Browsing University of Waterloo by Type "Conference Paper"
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A Framework and Taxonomy of Videogame Playing Preferences
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2017-10-15)Player preferences for different gaming styles or game elements has been a topic of interest in human-computer interaction for over a decade. However, current models suggested by the extant literature are generally based ... -
From Coast to Coast: Canadian Collaboration in a Changing RDM Seascape
(2016-06-06)There is power in collaboration. With academic institutions across Canada preparing for possible changes in funding requirements around sharing and preserving data and the submission of data management plans, librarians ... -
The Gamification User Types Hexad Scale
(ACM, 2016-10-16)Several studies have indicated the need for personalizing gamified systems to users' personalities. However, mapping user personality onto design elements is difficult. Hexad is a gamification user types model that attempts ... -
Gearbox Fault Detection using Synchro-squeezing Transform
(Elsevier, 2016)This paper presents a novel fault-detection method for gearbox vibration signatures using synchro-squeezing transform (SST). Premised upon the concept of time-frequency (TF) reassignment, SST provides a sharp representation ... -
Group vs Individual: Impact of TOUCH and TILT Cross-Device Interactions on Mixed-Focus Collaboration
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2018-04-28)Cross-device environments (XDEs) have been devel-oped to support a multitude of collaborative activities. Yet, little is known about how different cross-device in-teraction techniques impact group collaboration; in-cluding ... -
Heat Transfer Analysis Of Windows With Venetian Blinds: A Comparative Study
(2007-06)The potential to reduce building load and annual energy consumption is widely recognized in the use of shading devices to control solar gain. Consequently, the ability to include and model shading layers in complex glazing ... -
Heuristic Evaluation for Gameful Design
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2016-10-16)Despite the emergence of many gameful design methods in the literature, there is a lack of evaluation methods specific to gameful design. To address this gap, we present a new set of guidelines for heuristic evaluation of ... -
Hybrid Virtual Holonomic Constraints for a 2-D.O.F. Bipedal Robot
(IEEE, 2015-06-25)We apply virtual holonomic constraints (VHCs) to a fully actuated Euler-Lagrange system with impacts : a bipedal walking robot consisting of a stance leg, swing leg and hip mass. We call these hybrid virtual holonomic ... -
Identifying Potential Conflict in Land-Use Planning Using a Values-Centered E-Participation Tool: A Canadian Case Study in Aggregate Mining
(2019-01-08)An innovative e-participation tool is used to facilitate the articulation of value-laden assumptions, and to identify key points of likely conflict in an aggregate mining controversy in Ontario, Canada. The expert model ... -
Increasing Passersby Engagement with Public Large Interactive Displays: A Study of Proxemics and Conation
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2018-11-19)Prior research has shown that large interactive displays de- ployed in public spaces are often underutilized, or even un- noticed, phenomena connected to ‘interaction’ and ‘display blindness’, respectively. To better ... -
Incremental and Commutative Composition of State-Machine Models of Features
(IEEE, 2015-05)In this paper, we present a technique for incre- mental and commutative composition of state-machine models of features, using the FeatureHouse framework. The inputs to FeatureHouse are feature state-machines (or state-machine ... -
Indoor-Side Convection Coefficients for Complex Fenestration Systems with Roller Blinds
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2017-01)In order to characterize the resistor network that describes convective heat transfer on the indoor side of a complex fenestration system, three convection coefficients are needed. Although methods to obtain convection ... -
Integrated estimation structure for the tire friction forces in ground vehicles
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016-07)This paper presents a novel corner-based force estimation method to monitor tire capacities required for the traction and stability control systems. This is entailed for more advanced vehicle stability systems in harsh ... -
Investigating Game Mechanics that Target Players' Self-Control While Maintaining Engagement
(ACM, 2018-10-23)Whenever someone chooses to study instead of going to a party, or forgo dessert after dinner, that person is exercising self-control. Self-control is essential for achieving long-term goals, but isn't easy. Games present ... -
Investigating the Impact of Cooperative Communication Mechanics on Player Performance in Portal 2
(Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society, 2016-06)Cooperative communication mechanics, such as avatar gestures or in-game visual pointers, enable player collaboration directly through gameplay. We currently lack a deeper understanding of how players use cooperative ... -
Juicy Haptic Design: Vibrotactile Embellishments Can Improve Player Experience in Games
(ACM, 2021-05)Game designers and researchers employ a sophisticated language for producing great player experiences with concepts such as juici- ness, which refers to excessive positive feedback. However, much of their discourse excludes ... -
Laminar Free Convection from a Pair of Horizontal Cylinders: A Three-Temperature Problem
(2015-06)The formulation of multi-temperature convection problems in terms of a single driving temperature difference and a single heat transfer coefficient does not properly reflect the physics of the problem. Paired heat transfer ... -
Large Aperiodic Semigroups
(World Scientific Publishing, 2015-11-01)We search for the largest syntactic semigroups of star-free languages having n left quotients; equivalently, we look for the largest transition semigroups of aperiodic finite automata with n states. We first introduce ... -
Learning Filters for the 2D Wavelet Transform
(IEEE, 2018)We propose a new method for learning filters for the 2D discrete wavelet transform. We extend our previous work on the 1D wavelet transform in order to process images. We show that the 2D wavelet transform can be represented ... -
Learning Trustworthy Web Sources to Derive Correct Answers and Reduce Health Misinformation in Search
(ACM, 2022-07)When searching the web for answers to health questions, people can make incorrect decisions that have a negative effect on their lives if the search results contain misinformation. To reduce health misinformation in search ...