Proceedings
Second International Cognitive Technology Conference CT'97
Humanizing the Information Age
August 25-28, 1997
Aizu Wakamatsu City, Japan

edited by
J. P. Marsh, C. L. Nehaniv, and B. Gorayska
© IEEE Computer Society Press. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
B. Gorayska, J. P. Marsh, and J. L. Mey
Putting the Horse Before the Cart: Formulating and Exploring Methods
for Studying Cognitive Technology
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
F. Biocca
The Cyborg's Dilemma: Embodiment in Virtual Environments
(Invited Paper)
H. Haberland
Natural Language and Artificial Technology: It Ain't Necessarily So
(Extended Abstract)
K. Kuutti and V. Kaptelinin
Rethinking Cognitive Tools: From Augmentation to Mediation
(Extended
Abstract)
K. Dautenhahn
The Role of Interactive Conceptions of Intelligence and Life in Cognitive
Technology
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C. Lenay, S. Canu, and P. Villon
Technology and Perception: The Contribution of Sensory Substitution Systems
W. M. Beynon
Empirical Modelling for Educational Technology
R. Zhang, H. Tamura, and Y. Shibuya
The Cooperative Show Actions in TV Conferencing
COGNIZING AT THE INTERFACE
R. W. Janney
The Prosthesis as Partner: Pragmatics and the Human-Computer Interface
(Invited Paper)
J. W. Glos and J. Cassell
Rosebud: A Place for Interaction between Memory, Story, and Self
M. Umaschi and J. Cassell
Storytelling Systems: Constructing the Interface of the Interface
J. C. Riseberg, R. Berkowitz, and J. Cunningham
Action and Reaction: Computer-Mediated Dialogues as a Model for Natural
Interfaces
N. Miyake
Making Internal Processes External for Constructive Collaboration
(Invited
Paper)
C. Lueg and R. Pfeifer
Cognition, Situatedness, and Situated Design
L. Tanguy
Computer-Aided Language Processing: Using Interpretation to Redefine
Man-Machine Relations
C. L. Nehaniv
Algebraic Models for Understanding: Coordinate Systems and Cognitive
Empowerment
EMPOWERING HUMANS
S. Okuyama
Hominization of Cognition, Hominization of Computer
(Invited Paper)
D. Good
On Why the Blind Leading the Blind is a Good Idea
(Extended Abstract)
Y. Masuda, O. L. Clubb, and P. K. Lai
A Multifaceted Internet Language Environment for the Hearing Impaired
(Extended Abstract)
H. Mohanty, M. R. Patra, and K. S. Naik
Influencing: A Strategy for Goal Adoption in BDI Agents
N. Bianchi, L. Berthouze, and T. Kato
Supervized Self-Organization of User's Kansai Model for Image Retrieving
S. Bhalla, H. Abramson, K. T. Christianson, J. M. Goodwin, J. R.
Goodwin, J. Sarraille, and L. M. Schmitt
Recognition of Japanese Characters by Non-Native Learners through a Support
Database System
L. M. Schmitt, J. Herder, and S. Bhalla
Information Retrieval and Database Architecture for Conventional Japanese
Character Dictionaries
RETHINKING EDUCATION
T. A. Stoffregen, Y. Y. Sheng, K. M. Gorday, and S. B. Flynn
Perception of Affordances from Dynamic Displays
J. Herder and M. Cohen
Enhancing Perspicuity of Objects in Virtual Reality Environments
C. Belisle, R. Zeiliger, and T. Cerratto
Integrated Cognitive Engineering at the Interface: A Tool Mediation
Perspective
M. Yazdani and D. Bligh
Cooperative Learning in a Virtual University
K. Cox
Technology and Tertiary Education
W. L. Martens
Designing "Spatial Math Tutor": A Non-Symbolic, On-Line
Environment for Teaching Mathematical Skills to Dyslexic Children.
R. A. Brooks
The Intelligent Room Project
(Invited Paper)