Welcome to York HCI: Human Computer Interaction Research Group

Latest News:
Do you understand Russian?
Russia's Channel One interviewed Alistair Edwards about his work with the CreST Network on using synthetic and human voices in a pioneering concert. You can watch the interview online (in Russian).

Food for Thought at DIS2012
Lucy Buykx attended the "Food for Thought: Designing for Critical Reflection on Food" workshop at Designing Interactive Systems (DIS2012) in Newcastle, UK.
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Think Tank at ICAD
Anna Bramwell-Dicks attended the International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD) in Atlanta, Georgia as a "Think Tank Scholar".
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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.
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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.

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Interested in participating in research?

We are seeking volunteers who would like to join our participants and take part in interviews, discussion groups and practical studies related to our research. Please visit our research participation page for more information.