{"365591":{"#nid":"365591","#data":{"type":"news","title":"People-Focused Computing Research in 2014 Took Users in New Directions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EComputing technology research takes on many forms in the GVU Center, whether it\u0027s deciphering the social media stratosphere, putting Atlanta\u0027s wider public transit information at your fingertips, reimagining digital storytelling, improving sustainable urban farms, or a score of other high-concept applications and prototypes that are advancing how technology impacts our lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2014, our researchers broke new ground on how to get the most out of technology interactions. This snapshot of our community of researchers shows a small sample of computing possibilities becoming reality through the collaborative and dynamic environments at Georgia Tech and the GVU Center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKickstarter phrases that pay (and don\u0027t)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech studying the burgeoning phenomenon of crowdfunding have learned that the language used in online fundraising hold surprisingly predictive power about the success of such campaigns.\u0026nbsp;As part of their study of more than 45,000 projects on Kickstarter, Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EEric Gilbert\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Computer Science doctoral candidate\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ETanushree Mitra\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;reveal dozens of phrases that pay and a few dozen more that may signal the likely failure of a crowd-sourced effort.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gvu.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-researchers-reveal-phrases-pay-kickstarter\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead More\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~gte115v\/wip0483-fieslerSC.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDo you read terms of service? Maybe you should.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA key usability problem for websites is the complexity of their terms and conditions. Within the HCI community, attention to this issue to date has primarily focused on privacy policies. Human-Centered Computing\u0026nbsp;doctoral candidate\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECasey Fiesler\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAmy Bruckman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;begin to build on this work, extending it to copyright terms. With so many people posting everything from status updates to digital art online, intellectual property rights are increasingly important to the end user. The researchers conducted a content analysis of 30 different websites where users can share creative work, focusing on the licenses and usage rights that users grant to those websites.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gvu.gatech.edu\/news\/do-you-read-terms-service-maybe-you-should-0\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead More\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIntegrating real-time information for\u0026nbsp;metro Atlanta public transit\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe mobile app\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atlanta.onebusaway.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOneBusAway\u003C\/a\u003E, which tracks public transportation in real time,\u0026nbsp;added\u0026nbsp;arrival times for MARTA trains in 2014 in addition to the MARTA buses and Georgia Tech shuttles already featured in the app. The app\u0026nbsp;also added the\u0026nbsp;new Atlanta Streetcar route (which opened\u0026nbsp;at the end of 2014),\u0026nbsp;continuing to grow its network of\u0026nbsp;real-time\u0026nbsp;transit information.\u0026nbsp;OneBusAway is being intregrated into Atlanta\u2019s transit network by Georgia Tech researchers, led by Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EKari Watkins\u003C\/strong\u003E. The app\u2019s developers\u0026nbsp;plan to add bus data for Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) Xpress, Cobb Community Transit (CCT), Gwinnett County Transit, the Atlantic Station shuttle, other local university systems, and other systems equipped with GPS tracking. The research\u0026nbsp;has a growing national footprint with the app being used in other major spots such as\u0026nbsp;New York, the Seattle area, Tampa, and elsewhere.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/03\/05\/onebusaway-app-now-tracks-marta-trains-real-time\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead More\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0Onob10BwgA\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVideo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLB7jAXT4DsfaX-d25uuj6N2CxnUJAdIxW\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECHI 2014 - One of a CHInd\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers delivered an incredible lineup of work in human-computer interaction at CHI 2014 showing the growing complexities in technology use and emerging needs of end users. Researchers talk about their work and the contributions Georgia Tech - a Top 10 institution with accepted research at CHI -\u0026nbsp;is making to the field. Also, CHI 2014 saw the debut of the Georgia Tech-curated wearable computing exhibit \u0022Meeting the Challenge: The Path Towards a Consumer Wearable Computer.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chi.gatech.edu\/2014\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech at CHI Website\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URWYhavIPOk\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmerging app-based performance art for shared experiences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChoreographer and former ARTech resident artist\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Jonah Bokaer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;finished the first part of a two-year campus residency at Georgia Tech where he is creating \u201cApplied Movement: App Development for Choreography.\u201d Working with the Ferst Center, he is developing an app called Crowd Codes, a framework consisting of software components that enable groups to participate in a shared movement-based artistic and educational experience by using their mobile phones. He has conducted campus workshops and community outreach in addition to the mobile app collaboration, which is designed to explore crowd movement in public spaces on a large scale.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/jonahbokaer.net\/apps\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead More\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWearables exhibit tour\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommercial products for wearable computing technology -\u0026nbsp;Apple Watch and\u0026nbsp;Google Glass being the most high profile -\u0026nbsp;are now being widely announced and becoming a part of the public consciousness. Georgia Tech researchers, led by Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EThad Starner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Research Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EClint Zeagler\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;curated a one-of-a-kind collection of wearable technology in 2014 to show the path that the technology has taken through the decades and in different industries. The exhibit - \u0022Meeting the Challenge: The Path Towards a Consumer Wearable Computer\u0022 - was shown at\u0026nbsp;several major international\u0026nbsp;venues (starting at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9q7PCy28BvU\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECHI 2014\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;during the summer and fall. In Germany, it was featured\u0026nbsp;at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.clintzeagler.com\/2014\/06\/16\/meeting-berlin-wearable-computing-exhibition-at-the-factory\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFactory Berlin at the Berlin Wall\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.clintzeagler.com\/2014\/07\/15\/meeting-merkel-wearable-exhibition-travels-to-german-cdu-headquarters\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChristian Democratic Union Headquarters\u003C\/a\u003E, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.clintzeagler.com\/2014\/08\/14\/meeting-munich-deutsches-museum-exhibition-august-11-2014-september-26-2014\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDeutsches Museum\u003C\/a\u003E. Next, it made its way to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.clintzeagler.com\/2014\/10\/11\/meeting-tianjin-world-economic-forum\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWorld Economic Forum\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in China. The exhibit\u0027s\u0026nbsp;public debut in the United States is at Georgia Tech this month\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wcc.gatech.edu\/content\/opening-reception-january-8th-2015\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethrough Jan. 23\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/05\/29\/future-and-history-wearable-computing\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead More\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Dj_jtB368o\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EData science for social good\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the Data Science for Social Good internship program, sponsored by Georgia Tech and Oracle, GT\u0026nbsp;students talked\u0026nbsp;with farmers and volunteers over a 10-week period during the summer\u0026nbsp;about\u0026nbsp;crops, planting schedules, harvest requests, visitor demographics and other data crucial to\u0026nbsp;daily operations.\u0026nbsp;Urban agriculture, the students realized, is a complex undertaking. Their challenge was to create a streamlined data management system for the farm. Program Director and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EEllen Zegura\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;said the program allowed\u0026nbsp;students to solve real-world problems instead of relying on sample data sets, and\u0026nbsp;it\u0026nbsp;educated\u0026nbsp;local non-profits on the need for better data systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/06\/30\/georgia-tech-uses-data-science-promote-social-good\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead More\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/artnotart.org\/farnear\/projet\/projet.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBending narratives for new digital\u0026nbsp;experiences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProjet is a location-based story using a panoramic visual effect and narration to transport the viewer metaphorically to the French Massif Central. Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJay Bolter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;discusses the project, which is intended as the first in a series of such narratives to explore how panoramas can establish the visual counterpart to text narratives, creating a sense of space and location.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VfJPQSbQXXM\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVideo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWearable tech of many designs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech continues to advance several research innovations that are helping to shape a wearable computing future rich with applications. Among Georgia Tech\u2019s accepted work at the International Symposium on Wearable Computers\u0026nbsp;in September was\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=arqrxglMzIw\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewearable dance technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that garnered a Design Exhibition Jury Award, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/06\/23\/wearable-computing-gloves-can-teach-braille-even-if-you%E2%80%99re-not-paying-attention\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Evibrating gloves\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that allow users to learn braille by simply wearing the haptic-enhanced device. The gloves were nominated for a 2014 Smithsonian People\u2019s Design Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/wearable-tech-innovations\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERead More\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch Showcase and Foley Scholars Dinner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe biannual GVU Center Research Showcase invited visitors in October\u0026nbsp;to an alternate reality populated with artificial intelligences, devices to communicate with animals, augmented landscapes bending space and time, computer-embedded fashion garments, futuristic screen experiences, auditory technologies, and much more. Homecoming week also recognized the 2014-2015 Foley Scholars, whose work exemplifies\u0026nbsp;computing-powered innovations that\u0026nbsp;guide\u0026nbsp;users through a rapidly shifting technology culture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/homecoming-2014\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead More\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVisualizing the world, one data set at a time\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt VIS 2014 - consisting of\u0026nbsp;IEEE\u0027s joint conferences on Visual Analytics Science and Technology, Information Visualization, and Scientific Visualization - Georgia Tech researchers played a leading role in the proceedings, which marked the 25th anniversary of academic research in the field. Professor\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;John Stasko\u003C\/strong\u003E, co-chair of the VIS25 committee, says there is a growing \u2018democratization\u2019 of data visualization where more people and organizations can now create sophisticated interactive visualizations due to some of the tools and toolkits that the\u0026nbsp;research community has created.\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech\u0027s contributions this year provided both new visualization techniques and case studies of visualization applied to real world problems from areas such as finance, network cybersecurity, pediatric asthma care, and marine biology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/visualization-2014\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERead More\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate researchers discuss what drives them in their chosen fields\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHuman-Centered Computing doctoral candidates\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAlexander Zook\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDeana Brown\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Music Technology doctoral candidate\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMason Bretan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;talk about what makes them passionate about their research and what it involves - the graduate\u0026nbsp;work combines technical depth with a focus on human impact, at scales ranging from the individual to the societal.\u0026nbsp;The researchers took time out at the end of the year to share their stories, which show not only insight into their research, but the collaborative nature of the community\u0026nbsp;fostered by GVU founder and Professor\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;James Foley.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/research\/grants-and-scholarships\/james-d-foley-gvu-center-endowment\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead More\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- See more at: http:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/2014-year-review#sthash.8WjBepAX.dpuf\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 2014, GVU Center researchers broke new ground on how to get the most out of technology interactions. 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