Brenda K. Laurel
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"Brenda Laurel"
Publications by Brenda K. Laurel (bibliography)
Allen, Philip van, Burdick, Anne, Willis, Holly, Sterling, Bruce, Laurel, Brenda K. and Hafermaas, Nik (2007): The New Ecology of Things. Pasadena, California, US, Media Design Program at Art Center College of Design
“What happens when every object and space has a life of its own? That's the question taken up by The New Ecology of Things (NET). In an era of ubiquitous computing, The New Ecology of Things provides a framework for addressing the complex challenges of a world of networked, computational things. The call for interesting ideas in the realm of pervasive computing is frequently directed at designers. The New Ecology of Things answers that call by going beyond the limited vision of 'smart things that think for you' and moving toward the design of meaningful interactions that make the most of our very human experience in the world.”
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Laurel, Brenda K. (2004): Narrative construction as play. In Interactions, 11 (5) pp. 73-74.
Don, Abbe, Brennan, Susan, Laurel, Brenda K. and Shneiderman, Ben (1992): Anthropomorphism: From Eliza to Terminator 2. In: Bauersfeld, Penny, Bennett, John and Lynch, Gene (eds.) Proceedings of the ACM CHI 92 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference June 3-7, 1992, Monterey, California. pp. 67-70.
Laurel, Brenda K., Bates, Joseph, Don, Abbe and Strickland, Rachel (1991): Interface and Narrative Arts: Contributions from Narrative, Drama, and Film. In: Robertson, Scott P., Olson, Gary M. and Olson, Judith S. (eds.) Proceedings of the ACM CHI 91 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference April 28 - June 5, 1991, New Orleans, Louisiana. pp. 381-383.
“This panel will explore both theoretical and practical contributions from the disciplines of narrative, drama, and film to the field of interface design. Example applications in information retrieval, art, education, simulation, entertainment, and programming will be explored.”
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Don, Abbe, Oren, Tim and Laurel, Brenda K. (1991): Guides 3.0. In: Robertson, Scott P., Olson, Gary M. and Olson, Judith S. (eds.) Proceedings of the ACM CHI 91 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference April 28 - June 5, 1991, New Orleans, Louisiana. pp. 447-448.
Laurel, Brenda K. (1991): Computers as Theatre. Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley Publishing
Laurel, Brenda K. (ed.) (1990): Art of Human-Computer Interface Design. Addison-Wesley Publishing
Laurel, Brenda K., Oren, Tim and Don, Abbe (1990): Issues in Multimedia Interface Design: Media Integration and Interface Agents. In: Carrasco, Jane and Whiteside, John (eds.) Proceedings of the ACM CHI 90 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference 1990, Seattle, Washington,USA. pp. 133-139.
“A central challenge in the design of multimedia databases is integrating information from different media sources while reducing the cognitive load imposed on users by the tasks of learning and operating the interface. In light of results from a prototype multimedia project developed at Apple, we believe that an agent-style interface addresses this challenge in several ways. This paper discusses techniques for achieving media integration and details the use of interface agents in facilitating `navigation', enhancing content through point of view, and supporting users in a variety of instrumental and experiential tasks.”
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Laurel, Brenda K. (ed.) (1990): The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design. Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley Publishing
Mountford, S. Joy, Buxton, Bill, Krueger, Myron W., Laurel, Brenda K. and Vertelney, Laurie (1989): Drama and Personality in User Interface Design. In: Bice, Ken and Lewis, Clayton H. (eds.) Proceedings of the ACM CHI 89 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference April 30 - June 4, 1989, Austin, Texas. pp. 105-108.
“The title of this panel immediately leaps out as being out of place. Of all the things that come to mind when one thinks of computers and user interfaces, drama and personality are among the last. The point here is not to make using computers more dramatic, per se, but to learn and borrow from the performing arts about techniques that could improve main stream interface design. The contributions described in this panel are borrowed from the theatrical world, film producing and music. In all the panelists work, the user is at the very center of creating the actual user interface experience, either through direct user participation or via engaging the individual viewer's personality. The panelists' pioneering research has produced and created several examples of new user interface experiences and designs. The discussion will focus on what techniques offer the most promise for facilitating the design of really new experiential user interfaces.”
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Laurel, Brenda K. (1986): Interface as Mimesis. In: Norman, Donald A. and Draper, Stephen W. (eds.). "User Centered System Design: New Perspectives on Human-Computer Interaction". Lawrence Erlbaum Associates pp. 67-86
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