Browsing Dept. of Computer Science by Author "Marsden, Gary"
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Analyzing the impact of mobile technology on mobile-centric youth in South Africa
Allen, Sena Lee (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2012)Our research documents the successful development of a system for stakeholders in the low-income urban environment, to facilitate the dissemination of information through enhanced mobile technology. The research project ...
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Assessing the suitability of user centric design methods when applied in a developing world context
Maunder, Andrew James (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2010)The application of information and communication technologies to development (ICT4Dev) is widely believed to have the potential to improve livelihoods in developing regions. Within the field of HCI, it is recognised that ...
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Can health workers capture data using a generic mobile phone with sufficient accuracy for Capture at Source to be used for clinical research purposes?
Workman, Michael (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2014)Objective: To determine the accuracy, measured by error rate, with which Clinical Research Workers (CRWs), with minimal experience in data entry, could capture data on a feature phone during an interview using two different ...
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Co-present photo sharing on mobile devices
Ah Kun, Leonard Martin (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2008)This dissertation researches current approaches to photo sharing. We have found that most current methods of photo sharing are not as compelling as traditional photo sharing - with the increasing in popularity of digital ...
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A community-based approach to new medium integration in South African education : a combination of ICT4D process approach and ethnographic action research techniques
Tangkuampien, Jakkaphan (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2013)Our initial study indicates that successful integration of new communication medium into South African schools is not only challenging from the financial point of view, but also in terms of designing tools that fit within ...
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Customisable abstract representation layer for digital libraries
Feng, Fu-Yao Kevin (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2006)The user interface is a very important component in a piece of software as it is the layer which allows user interaction with the underlying functionality. Within the domain of digital libraries modification to the interface ...
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The design considerations and development of a simulator for the backtesting of investment strategies
Gounden, Kevin (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2011)The skill of accurately predicting the optimal time to buy or sell shares on the stock market is one that has been actively sought by both experienced and novice investors since the advent of the stock exchange in the early ...
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The design of a mobile user interface for an interest rate calculator
Swanepoel, Arie Willem (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2012)In our search towards an interactive mobile fixed rate calculator, in this dissertation, we are interested in the human-centred design and in particularly exploring the mobile user interface design and the user experience ...
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Designing an interface to provide new functionality for the post-processing of web-based annotations
du Toit, Nicola (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2014)Systems to annotate online content are becoming increasingly common on the World Wide Web. While much research and development has been done for interfaces that allow users to make and view annotations, few annotation ...
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Designing digital storytelling for rural African communities
Reitmaier, Thomas Oliver (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2011)This thesis situates digital storytelling in rural African communities to enable rural people to record and share their stories and to express their imaginations digitally. We explore the role of design and the methods and ...
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Designing mobile multi-touch drum sequencing applications
Lekena, Mohato Karabo (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2015)Digital music software can limit the forms of music we create by using interfaces that directly copy those of the analogue instruments that came before. In this study we report on a new multi-touch interface that affords ...
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Designing Umeli: A Case for Medsersiated Design, a participatory approach to designing interactive systems for semi-literate users
Gitau, Shuko (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceFaculty Science: ICTC4D, 2012-10)This dissertation documents a journey into the design of Ummeli with a community of semi-‐literate job seekers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town whose primary access to the internet was through their mobile phones. Working closely ...
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Designing Ummeli a case for mediated design, a participatory approach to designing interactive systems for semi-literate users
Gitau, Silvian Wanjiku (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2013)This dissertation documents a journey into the design of Ummeli with a community of semi‐literate job seekers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town whose primary access to the internet was through their mobile phones. Working closely ...
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The efficient and cost effective asynchronous mail sender for road warriors
Lee, Kuo-Hung (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)Email has become a very important communication tool. The rise of SPAM, however, has forced system administrators to restrict the usage of their SMTP servers. Such a restriction causes problems for users who send emails ...
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Firewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice users
Gasant, Mogamad Yaqeen (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)The increasing number of people having access to computers and the Internet and the numerous services provided by the Internet - e.g., Internet banking, online shopping, eBay, email - emphasizes the need for computer ...
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Imulating storyteller-audience interactions in digital storytelling: questions, exchange structures & story objects
Ladeira, Ilda (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2012)This work revolves around the design and evaluation of digital storytelling simulating real personal storytelling. Study One was an ethnography, of real storytellers, which revealed types of narratives, dynamism and ...
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Learning in a virtual world : expanding activity theory for the design and evaluation of group praxis
Vermeulen, Hendranus (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2008)This text responds to the increasing demand for frameworks to support the design and evaluation of virtual worlds which are effective in their particular learning context by developing, a meta-theoretical framework for ...
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A lossy, dictionary -based method for short message service (SMS) text compression
Martin, Wickus (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2009)Short message service (SMS) message compression allows either more content to be fitted into a single message or fewer individual messages to be sent as part of a concatenated (or long) message. While essentially only ...
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A meta-authoring tool for specifying behaviour in virtual reality environments
Hendricks, Zayd (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2004)In this dissertation, we explore methods for empowering non-programmers with the ability to develop their own virtual environment applications. We explored some of the existing systems to determine what methodologies have ...
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Mobile information management : investigating paces of interaction using mobile devices
Schroder, Richard (University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2005)Mobile computing, by necessity, introduces its own paradigm of interaction and design complexities. Rather than trying to re-create miniature desktop systems, designers should focus on creating mobile software: software ...