24 April 2006
11:30 - 13:00
Papers

Games

Paper Peekaboom: A Game for Locating Objects in Images
Introduces an online interactive system that is an enjoyable game for locating objects in images. By playing, thousands of people have constructed a large database for training computer vision algorithms.
Luis von Ahn
Ruoran Liu
Manuel Blum

Paper Representation of Interwoven Surfaces in 2 1/2 D Drawing
Describes Druid, a novel drawing program which permits the construction of scenes of interwoven surfaces. In addition, Druid's user interface possesses affordances that are isomorphic to those of physical surfaces.
Keith Wiley
Lance R. Williams

Note Verbosity: A Game for Collecting Common-Sense Facts [Best of CHI Nominee]
Introduces an online interactive system in the form of a game that collects verified and structured common-sense knowledge. Enables builders of intelligent applications to collect large fact databases more easily.
Luis von Ahn
Mihir Kedia
Manuel Blum

Note Improving Accessibility of the Web with a Computer Game [Best of CHI Nominee]
Presents a game that is an online interactive system in which people, as a side effect of playing, enter explanatory image captions. Enables improved Web accessibility through wider captioning.
Luis von Ahn
Shiry Ginosar
Mihir Kedia
Manuel Blum

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