Publications

Wimmer, C., Stainer, B., Grechenig, T. (2022) On the Impact of Competitive Gameplay on Text Entry Performance – A Study Based on a Mobile Typing Game. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI ’22 Extended Abstracts), April 29-May 5, 2022, New Orleans, LA, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 6 pages. [Video Preview] [Video Presentation] [PDF] [DOI]

Wimmer, C., Untertrifaller, A., Grechenig, T. (2020) SketchingInterfaces: A Tool for Automatically Generating High-Fidelity User Interface Mockups from Hand-Drawn Sketches. In 32nd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI ’20). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 538–545. [Video Presentation] [PDF] [DOI]

Oziom, M., Bachl, S., Wimmer, C., Grechenig, T. (2019) GroFin: enhancing in-store grocery shopping with a context-aware smartphone app. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM ’19). ACM, New York, NY, USA, Article 29, 11 pages. [DOI]

Wimmer, C., Schlögl, R., Kappel, K., Grechenig, T. (2019). Measuring mobile text entry performance and behaviour in the wild with a serious game. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM ’19). ACM, New York, NY, USA, Article 8, 11 pages. [PDF] [DOI]

Schlögl, R., Wimmer, C., Grechenig, T. (2019) Hyper Typer: A Serious Game for Measuring Mobile Text Entry Performance in the Wild. In Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’19). ACM, New York, NY, USA, Paper LBW0259, 6 pages. [PDF] [DOI]

Wimmer, C., Biegler, S., Harms, J., Kappel, K., Grechenig, T. (2018) SQT: A tool for the automated measurement of respondent behaviour and response quality in health-related gamified online surveys . In SeGAH 2018 IEEE 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health. IEEE. [PDF] [DOI]

Baldauf, M., Brandner, A., Wimmer, C. (2017) Mobile and gamified blended learning for language teaching: studying requirements and acceptance by students, parents and teachers in the wild. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM ’17). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 13-24. [DOI]

Baldauf, M., Adegeye, F., Alt, F., Harms, J. (2016) Your browser is the controller: advanced web-based smartphone remote controls for public screens. In PerDis ’16 Proceedings of the 5th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays. ACM. [DOI]

Harms, J. (2016) Past, Present, and Future of Form-based User Interfaces: Innovative Design for Evolving the `Form’ User Interface Metaphor. PhD thesis, Faculty of Informatics at the Vienna University of Technology. [Permalink and Fulltext]

Spiesberger, P., Jungwirth, F., Wöss, C., Bachl, S., Harms, J., Grechenig, T. (2015) Woody: a location-based smartphone game to increase children’s outdoor activities in urban environments. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM ’15). ACM, pages 368-372. [PDF, 323KB] [DOI].

Harms, J., Seitz, D. , Wimmer, C. , Kappel, K. , Grechenig, T. (2015) Low-Cost Gamification of Online Surveys: Improving the User Experience through Achievement Badges. In CHI PLAY ’15, Proceedings of the 2nd ACM SIGCHI annual symposium on Computer-human interaction in play. ACM.  [PDF, 728KB] [DOI].

Harms, J., Biegler, S. , Wimmer, C. , Kappel, K. , Grechenig, T. (2015) Gamification of Online Surveys: Design Process, Case Study, and Evaluation – INTERACT 2015, volume 9296 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 214-231. Springer. [PDF, 3.5MB] [DOI].

Harms, J., Kratky, M. , Wimmer, C. , Kappel, K. , Grechenig, T. (2015) Navigation in Long Forms on Smartphones: Scrolling worse than Tabs, Menus, and Collapsible Fieldsets – INTERACT 2015, volume 9296 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer. [PDF, 475KB] [DOI].

Harms, J., Wimmer, C. , Kappel, K. , Grechenig, T. (2014) Gamification of Online Surveys: Conceptual Foundations and a Design Method based on the MDA Framework. In Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational. ACM.
[PDF, 219KB] [DOI]

Harms, J., Wimmer, C. , Kappel, K. , Grechenig, T. (2014) Design Space for Focus+Context Navigation in Web Forms. In Proceedings of the EICS ’14 ACM Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems. ACM.
[PDF, 1.3MB] [DOI].

Harms, J. (2013) Research Goals for Evolving the ‘Form’ User Interface Metaphor towards more Interactivity. Human Factors in Computing and Informatics, volume 7946 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 819–822. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. [PDF, 0.3MB] [DOI].

Vande Moere, A., Tomitsch, M., Wimmer, C., Christoph, B. & Grechenig, T. (2012). Evaluating the Effect of Style in Information Visualization,  IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol.18, no.12, 2739-2748.

Kappel, K., & Grechenig, T. (2011). ” Show-Me” — water conservation through ambient feedback. i-com , 10 (2), 26-33.

Bachl, S., Tomitsch, M., Kappel, K. & Grechenig, T. (2011). The Effects of Personal Displays and Transfer Techniques on Collaboration Strategies in Multi-touch Based Multi-display Environments. Proceedings of 13th IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT ’11). [PDF, 2.1MB]

Wimmer, C., Weishapl, P., Grechenig, T., & Kappel, K. (2011). Aesthetic Quality of Physical Behavior and its Impact on User Experience. Body, Movement, Gestures & Tactility in Interaction with Mobile Devices, workshop at MobileHCI 2011, Stockholm, Sweden. [PDF, 201kB]

Bachl, S., Tomitsch, M., Wimmer, C., & Grechenig, T. (2010). Challenges for Designing the User Experience of Multi-touch Interfaces. Engineering Patterns for Multi-Touch Interfaces 2010, a workshop of the ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems 2010, Berlin, Germany. [PDF, 444kB]

Schlögl, R., Tomitsch, M., Wimmer, C., Grechenig, T., & Kappel, K. (2009). Audio-tactile location markers: accessible real-world tagging for the blind. IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. [PDF, 536kB]

Wimmer, C., Tomitsch, M., & Grechenig, T. (2009). Evaluating the usability of 1D fisheye lists. IADIS conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction. [PDF, 312kB]

Kappel, K. & Grechenig, T. (2009). “show-me”: Water Consumption at a glance to promote Water Conservation in the Shower. The 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (Persuasive 2009).

Rolando A. Cardenas-Tamayo, J. Antonio García-Macías, Timothy M. Miller, Patrick Rich, Janet Davis, Joan Albesa, Manel Gasulla, Jorge Higuera, María Teresa Penella, José Garcia, Alejandro Fernández-Montes, Maria-Angeles Grado-Caffaro, Karin Kappel, Thomas Grechenig, lhan Umut, Erdem U, Josh Wall, John Ward, “Pervasive Computing Approaches to Environmental Sustainability,” IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 8, no.1, pp. 54-57, January-March, 2009.

Kappel, K. & Grechenig, T. (2008). Creating Energy Awareness using Ambient Information Systems as Persuasive Technology. ACM CHI 2008 Surrounded by persuasive Ambient Intelligence

Kappel, K. & Grechenig, T. (2008). From Feedback to Awareness: An Ambient Water Consumption Display. In Proceedings of the Poster Session at the Tenth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp2008).

Tomitsch, M., Schlögl, R., Grechenig, T., Wimmer, C. & Költringer, T. (2008). Accessible Real-World Tagging through Audio-Tactile Location Markers. In Proceedings of the Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction (NordiCHI’08). [PDF, 219kB]

Tomitsch, M., Grechenig, T. & Schlögl, R. (2008). Real-World Tagging in the Wild: On the Usability and Accessibility of NFC-based Interactions. Workshop on Future Mobile Experiences: next generation mobile interaction and contextualization, co-located with the Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction (NordiCHI’08).

Tomitsch, M., Grechenig, T., Vande Moere, A. & Renan, S. (2008). Information Sky: Exploring Ceiling-based Data Representations. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV’08), pp. 100-105. [PDF, 252kB]

Tomitsch, M., Grechenig, T. & Vande Moere, A. (2008). A Framework for Architecture as a Medium for Expression. Workshop on Pervasive Expression, co-located with the International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive’08). [PDF, 158kB]

Tomitsch, M., Grechenig, T. & Mayrhofer, S. (2007). Mobility and Emotional Distance: Exploring the Ceiling as an Ambient Display to provide Remote Awareness. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE’07). [PDF, 155kB]

Tomitsch, M. & Grechenig, T. (2007). Reaching for the Ceiling: Exploring Modes of Interaction. Adjunct Proceedings of the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp’07). [PDF, 98kB]

Tomitsch, M. & Grechenig, T. (2007). Design Implications for a Ubiquitous Ambient Sound Display for the Deaf. In Proceedings of the Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technology for People with Vision and Hearing Impairments.

Leitner, M., Tomitsch, M., Költringer K., Kappel, K. & Grechenig, T. (2007). Designing Tangible Tabletop Interfaces for Patients in Rehabilitation. In Proceedings of the Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technology for People with Vision and Hearing Impairments.

Tomitsch, M., Aigner, W. & Grechenig, T. (2007). A Concept to Support Seamless Spectator Participation in Sports Events Based on Wearable Motion Sensors. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Applications. [PDF, 168 kB]

Költringer, T., Isokoski, P. & Grechenig, T. (2007). TwoStick: Writing with a Game Controller. In Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2007 (GI 2007), 103-110. [Project Website], [PDF, 535kB]

Tomitsch, M., Kappel, K., Lehner, A. & Grechenig, T. (2007). Towards A Taxonomy For Ambient Information Systems. In Proceedings of the Pervasive 2007 Workshop on the Issues of Designing and Evaluating Ambient Information System. [PDF, 125 kB]

Költringer, T., Ngo Van, M. & Grechenig, T. (2007). Game Controller Text Entry with Alphabetic and Multi-Tap Selection Keyboards. In Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2007), 2513-2518. [PDF, 238kB]

Költringer, T., Tomitsch, M., Kappel, K., Zrno, M. & Grechenig, T. (2007). Understanding Spatial Mobile Service Discovery using Pointing and Touching. ACM CHI 2007 Workshop on Mobile Spatial Interaction. [PDF, 101 kb]

Tomitsch, M., Grechenig, T. & Wascher, P. (2006). Personal and Private Calendar Interfaces support Private Patterns: e.g. Diaries, Relations, Emotional Expressions. In Proceedings of the Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction (NordiCHI 2006). [PDF, 73 kb]

Költringer, T., Tomitsch, M., Kappel, K & Grechenig, T. (2006). Guidelines for Designing Usable DVD Menus. In Proceedings of the 20th British HCI conference (HCI 2006), Vol. 2. [PDF, 61 kb]

Tomitsch, M., Grechenig, T., Kappel, K. & Költringer, T. (2006). Experiences from Designing a Tangible Musical Toy. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC 2006), 169-170. [PDF, 79 kB]

Kappel, K., Tomitsch, M., Költringer, T. & Grechenig, T. (2006). Developing User Interface Guidelines for DVD Menus. In Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2006), 177 – 182. [PDF, 77 kb]

Goudarzi, V. & Stanislav, T. (2006). PEDdo: Steps to a Healthy Lifestyle. In Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2006), 1825 – 1830. [PDF, 280 kb]

Költringer, T., Kappel, K., & Grechenig, T. (2005). GlueBar: A Solution Pattern for Integrating Interfaces into Self-Contained Applications. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2005), Vol.3: Human-Computer Interfaces: Concepts, New Ideas, Better Usability, and Applications. CD-ROM.

Költringer, T., Tomitsch, M., Kappel, K., Kalbeck, D. & Grechenig, T. (2005). Implications for Designing the User Experience of DVD Menus. In Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2005), 1565 – 1568. [PDF, 65kB]

Költringer, T. & Grechenig, T. (2005). Usability and Acceptability Issues for Implementing a Nation Wide Personal Electronic Medical Record. ACM CHI 2005 Workshop on HCI Challenges in Health Assessment.

Kriglstein S. & Wallner G. (2005). HOMIE: an artificial companion for elderly people. In Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2005), 2094 – 2098. [PDF, 64kB]

Aigner, W., Tomitsch, M., Stroe, M. & Rzepa R. (2004) Be a judge!: wearable wireless motion sensors for audience participation. CHI Extended Abstracts 2004: 1617-162 [PDF, 288kB]

Költringer, T., & Grechenig, T. (2004). Comparing the Immediate Usability of Graffiti 2 and Virtual Keyboard. In Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2004), 1175-1178. [PDF, 256kB]