Search Results - "Blat, Josep"

Analysis of pedestrian behaviors through non-invasive Bluetooth monitoring by Yoshimura, Yuji, Amini, Alexander, Sobolevsky, Stanislav, Blat, Josep, Ratti, Carlo

“…This paper presents a novel framework to analyze pedestrians' behavioral patterns throughout shopping environments in the historical center of Barcelona,…”
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Aging with ICTs in the 21st century by Sayago, Sergio, Blat, Josep, Romero, Margarida, Sawchuk, Kim

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A Review of Constructivist Learning Methods with supporting Tooling in ICT Higher Education: Defining Different Types of Scaffolding by Melero, Javier, Hernández-Leo, Davinia, Blat, Josep

“…Information and Communication Technology (ICT) engineering education is facing a decreasing interest by students. To deal with this issue, a need for shifting…”
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SOS: Orchestrating Collaborative Activities Across Digital and Physical Spaces Using Wearable Signaling Devices by Hernández-Leo, Davinia, Nieves, Raul, Arroyo, Ernesto, Rosales, Andrea, Melero, Javier, Blat, Josep

“…Carrying out collaborative learning activities (supported by technologies or not) typically involves the coordination of multiple participants, in their…”
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QTIMaps: A Model to Enable Web Maps in Assessment by Navarrete, Toni, Santos, Patricia, Hernandez-Leo, Davinia, Blat, Josep

“…Test-based e-Assessment approaches are mostly focused on the assessment of knowledge and not on that of other skills, which could be supported by multimedia…”
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When we talk about older people in HCI, who are we talking about? Towards a ‘turn to community’ in the design of technologies for a growing ageing population by Righi, Valeria, Sayago, Sergio, Blat, Josep

“…•We present a 5-year research-through-design study that explores ICT use by older people.•We discuss common assumptions in the discourse of designing ICT for…”
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Telling the story of older people e-mailing: An ethnographical study by Sayago, Sergio, Blat, Josep

“…While e-mail is the Internet application most used by older people, very little is known about how they interact with e-mail systems and use them in their…”
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3D graphics on the web: A survey by Evans, Alun, Romeo, Marco, Bahrehmand, Arash, Agenjo, Javi, Blat, Josep

“…In recent years, 3D graphics has become an increasingly important part of the multimedia web experience. Following on from the advent of the X3D standard and…”
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Extensible Spherical Fibonacci Grids by Marques, Ricardo, Bouville, Christian, Bouatouch, Kadi, Blat, Josep

“…Spherical Fibonacci grids (SFG) yield extremely uniform point set distributions on the sphere. This feature makes SFGs particularly well-suited to a wide range…”
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Older people's production and appropriation of digital videos: an ethnographic study by Ferreira, Susan M., Sayago, Sergio, Blat, Josep

“…While most of today's children, young people, and adults are both consumers and producers of digital content, very little is known about older people as…”
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Multimodal Visual Data Registration for Web-Based Visualization in Media Production by Kim, Hansung, Evans, Alun, Blat, Josep, Hilton, Adrian

“…Recent developments of video and sensing technology have led to large volumes of digital media data. Current media production relies on videos from the…”
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Older people becoming successful ICT learners over time: challenges and strategies through an ethnographical lens by Blat, Josep

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Auditory and haptic feedback to train basic mathematical skills of children with visual impairments by Marichal, Sebastián, Rosales, Andrea, González Perilli, Fernando, Pires, Ana Cristina, Blat, Josep

“…Physical manipulatives, such as rods or tiles, are widely used for mathematics learning, as they support embodied cognition, enable the execution of epistemic…”
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Everyday use of computer-mediated communication tools and its evolution over time: an ethnographical study with older people by Blat, Josep

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Everyday use of computer-mediated communication tools and its evolution over time: An ethnographical study with older people by Sayago, Sergio, Sloan, David, Blat, Josep

“…► Older people make a very rich use of computer-mediated communication tools. ► Cognitive-related issues are time-persistent, independent of ICT experience. ►…”
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The co-evolution of taxi drivers and their in-car navigation systems by Girardin, Fabien, Blat, Josep

“…The recent market success of in-car navigation systems creates an opportunity to investigate the appropriation of location-aware systems outside laboratory…”
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Digital Footprinting: Uncovering Tourists with User-Generated Content by Girardin, F., Calabrese, F., Fiore, F.D., Ratti, C., Blat, J.

“…Novel methods and tools are being developed to explore the significance of the new types of user-related spatiotemporal data. This approach helps uncover the…”
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Optimizing layout using spatial quality metrics and user preferences by Bahrehmand, Arash, Batard, Thomas, Marques, Ricardo, Evans, Alun, Blat, Josep

“…Computational design is one of the most common tasks of immersive computer graphics projects, such as games, virtual reality and special effects. Layout…”
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Beeping socks and chirping arm bands: wearables that foster free play by Rosales, Andrea, Sayago, Sergio, Blat, Josep

“…Three playful wearable accessories incorporate design principles that promote individuality, natural interaction, ubiquity, and intimacy to encourage…”
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Going Beyond Telecenters to Foster the Digital Inclusion of Older People in Brazil: Lessons Learned from a Rapid Ethnographical Study by Ferreira, Susan M., Sayago, Sergio, Blat, Josep

“…Telecenters take on a prominent role within the current information and communications technology (ICT) ecosystem in Brazil. They are seen by a great many as a…”
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