Browsing Multimedia Systems Research Laboratory by Title
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Applying soft systems methodology to multimedia systems requirements analysis
The Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) was used to identify requirements for the development of one or more information systems for a local company. The outcome of using this methodology was the development of three multimedia ... -
Augmented reality projects in the automotive and aerospace industries
The 2003 International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality was accompanied by a workshop on potential industrial applications. The organizers wisely called it potential because the real use of augmented reality (AR) ... -
Carpeno: interfacing remote collaborative virtual environments with table-top interaction
Creativity is enhanced by communication and collaboration. Thus, the increasing number of distributed creative tasks requires better support from computer-mediated communication and collaborative tools. In this paper we ... -
Detecting instruments in classical music: A view on timbre, musical features, and classification
This thesis describes research on recognition of classical instruments from isolated tones and musical passages. The intention is to evaluate the robustness of the features and the efficiency of the data analysis methods ... -
Display of interactive artwork: pilot test of two different interfaces
The display of interactive artwork plays an increasingly important role in modern museums and galleries. However, the reaction of visitors has not been extensively tested to date. We present a pilot study that investigates ... -
Early experiences in measuring multimedia systems development effort
The development of multimedia information systems must be managed and controlled just as it is for other generic system types. This paper proposes an approach for assessing multimedia component and system characteristics ... -
Eliciting information portrayal requirements: experiences with the critical decision method
This study is part of research that is investigating the notion that human performance in dynamic and intentional decision making environments, such as ambulance dispatch management, can be improved if information is ... -
Experimental transformation of a cognitive schema into a display structure
The purpose of this paper is to report on an experiment conducted to evaluate the feasibility of an empirical approach for translating a cognitive schema into a display structure. This experiment is part of a series of ... -
A goal-oriented approach for designing decision support displays in dynamic environments
This paper reports on how the Critical Decision Method, a cognitive task analysis technique, was employed to identify the goal states of tasks performed by dispatchers in a dynamic environment, the Sydney Ambulance ... -
Increased website popularity through compliance with usability guidelines
To create more interest is usability awareness in website development, further benefits of usability need to be introduced and examined. This paper attempts to identify and measure a positive correlation between compliance ... -
Industry practices in project management for multimedia information systems
This paper describes ongoing research directed at formulating a set of appropriate measures for assessing and ultimately predicting effort requirements for multimedia systems development. Whilst significant advances have ... -
Information portrayal for decision support in dynamic intentional process environments
This paper reports on preliminary findings of a cognitive task analysis conducted at an ambulance despatch control center. The intense and dynamic nature of the decision making environment is first described, and the ... -
Naturalistic decision making in emergency ambulance command and control
This paper reports on a field study into the nature of decision making in the command and control of emergency ambulances at the London Ambulance Service (LAS). This paper will describe how real-time decisions are made by ... -
Parallel processes and situation awareness display design
In recent years there has been trend away from single sensor/single (SS/SI) indicator boards as the means by which overall understanding of current work-flow is expressed. Rather, computer screen based Supervisory Control ... -
St John's Ambulance Service, Southern Region: Control centre dispatch profile (1997–2001)
The St John's Ambulance Service, Southern Region Control Centre (the control centre) is located in Dunedin City and controls 56 ambulances based in 26 regional stations. The Southern Region covers an area of approximately ... -
Supporting task performance: is text or video better?
Multimedia technology allows a variety of the presentation formats to portray instructions for performing a task. These formats include the use of text, graphics, video, aural, photographs, used singly or in combination ... -
TwistMouse for simultaneous translation and rotation
A common task in many computer applications is positioning objects on the screen. In real life one would simply move the object on the two dimensional plane in one seamless motion translating and rotating simultaneously. ... -
Wayfinding/navigation within a QTVR virtual environment: preliminary results
This paper reports on an investigation into wayfinding principles, and their effectiveness within a virtual environment. To investigate these principles, a virtual environment of an actual museum was created using QuickTime ...