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CFP: ACM SIGCHI New Zealand conference on Computer-Human Interaction (CHINZ) 2013 (15-16 Nov): Christchurch.

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Call for Participation – CHINZ 2013
The 14th Annual ACM SIGCHI_NZ conference on Computer-Human Interaction will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners involved with Human Computer Interaction in New Zealand or other parts of the world.
The CHINZ 2013 Conference will be held on November 15 – 16 at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. CHINZ 2013 aims to bring together people interested in any aspect of HCI and Interaction Design, to allow them to share their experiences, exchange their ideas, learn from one another, and promote collaboration in research and development.
We are encouraging submissions and participation from a broad range of disciplines, including, but not limited to Computer and Information Science, Psychology, Design, Human Factors, and Interactive Arts.
Important dates:
Friday, September 27th – CHINZ Submission Deadline
Monday, October 14th – Response to authors
Friday, November 1st – Camera-ready copies
Friday, November 15th – Conference starts
Saturday, November 16th – Conference ends
Paper templates:
Please use the standard ACM paper templates for paper submission

NB Christchurch is the gateway to some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.http://www.christchurchnz.com/new-zealand/

Li Wang (Neil) wins best student paper prize at CHINZ 2011

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Neil Wang, a Master of Design student at the Auckland School of Design, was awarded the best student paper at the CHINZ2011 conference in Hamilton yesterday. He presented his pilot study results, (final results will hopefully appear later). Neil received NZ$300 and a certificate from the 12th ACM SIGCHI-NZ Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, held at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, over 4-5 July 2011.

Title: A Pilot Study of Four Cultural Touch-Screen Games

Abstract:Four simple single-player games (based on the “Four Arts” of traditional Chinese culture) have been designed in Flash for a touch-screen display. The aim is to allow players to experience a digital interactive recreation of traditional Chinese culture, in order to understand features of traditional Chinese culture and related philosophical concepts such as Daoism. To evaluate the effectiveness of the design, a pilot study was conducted with twelve participants, six were Chinese speaking and six were not. The pilot study suggest that there are differences between Chinese and non-Chinese users in perceived notions of authenticity and ease of use and it has provided us with ideas on how to improve both the games and the evaluation.

The “Go” game on the HP touchscreen.

Monday and Tuesday-interactive entertainment conference Wellington!

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On Monday and Tuesday I will be in Wellington New Zealand, at the College of Creative Arts – Old Museum Building, Buckle St, Wellington, Teagardens (upper level east part of the old Museum Building), for..

The 7th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment-ie2010!!

The Katie Salen Keynote is open to the public!

Katie Salen- Leading game designer and author of ” The Rules of Play” will be at the IE2010 conference at Massey next week. Her keynote talk is open to the public. Monday 22nd November at 9.30am in the Tea
Gardens, Massey University, Museum Building, Buckle Street, Wellington.
Tickets are $20.00 waged or $5.00 student. Tickets available at the door.

vacancy for HCI researcher at HIT Lab NZ

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The HIT Lab NZ (www.hitlabnz.org) at the University of Canterbury has a continuing full time lecture/senior lecture position available. We are looking for an outstanding HCI researcher who is interested in leading research in novel computer interfaces/interaction design and working closely with graduate students.

The deadline is tight – March 8th, but it’s a great role and probably the only position of its type that we will have available for the next few years. It’s ideal for someone who would like to do great research in an academic environment without having too much teaching overhead.

If you know anyone who might be interested please get them to have a look at:
http://vacancies.canterbury.ac.nz/positiondetail.asp?p=4684
or get them to email mark.billinghurst AT hitlabnz.org