Welcome to York HCI: Human Computer Interaction Research Group
Latest News:
The Cool Wall of HCI
Inspired by a certain TV programme about cars, the Cool Wall of HCI is where research, ideas, gadgets, games, websites, computers - anything vaguely related to HCI is discussed by the York HCI Group and placed into varying categories of coolness.
Building Bridges at INTERACT 2011
The HCI Group was well represented at the recent INTERACT Conference in Lisbon. IFIP Working Group 13.3 on "Human Computer Interaction and Disabilities" (which Helen is Vice-Chair of) organised a one day pre-conference workshop on "Accessible Design in the Digital World".
Remote Assessment of Accessibility at HCII 2011
A paper by Dr Christopher Power, Prof Helen Petrie, Andre Freire, and David Swallow was recently delivered at the HCI International 2011 conference in Orlando, Florida. The paper explores a novel way of remotely evaluating the WCAG 2.0 accessibility techniques with web users with visual disabilities.
A Taxonomy of Number Error at BCS HCI 2011
Sarah Wiseman, Paul Cairns and Anna Cox had a paper at the BCS HCI 2011 conference. Sarah was an MSc on our programme in Human-Centred Interactive Technologies and in her dissertation, she worked with Paul to look at the sorts of errors people make when entering numbers into interactive devices.
The Human Computer Interaction research group at the University of York is one of the oldest in the UK. It is part of the university-wide York HCI group, which includes members in the departments of Engineering, Psychology and Sociology. The group undertakes research into the design and evaluation of interactive systems from both theoretical and applied perspectives. The group has a highly interdisciplinary approach drawing on methodologies from anthropology, computer science, mathematics, psychology and sociology.
The York HCI website contains the following sections:
- People: Lists people associated with York HCI along with their affiliations and personal websites.
- Research: Information about the research topics currently being investigated by York HCI members.
- MSc in Human-Centred Interactive Technologies: Our Masters course for those wishing to increase their knowledge of HCI
- Events: Lists of upcoming and recent events of interest, including our weekly seminar series.
- Collaborations: Ongoing collaborations between York HCI and external organisations.
- Resources: Resources available to members of York HCI for managing their presence on the web.