences & brain controlled interfaces. Presented at Audio Mostly 2018: a conference on interaction with sound

This paper outlines some of the issues that we will be discussing in the workshop “The Design of Future Music Technologies: ‘Sounding Out’ AI, Immersive Experiences & Brain Controlled Interfaces.” Musical creation, performance and consumption is at a... Read More about The design of future music technologies: ‘sounding out’ AI, immersive experiences & brain controlled interfaces.

Digital interventions to reduce sedentary behaviors of office workers: Scoping review (2018)
Journal Article
Huang, Y., Benford, S., & Blake, H. (2019). Digital interventions to reduce sedentary behaviors of office workers: Scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(2), Article e11079. https://doi.org/10.2196/11079

© Yitong Huang, Steve Benford, Holly Blake. Background: There is a clear public health need to reduce office workers’ sedentary behaviors (SBs), especially in the workplace. Digital technologies are increasingly being deployed in the workplace to mea... Read More about Digital interventions to reduce sedentary behaviors of office workers: Scoping review.

An AI-based design framework to support musicians' practices (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Martinez-Avila, J., Hazzard, A., Chamberlain, A., Greenhalgh, C., & Benford, S. (2018, September). An AI-based design framework to support musicians' practices. Presented at Audio Mostly 2018: Sound in Immersion and Emotion, Wrexham, UK

The practice of working musicians extends beyond the act of performing musical works at a concert. Rather, a significant degree of individual and collaborative preparation is necessitated prior to the moment of presentation to an audience. Increasing... Read More about An AI-based design framework to support musicians' practices.

Discomfort—the dark side of fun (2018)
Book Chapter
Benford, S., Greenhalgh, C., Giannachi, G., Walker, B., Marshall, J., Tennent, P., & Rodden, T. (2018). Discomfort—the dark side of fun. In M. Blythe, & A. Monk (Eds.), Funology 2: from usability to enjoyment (209-224). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68213-6_13

For many of us, the notion of ‘fun’ conjures up visions of experiences that are amusing, pleasant, entertaining, playful—perhaps even frivolous. Rides, games, shows and perhaps even the experience of visiting an art gallery can embody these senses of... Read More about Discomfort—the dark side of fun.

Deepening visitor engagement with museum exhibits through hand-crafted visual markers (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ali, S., Koleva, B., Bedwell, B., & Benford, S. (2018, June). Deepening visitor engagement with museum exhibits through hand-crafted visual markers. Presented at 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference DIS '18, Hong Kong, China

Visual markers, in particular QR codes, have become widely adopted in museums to enable low cost interactive applications. However, visitors often do not engage with them. In this paper we explore the application of visual makers that can be designed... Read More about Deepening visitor engagement with museum exhibits through hand-crafted visual markers.

Enhancing supervised classifications with metamorphic relations (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xu, L., Towey, D., French, A. P., Benford, S., Zhou, Z. Q., & Chen, T. Y. (2018, May). Enhancing supervised classifications with metamorphic relations. Presented at Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Metamorphic Testing - MET '18

We report on a novel use of metamorphic relations (MRs) in machine learning: instead of conducting metamorphic testing, we use MRs for the augmentation of the machine learning algorithms themselves. In particular, we report on how MRs can enable enha... Read More about Enhancing supervised classifications with metamorphic relations.

Designing the Audience Journey through Repeated Experiences (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S., Greenhalgh, C., Hazzard, A., Chamberlain, A., Kallionpää, M., Weigl, D. M., Page, K. R., & Lin, M. (2018, April). Designing the Audience Journey through Repeated Experiences. Presented at CHI '18: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Montreal, QC, Canada

We report on the design, premiere and public evaluation of a multifaceted audience interface for a complex non-linear musical performance called Climb! which is particularly suited to being experienced more than once. This interface is designed to en... Read More about Designing the Audience Journey through Repeated Experiences.

#Scanners 2 – The MOMENT: a new brain-controlled movie (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramchurn, R., Wilson, M. L., Martindale, S., & Benford, S. (2018, April). #Scanners 2 – The MOMENT: a new brain-controlled movie. Presented at CHI 2018: ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Extended Abstracts), Montreal QC, Canada

While many still consider interactive movies an unrealistic idea, current delivery platforms like Netflix, commercial VR, and the proliferation of wearable sensors mean that adaptive and responsive entertainment experiences are an immediate reality.... Read More about #Scanners 2 – The MOMENT: a new brain-controlled movie.

Customizing hybrid products (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S., Koleva, B., Preston, W., Angus, A., Thorn, E.-C., & Glover, K. (2018, April). Customizing hybrid products. Presented at CHI 2018: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Montreal, QC, Canada

We explore how the convergence of the digital and physical into hybrid products leads to new possibilities for customization. We report on a technology probe, a hybrid advent calendar with both paper form and digital layers of content, both of which... Read More about Customizing hybrid products.

Sensibility, narcissism and affect: using immersive practices in design for embodied experience (2018)
Journal Article
Spence, J., & Benford, S. (2018). Sensibility, narcissism and affect: using immersive practices in design for embodied experience. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2(2), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti2020015

‘Embodiment’ need not focus on isolated individuals or group interactions. This article articulates the potential for designs that prompt participants to bring relationships with other people to mind. These can be fleeting relationships between parti... Read More about Sensibility, narcissism and affect: using immersive practices in design for embodied experience.