Frank Vetere

Surrogate-Aloud: A Human Surrogate Method for Remote Usability Evaluation and Ideation in Virtual Reality

A Irlitti, T Hoang, F Vetere

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Virtual and augmented reality offer comparative performance in terms of remote usability testing to lab-based co-located settings...

Avatar-mediated communication in social vr: An in-depth exploration of older adult interaction in an emerging communication platform

S Baker, J Waycott, R Carrasco

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

While HCI researchers have begun designing personalised VR experiences for older adults, there has been limited research examining..

Echolocation as a Means for People with Visual Impairment (PVI) to Acquire Spatial Knowledge of Virtual Space

Ronny Andrade, Jenny Waycott, Steven Baker, Frank Vetere

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2021  |  ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

In virtual environments, spatial information is communicated visually. This prevents people with visual impairment (PVI) from acce..

Insertables: Beyond Cyborgs and Augmentation to Convenience and Amenity

Kayla J Heffernan, Frank Vetere, Shanton Chang

Book Chapter  |  2021

Lessons Learnt from Designing a Smart Clothing Telehealth System for Hospital Use

D Aggarwal, T Hoang, B Ploderer, F Vetere, RA Khot, M Bradford

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

In this paper, we describe the design journey of a smart clothing system, SoPhy from the research laboratory to finally being eval..

Physiotherapy Over a Distance

Deepti Aggarwal, Bernd Ploderer, Thuong Hoang, Frank Vetere, Mark Bradford

Journal article  |  2020  |  ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare

Wearable technologies offer potential in supporting assessment of lower limb movements in video consultations, which otherwise are..

School’s Back: Scaffolding Reminiscence in Social Virtual Reality with Older Adults

Steven Baker, Ryan Kelly, Jenny Waycott, Romina Carrasco, Roger Bell, Zaher JOUKHADAR, Thuong Hoang, Elizabeth Ozanne, Frank Vetere

Journal article  |  2020  |  Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

Social virtual reality (social VR) is an emerging technology that has the potential to support unique social experiences for group..

Co-Designing with Orangutans

Sarah Webber, Marcus Carter, Wally Smith, Frank Vetere

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

In creating digital technologies for animals, designers often seek to deploy and adapt human-centred techniques of interaction des..

Combining gaze and AI planning for online human intention recognition

R Singh, T Miller, J Newn, E Velloso, F Vetere, L Sonenberg

Journal article  |  2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Intention recognition is the process of using behavioural cues, such as deliberative actions, eye gaze, and gestures, to infer an ..

Evaluating the use of interactive virtual reality technology with older adults living in residential aged care

S Baker, J Waycott, E Robertson, R Carrasco, BB Neves, R Hampson, F Vetere

Journal article  |  2020  |  Information Processing and Management

Background and objectives: As technologies gain traction within the aged care community, better understanding their impact becomes..