JTEC Panel Report on

HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION TECHNOLOGIES IN JAPAN

James D. Foley (Panel Chair)
Ephraim P. Glinert
James D. Hollan
Robert E. Kraut
Thomas B. Sheridan
Tim Skelly

March 1996

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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JTEC/WTEC Staff
Disclaimer
Asbstract
Foreword
List of Figures
List of Tables

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

James D. Foley

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Study Methodology and Objectives
• Research Infrastructure
• HCI Education and Practice
• Acknowledgments
• References

2. Fundamental HCI Research

James D. Hollan

• Introduction
• HCI in Japan
• Publications
• Selected HCI Projects
• Summary
• Acknowledgments

3. Network-Based Human-Computer Interaction

Robert E. Kraut

• Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
• National Information Infrastructure
• Conclusions
• References

4. Consumer Devices and Entertainment Interfaces

Tim Skelly

• Deep Background and the Big Picture
• Games!
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements

5. Technology and Tools for People with Disabilities

Ephraim P. Glinert

• Introduction
• Research Projects at Individual Sites
• Discussion

6. HCI in Nuclear Power, Robotic Manufacturing and Service, and Transportation Sectors

Thomas B. Sheridan

• Introduction
• Human-Machine Research in Nuclear Power
• Industrial Robotics and Telerobotics in Manufacturing and Service Industries
• Human-Computer Interaction in Rail Transportation
• Fuzzy Logic and the Influences of Culture
• Conclusions

APPENDIXES

A. Professional Experience of Panel Members

B. Professional Experience of Other Team Members

C. Site Reports

• Advanced Communications Research International (ATR)
• Association for the Promotion of New Generation Services (PNGS)
• Canon, Inc.
• CRIEPI
• Digital Vision Laboratories (DVL)
• Electrotechnical Laboratory/AIST/MITI
• Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd.
• Graphics Communication Laboratories
• Hitachi Research Laboratory
• IBM Japan, Limited
• Matsushita Electric Industries
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• NACSIS
• NEC
• NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
• NTT Human Interface Laboratories
• Omron Corporation
• Safety Research Laboratory, East Japan Railway Co.
• Sony Computer Science Laboratory, Inc.
• Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Toshiba Research and Development Center
• TRON

D. Glossary

E. Video Clips: excerpts from two videos that were presented to the JTEC HCI team during their visit to NTT Human Interface Laboratories

Copyright 1996 by Loyola College in Maryland

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