Browsing by Supervisor "Cunningham, Sally Jo"
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A serious game to provide social skills training for people with Asperger's Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This thesis presents the development and evaluation of a prototype serious computer game to provide social skill training for young adults and adults with High-Functioning Autism. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition ... -
Applying Wikipedia to Interactive Information Retrieval
(University of Waikato, 2010)There are many opportunities to improve the interactivity of information retrieval systems beyond the ubiquitous search box. One idea is to use knowledge bases—e.g. controlled vocabularies, classification schemes, thesauri ... -
Development of wireless network planning software for rural community use
(University of Waikato, 2012)Rural New Zealand has poor access to broadband Internet. The CRCnet project at the University of Waikato identified point-to-point wireless technology as an appropriate solution, and built networks for rural communities. ... -
Indigenous Language Usage in a Digital Library: He Hautoa Kia Ora Tonu Ai.
(The University of Waikato, 2007)The research described in this thesis examines indigenous language usage in a digital library environment that has been accessed via the Internet. By examining discretionary use of the Māori Niupepa and Hawaiian Nūpepa ... -
Keeping track of electronic reading material
(University of Waikato, 2013)Because reading electronically has become widespread, keeping track of the wide range of material one reads has become a problem. To explore this issue, a user study was conducted concerning how people keep track of the ... -
Kid's Music Box: A Digital Music Organizer Designed with Children for Children
(The University of Waikato, 2007)This thesis is an investigation of software development for children aged six to ten years old. This is a challenging area; despite the trend for children to be exposed to computer technology at an earlier age, they often ... -
KidsQuestions: Assisting Children’s Digital Information Seeking
(University of Waikato, 2016)The work presented in this thesis aims at supporting children’s digital information seeking. Children are known to have difficulties effectively using the information technologies that are available to them. We hypothesize ... -
Playing videos in an augmented reality setting on an Android mobile platform
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Augmented Reality (AR) is typically used to superimpose pictures, texts or 3D models on a camera view of the surrounding reality. In this thesis, we use the video in an AR environment as a rich way to present information. ... -
Providing computer-assisted, two-way feedback in formative assessment: an innovation supporting best educational practice
(University of Waikato, 2012)This thesis presents the design and development of an educational ICT innovation called the Quality Assessment System (QAS), intended to: increase the speed of providing useful, legible and consistent feedback, enhance ... -
Typographic emphasis of headings: Methods of typographic emphasis to assist with search of unfamiliar and familiar text
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Readers use headings to understand the structure and content of a text, and to locate information. Readers understand the structure of a text by building an understanding of the structure of the content through developing ... -
Using object biography metadata to create artefact interactions outside memory institutions
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Artefacts are primarily experienced inside museums, and those with insufficient display and interpretation can be isolated and ignored. Mobile devices potentially allow the artefact interaction touchpoints to be moved into ...
