Envisioning future playful interactive environments for animals

P Pons, J Jaen, A Catala - More playful user interfaces: Interfaces that …, 2015 - Springer
Play stands as one of the most natural and inherent behavior among the majority of living
species, specifically humans and animals. Human play has evolved significantly over the …

[HTML][HTML] SMORE: Towards a semantic modeling for knowledge representation on social media

D Villanueva, I González-Carrasco… - Science of Computer …, 2016 - Elsevier
This research presents SMORE, a semantic model for knowledge representation on social
media. In order to provide recommendations, the model provides the elements for …

Animal ludens: building intelligent playful environments for animals

P Pons, J Jaen, A Catala - Proceedings of the 2014 Workshops on …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
Looking for effective ways to understand how animals interact with computer-mediated
systems, Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) research should rely on the most natural and …

Development and testing of a visualization application software, implemented with wireless control system in smart home care

J Vanus, P Kucera, R Martinek, J Koziorek - Human-centric Computing …, 2014 - Springer
This article describes the development of a visualization application software used to control
operational and technical functions in the Smart Home system or Smart Home Care system …

Customizing smart environments: A tabletop approach

P Pons, A Catala, J Jaen - Journal of Ambient Intelligence and …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
Smart environments are becoming a reality in our society and the number of intelligent
devices integrated in these spaces is increasing very rapidly. As the combination of …

Research and design of smart home system based on cloud computing

H Cao, S Hu, Q Wu, Z Tang, J Li, X Wu - Advances in Intelligent Systems …, 2018 - Springer
With the rapid development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and cloud computing
technology, smart home received more and more attention, which focuses on integrating …

Playful creativity: Playing to create games on surfaces

A Catala, J Jaen, P Pons, F Garcia-Sanjuan - Playful User Interfaces …, 2014 - Springer
Creativity is of vital importance for human development since it allows individuals and
ultimately society to successfully overcome new challenges. Besides social factors, the …

A collaborative patient-carer interface for generating home based rules for self-management

M Beattie, J Hallberg, C Nugent, K Synnes… - Smart Homes and …, 2015 - Springer
The wide spread prevalence of mobile devices, the decreasing costs of sensor technologies
and increased levels of computational power have all lead to a new era in assistive …

[PDF][PDF] Investigating Conversational Programming for End-Users in Smart Environments through Wizard of Oz Interactions.

K Howland, J Jackson - PPIG, 2018 - ppig.org
Natural language programming has long been an aspiration, but is fraught with challenges
that have so far prevented genuinely useful and useable applications. End-user …

[PDF][PDF] Creativity and Entertainment: Experiences and Future Challenges

A Catala, J Jaen, P Pons… - Actas del Primer …, 2013 - gaia.fdi.ucm.es
This paper revisits the idea of involving creativity along entertainment. The review of the
related work shows that the creation of artifacts is usually directed to programming …