TouchFactors is a collaborative community focused on the human factors of multi-touch displays. It aims to become the definitive reference on this topic by engaging in the following activities:
- Researching and documenting multi-touch human factors.
- Innovating new multi-touch designs and technologies.
- Aggregating multi-touch information and resources.
- Collaborating with others passionate about this space.
TouchFactors was started by a few students and graduates of the Human Factors & Ergonomics program at San Jose State University:
Jim Beno
Jim is a user experience lead with over 12 years of experience researching user behavior, innovating product ideas, designing human-machine interfaces, and assessing usability. He currently leads a team designing Cisco’s next-generation Directory and collaboration platform. He is also researching human factors issues for the Emerging Technologies Group, and finishing a Masters in Human Factors & Ergonomics from San Jose State University.
Prior to Cisco, Jim drove the user experience for two successful start-ups: Opsware (formerly Loudcloud) and Oblix. He has led a number of committees and received awards from the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES); and wrote a technical book and design case study presented at CHI 2005. He is a “hands-on” innovator, be it creating product prototypes, or building interactive art and geodesic domes in the desert for Burning Man.
Jon Hull
Jon has always loved taking things apart, and is finally getting the hang of putting them back together again. He taught himself BASIC when he was 6, and started designing user interfaces for Macintosh programs when he was 11. As a result he has a deep understanding of “Apple Style” interface and interaction. He is able to quickly find what is and is not possible with a current technology, and immediately push the boundaries. He has experience in programing language design, designing intelligent interfaces for systems of partial information, graphic and icon design.
David Law
TBD