Topics and Conference Themes

We invite contributions on all topics related to Human-Computer Interaction including technical, empirical and theoretical aspects. In keeping with the theme: New Directions in Interaction: Information Environments, Media and Technology, topics of interest include:

Information Environments
  • Computer mediated communication
  • Computer supported co-operative work
  • Emotion and affective user interfaces
  • Virtual reality and 3-D interfaces


Interaction Design
  • User studies and fieldwork including ethnographic methods
  • Analysis and design methods including task and interaction modelling, scenarios, storyboards
  • Participatory design and co-operative design technique
  • Methods for incorporating user and cognitive models into design processes


New Technology
  • Ubiquitous computing and smart environments
  • Augmented reality and tangible interfaces
  • Context-aware computing
  • Novel input and interaction technologies including speech I/O and tactile input technologies