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Overview

Steve Benford is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Computer Science, with a primary focus on Human-Computer Interaction. Their research spans several subfields, including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Sociology and Political Science, Museology, and Social Psychology.

The central research topics addressed in their work include:

  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Interactive and Immersive Displays
  • Museums and Cultural Heritage
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Music Technology and Sound Studies
  • Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
  • Technology Use by Older Adults

Steve Benford has authored multiple papers published in notable venues. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Unpacking Non-Dualistic Design: The Soma Design Case," 2021, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • "Thresholds," 2020, Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage
  • "Translations and Boundaries in the Gap Between HCI Theory and Design Practice," 2020, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • "Contesting control: journeys through surrender, self-awareness and looseness of control in embodied interaction," 2020, Human-Computer Interaction
  • "Toward Understanding the Design of Intertwined Human-Computer Integrations," 2023, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Their frequent co-authors reflect collaborations with researchers in related areas and include:

  • Jocelyn Spence
  • Paul Tennent
  • Dimitrios Darzentas
  • Anders Sundnes Løvlie
  • Adrian Hazzard

Steve Benford has published consistently in several academic venues, with multiple contributions appearing in:

  • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Creativity and Cognition
  • Journal of New Music Research

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to academic books, including a publication with Amsterdam University Press titled "Hybrid Museum Experiences" (2022).

Best Publications

  • Ambiguity as a resource for design

    William W. Gaver;Jacob Beaver;Steve Benford

  • A spatial model of interaction in large virtual environments

    Steve Benford;Lennart Fahlén

  • Designing the spectator experience

    Stuart Reeves;Steve Benford;Claire O'Malley;Mike Fraser

  • User embodiment in collaborative virtual environments

    Steve Benford;John Bowers;Lennart E. Fahlén;Chris Greenhalgh

  • Can you see me now

    Steve Benford;Andy Crabtree;Martin Flintham;Adam Drozd

  • Collaborative virtual environments

    Steve Benford;Chris Greenhalgh;Tom Rodden;James Pycock

  • MASSIVE: a collaborative virtual environment for teleconferencing

    Chris Greenhalgh;Steven Benford

  • Performing Mixed Reality

    Steve Benford;Gabriella Giannachi

  • Understanding and constructing shared spaces with mixed-reality boundaries

    Steve Benford;Chris Greenhalgh;Gail Reynard;Chris Brown

  • Bridging the physical and digital in pervasive gaming

    Steve Benford;Carsten Magerkurth;Peter Ljungstrand

  • Interweaving mobile games with everyday life

    Marek Bell;Matthew Chalmers;Louise Barkhuus;Malcolm Hall

  • Designing storytelling technologies to encouraging collaboration between young children

    Steve Benford;Benjamin B. Bederson;Karl-Petter Åkesson;Victor Bayon

  • Where on-line meets on the streets: experiences with mobile mixed reality games

    Martin Flintham;Steve Benford;Rob Anastasi;Terry Hemmings

  • From interaction to trajectories: designing coherent journeys through user experiences

    Steve Benford;Gabriella Giannachi;Boriana Koleva;Tom Rodden

  • Endogenous Fantasy and Learning in Digital Games

    M. P. J. Habgood;S. E. Ainsworth;S. Benford

  • Fragmented interaction: establishing mutual orientation in virtual environments

    Jon Hindmarsh;Mike Fraser;Christian Heath;Steve Benford

  • Uncomfortable interactions

    Steve Benford;Chris Greenhalgh;Gabriella Giannachi;Brendan Walker

  • MASSIVE: a distributed virtual reality system incorporating spatial trading

    C. Greenhalgh;S. Benford

  • Coping with uncertainty in a location-based game

    S. Benford;R. Anastasi;M. Flintham;C. Greenhalgh

  • Classroom collaboration in the design of tangible interfaces for storytelling

    Danae Stanton;Victor Bayon;Helen Neale;Ahmed Ghali

  • Collaborative virtual environments

    Elizabeth F. Churchill;David N. Snowdon;Alan J. Munro

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Greenhalgh
Chris Greenhalgh University of Nottingham
Tom Rodden
Tom Rodden University of Nottingham
John Bowers
John Bowers Newcastle University
Claire O'Malley
Claire O'Malley Teesside University
Andy Crabtree
Andy Crabtree University of Nottingham
Christian Heath
Christian Heath King's College London
Tony P. Pridmore
Tony P. Pridmore University of Nottingham
Anthony Steed
Anthony Steed University College London
Shahram Izadi
Shahram Izadi Google (United States)
Sue Cobb
Sue Cobb University of Nottingham

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