Just out - Issue 76 of Interfaces Magazine

Interaction, the HCI service of the BCS, is pleased to announce the publication of issue 76 of Interfaces Magazine. The magazine is published by Interaction - a specialist HCI group of the British Computer Society (BCS) and features a special collection of articles on Games and HCI from a wide range of contributors including:

* Interacting with Ubiquitous Media by Jan Borchers
* Deflections by Gilbert Cockton
* A tropical analysis of game interfaces by Steven Allick, Clive Fencott and Charlie McElone
* On measuring the gaming experience by Paul Cairns
* Measuring video game usability by Graham McAllister
* My work: Developing a mixed reality game by Johannes Löschner
* A return ticket to reality, please by Rod McCall
* Externalisation – How writing changes thinking by Alan Dix
* Designing the WishDish by Philip Webb
* New Graduates Need to be creators as well as critics by Giles Colborne
* Experiencing Design by Chaya Narayanan Kutty & Robert St Amant
* My PhD by Cecily Morrison, and
* Book Reviews by Shailey Minocha

For more information, including future submission dates and membership details contact the editor, John Knight, john.knight@vodafone.com, or visit our website (linked below).

Associated Link: Interaction

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Source: System Concepts Ltd, 3 July 2009
 
Leslie Fountain has been promoted to joint Managing Director of leading usability consultancy System Concepts.

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Source: UN, 2 July 2009
 
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Interfaces Magazine - Issue 79: The Education Issue
Source: Interaction Group, 1 July 2009
 
The latest issue of Interfaces is now available as a free download from the Interaction Website.

Two new Behavioural research Tools from Noldus
Source: UN, 30 June 2009
 
Tool updates make on-site behavioural data collection easier.

Cell Phones that Listen and Learn
Source: MIT Technology Review, 29 June 2009
 
New software tracks a user's behavior by monitoring everyday sounds.

Top Six Don’ts for Usability Testing
Source: FutureNow Inc., 27 June 2009
 
Six tips for creating quality usability tests to ensure useful feedback from testers.

Usability: ‘Lovely software. But I can’t work it’
Source: FT.com, 26 June 2009
 
In a recent survey by Global Graphics, 77 per cent of office workers estimate they lose up to one hour a week because business software is difficult to use.

And what do you do?
Source: Dexo Design, 25 June 2009
 
How do you describe your job role? Here are the results of a recent 'Preferred UX/UI Title' Poll.

Most Doctors cite Usability as critical to Electronic Health Record Adoption
Source: TMCNet, 24 June 2009
 
It's all about 'meaningful use'.

Glossy monitors look good but can hurt
Source: QUT, 23 June 2009
 
A new advisory cites research which suggests high gloss monitors make users sit awkwardly.