James L. Alty

James Alty has worked for over 30 years in Human Computer Interaction. He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the Computer Science Department at Loughborough University (UK) and lectures part-time there. Previously he was a Professor of Computer Science at Liverpool University (1972-82) Strathclyde University (1982-90) and at Loughborough University. Between 1984-90 he was Executive Director of the Turing Institute in Glasgow and Chair of the Scottish HCI Centre. From 1991-2003 he was a co-director of the LUTCHI Research Centre at Loughborough University.

He has over 100 research publications mainly in HCI area and has written a number of books including Computer Skills and User Interface(1980). His research interests are Auditory Interfaces, Process Control Interfaces and Multimedia.   

 

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Publications by James L. Alty (bibliography)

» 2006 «

Alty, James L., Al-Sharrah, A. and Beacham, N. (2006): When humans form media and media form humans: An experimental study examining the effects different digital media have on the learning outcomes of students who have different learning styles. In Interacting with Computers, 18 (5) pp. 891-909

» 2005 «

Rigas, Dimitrios and Alty, James L. (2005): The rising pitch metaphor: an empirical study. In International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 62 (1) pp. 1-20

Alty, James L. and Rigas, Dimitrios (2005): Exploring the use of structured musical stimuli to communicate simple diagrams: the role of context. In International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 62 (1) pp. 21-40

» 2002 «

Vickers, Paul and Alty, James L. (2002): Using music to communicate computing information. In Interacting with Computers, 14 (5) pp. 435-456

Vickers, Paul and Alty, James L. (2002): Musical program auralisation: a structured approach to motif design. In Interacting with Computers, 14 (5) pp. 457-485

Vickers, Paul and Alty, James L. (2002): When bugs sing. In Interacting with Computers, 14 (6) pp. 793-819

» 2000 «

Alty, James L., Knott, R. P., Anderson, Ben and Smyth, M. (2000): A Framework for Engineering Metaphor at the User Interface. In Interacting with Computers, 13 (2) pp. 301-322

Miah, T. and Alty, James L. (2000): Vanishing Windows Technique for Adaptive Window Management. In Interacting with Computers, 12 (4) pp. 337-355

» 1998 «

Alty, James L. and Rigas, Dimitrios I. (1998): Communicating Graphical Information to Blind Users Using Music: The Role of Context. In: Karat, Clare-Marie, Lund, Arnold, Coutaz, Joëlle and Karat, John (eds.) Proceedings of the ACM CHI 98 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference April 18-23, 1998, Los Angeles, California. pp. 574-581. Available online

Rigas, Dimitrios I. and Alty, James L. (1998): How Can Multimedia Designers Utilize Timbre?. In: Johnson, Hilary, Nigay, Laurence and Roast, C. R. (eds.) Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers XIII August 1-4, 1998, Sheffield, UK. pp. 273-286.

» 1997 «

Alty, James L. (1997): Human Computer Interaction: The Year 2000 and Beyond. In: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 1997. pp. 193-196.

» 1996 «

Williams, David, Duncumb, Iain and Alty, James L. (1996): Matching Media to Goals: An Approach Based on Expressiveness. In: Sasse, Martina Angela, Cunningham, R. J. and Winder, R. L. (eds.) Proceedings of the Eleventh Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers XI August, 1996, London, UK. pp. 333-347.

» 1995 «

Anderson, Ben and Alty, James L. (1995): Everyday Theories, Cognitive Anthropology and User-Centred System Design. In: Kirby, M. A. R., Dix, Alan J. and Finlay, Janet E. (eds.) Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers X August, 1995, Huddersfield, UK. pp. 121-135.

Smyth, Michael, Anderson, Ben and Alty, James L. (1995): Metaphor Reflections and a Tool for Thought. In: Kirby, M. A. R., Dix, Alan J. and Finlay, Janet E. (eds.) Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers X August, 1995, Huddersfield, UK. pp. 137-150.

Alty, James L. (1995): Can We Use Music in Computer-Human Communication?. In: Kirby, M. A. R., Dix, Alan J. and Finlay, Janet E. (eds.) Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers X August, 1995, Huddersfield, UK. pp. 409-423.

» 1994 «

Anderson, Ben, Smyth, Michael, Knott, R. P., Bergan, Marius, Bergan, Julie and Alty, James L. (1994): Minimising Conceptual Baggage: Making Choices about Metaphor. In: Cockton, Gilbert, Draper, Steven and Weir, George R. S. (eds.) Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers IX August 23-26, 1994, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. pp. 179-194.

Bray, A. D. and Alty, James L. (1994): Multiple Worlds: An Approach to Multimedia Resource Management Using Truth Maintenance. In Interacting with Computers, 6 (2) pp. 135-150

» 1993 «

Alty, James L., Diaper, Dan and Guest, D. (eds.) Proceedings of the Eighth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VIII August 7-10, 1993, Loughborough University, UK.

» 1992 «

Edmonds, Ernest, Alty, James L., Clarke, Anthony and Scrivener, Stephen A. R. (1992): The LUTCHI Research Centre. In: Monk, Andrew, Diaper, Dan and Harrison, Michael D. (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VII August 15-18, 1992, University of York, UK. pp. 527-529.

Shackel, Brian, Alty, James L. and Reid, Peter (1992): HILITES -- The Information Service for the World HCI Community. In ACM SIGCHI Bulletin, 24 (3) pp. 40-49

» 1991 «

Alty, James L. (1991): Multimedia -- What is It and How Do We Exploit It?. In: Diaper, Dan and Hammond, Nick (eds.) Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VI - Usability Now August 20-23, 1991, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. pp. 31-44.

» 1989 «

Alty, James L. and Mullin, Jim (1989): Dialogue Specification in the GRADIENT Dialogue System. In: Sutcliffe, Alistair and Macauley, Linda (eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers V August 5-8, 1989, University of Nottingham, UK. pp. 151-168.

» 1987 «

Alty, James L. and Mullin, Jim (1987): The Role of the Dialogue System in a User Interface Management System. 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. 1007-1012.

» 1986 «

Alty, James L. and McKell, P. (1986): Application Modelling in a User Interface Management System. In: Harrison, Michael D. and Monk, Andrew (eds.) Proceedings of the Second Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers - Designing for Usability August 23-26, 1986, University of York, UK. pp. 319-335.

» 1985 «

Coombs, Michael J. and Alty, James L. (1985): An Application of the Birmingham Discourse Analysis System to the Study of Computer Guidance Interactions. In Human-Computer Interaction, 1 (3) pp. 243-282

Alty, James L. and Ritchie, Russell A. (1985): A Path Algebra Support Facility for Interactive Dialogue Designers. In: Johnson, Peter and Cook, Stephen (eds.) Proceedings of the Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers - Designing the Interface August 17-20, 1985, University of East Anglia. pp. 128-137.

Brooks, Andrew and Alty, James L. (1985): The Use of Rule Induction, A Knowledge Acquisition Technique for Expert Systems, to Interpret HCI Experiments. In: Johnson, Peter and Cook, Stephen (eds.) Proceedings of the Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers - Designing the Interface August 17-20, 1985, University of East Anglia. pp. 255-263.

» 1984 «

Alty, James L. (1984): Use of Path Algebras in an Interactive Adaptive Dialogue System. In: Shackel, Brian (ed.) INTERACT 84 - 1st IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction September 4-7, 1984, London, UK. pp. 351-354.

Alty, James L. (1984): The Application of Path Algebras to Interactive Dialogue Design. In Behaviour and Information Technology, 3 (2) pp. 119-132

» 1982 «

Coombs, Michael J., Gibson, R. and Alty, James L. (1982): Learning a First Computer Language: Strategies for Making Sense. In International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 16 (4) pp. 449-486

» 1981 «

Coombs, M. J. and Alty, James L. (eds.) (1981): Computing Skills and the User Interface. New York, NY, Academic Press
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» 1980 «

Alty, James L. and Coombs, Michael J. (1980): Face-to-Face Guidance of University Computer Users -- I. A Study of Advisory Services. In International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 12 (4) pp. 389-405

Coombs, Michael J. and Alty, James L. (1980): Face-to-Face Guidance of University Computer Users -- II. Characterizing Advisory Interactions. In International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 12 (4) pp. 407-429

 

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