Tag Archives: web

smt2 and Usaproxy set up on fresh server

By Jared Stein | Published: September 13, 2011
I paid for a new, experimental web host today with shared Java hosting (4java.ca) where I’ve begun to set up Usaproxy and smt2 along with a few openly licensed reading texts. Work in progress at Optop.us Project
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Weekend Notes: Eyetracking and Determining Reading

By Jared Stein | Published: March 13, 2011
This weeks’ readings took me deeper into eye tracking of reading, as I sought to verify that current research on eye tracking of web site usage is not necessarily related to or relevant for reading research. Nielsen and Pernice’s 2010 book, “Eyetracking Web Usability” is already a classic for web designers, and though Nielsen’s work [...]
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Three Articles on Mouse-Based Tracking of User Behavior

By admin | Published: January 20, 2011
I’m already familiar with a fair amount of research on eye-gaze tracking, but have been interested in the fairly recent recognition of a correlation between mouse movement and eye gaze. Such a discovery would mean that user eye movement can be estimated without costly and restrictive eye tracking equipment, and research can be conducted on [...]
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Design: FightCard Factual Knowledge Practice System

By Jared Stein | Published: August 5, 2010
The following write-up describes a flashcard-like system designed for individualized user practice of factual knowledge sets. FightCard / Flashfight FightCard / Flashfight is a mobile, online factual knowledge study system that allows users to build practice card sets based on their own goals and information needs, and to exchange cards and sets with other users [...]
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