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Denise C. R. Benel

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Pub. period:1987-1992
Pub. count:5
Number of co-authors:5

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Number of publications with 3 favourite co-authors:

Richard Horst:2
Jr. Donald Ottens:2
Russell A. Benel:1

Productive colleagues

Denise C. R. Benel's 3 most productive colleagues in number of publications:

Russell A. Benel:7
Richard Horst:3
Jr. Donald Ottens:2

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Publications by Denise C. R. Benel (bibliography)

1992

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Benel, Russell A. and Benel, Denise C. R. (1992): Influence of Background Appearance on Visual Accommodation. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 36th Annual Meeting 1992. pp. 1445-1449.

“Many experimental and real-world viewing situations provide a context in which the target stimulus is displayed against a background set at a different but determinate distance. Conversely, other situations occur where the background distance is indeterminate, i.e., a textureless background. There has been evidence accumulating over the past two decades to suggest that the assumption of accurate visual accommodation will not be sustained under all these circumstances. Although earlier assumptions held that the centrally located stimulus would determine the level of accommodation, this experiment tests that assumption by varying the cues to background distance (well-textured, lighted, distant background and the same background unilluminated) and the distance to the target stimulus. Two groups of six participants observed targets (2 deg.) at six distances (0.9, 1.8, 3.7, 7.3, 14.6 and 29.3 m) and their visual accommodation was measured with a laser optometer. Results indicated that the group viewing the visible distant background evidenced a more distant accommodative response with the typical lag of accommodation. These results indicate that conditions of accommodation in the natural environment may have a profound effect on accommodative accuracy. In turn, this inaccuracy has been shown by others to correlate with inaccuracies in the perception of size and distance. Inaccurate accommodation has been found to delay target detection appreciably as well. Ameliorative approaches are discussed.”

1991

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Benel, Denise C. R., Ottens, Jr. Donald and Horst, Richard (1991): Use of the Eyegaze System in a Usability Laboratory. In ACM SIGCHI Bulletin, 23 (4) pp. 56-57.

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Benel, Denise C. R., Ottens, Jr. Donald and Horst, Richard (1991): Use of an Eyetracking System in the Usability Laboratory. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 35th Annual Meeting 1991. pp. 461-465.

“There are many situations in assessing product or system usability where it is desirable to know where a person is looking. Currently, eyetracking systems that provide this capability are rarely found in organizations that are involved in usability engineering. In contrast, one of the unique features of the Contel Intelligent System's Usability Laboratory (recently merged with GTE Laboratories) is the Eyegaze System, an eyetracking system, developed by LC Technologies. Our desire is to implement an approach for characterizing a computer user's ocular "behavior" in a way that supplements the measures of performance that cab be derived from observations of overt behavior. This presentation will describe an eye movement study conducted using PRODIGY Display Screens, highlighting the use of the Eyegaze System as a usability tool. A short video will be presented (1) showing the Eyegaze System as an integral facet of the usability laboratory, and (2) showing results of the type of study that can be performed using an eyetracking system for usability assessments.”

1988

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Benel, Denise C. R. (1988): Access to Electronic Office Equipment by Users with Disabilities. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. pp. 271-272.

“"...providing electronic equipment accessibility for individuals with disabilities who have special needs is an idea whose time has come" (GSA/ED Guidelines, 1987). The objective of the panel is to provide information to the Human Factors community on (1) the new GSA/ED Accessibility Guidelines with which all government procurements initiated after September 30, 1988 shall comply, and (2) selected issues related to accessibility of electronic equipment by those with disabilities.”

1987

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Benel, Denise C. R., Talley, Walter T. and Addington, John D. (1987): Human Factors Research in Remote Display Systems. In: Bullinger, Hans-Jorg and Shackel, Brian (eds.) INTERACT 87 - 2nd IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction September 1-4, 1987, Stuttgart, Germany. pp. 765-770.

“The U.S. Postal Service processes millions of mail pieces daily using sorting machines that have poor ergonomic design, suboptimal throughput, and associated operator fatigue. Two experiments are discussed on display imaging requirements conducted as part of the research leading to the envisioned new generation of sorting machines that will digitally capture a mail piece image, route it to an operator who views the image on a CRT screen and keys in the destination code which controls the sorting of the mail piece.”

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