Protocols were misreviewed, personal data was released without informed consent, researchers were given incorrect information. IRB problems now threaten HCI research in Bloomington.
IU sends Five to CHI … Again.
For the second consecutive year, it appears the IU School of Informatics will send five team to Florence, Italy to compete in the next round of the CHI Student Design Competition. Now in the fifth year of the event, IU has won the competition twice, placed in the top four six times, and sent a total of 19 teams to this major conference for human-computer interaction.
Wiimote Whiteboard compared to vendor option
Drew McKinney just released his video comparing Johnny Lee’s Wiimote Whiteboard hack with commercial smart boards, like the one used in his mom’s middle school classroom. The biggest difference, of course, is the cost. It cost about $50 to create Lee’s wiimote version, whereas vendors charge upwards of $3000 for smart boards.