Prof. James L. Alty
Department of Computer Science,
Room N.0.29,
Haslegrave Building,
Loughborough University,
Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK.
Tel: +44 1509 222682; Fax: +44 1509 211586
Email: j.l.alty@lboro.ac.uk
Web: www.lut.ac.uk/departments/co/people/part-time_staff/alty.html
Interests
Professor James Alty's research interests include: Human-computer interaction (HCI); Intelligent knowledge based systems; Interface design for process control applying multimedia techniques; E-Learning and interfaces for people with special needs and Music as an interaction language.
Publications
Beacham, N. & Alty, J. L. (2006) An investigation into the effects that digital media can have on the learning outcomes of individuals who have dyslexia. Computers and Education, 47(1), 74-93, August 1.
Alty, J. L., Rigas, D. & Vickers, P. (2005) Music and speech in auditory interfaces: when is one mode much more appropriate than the other? Proceedings of the International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD 2005), Limerick, 6-9 July 2005, 351-357.
Alty, J. L. & Rigas, D. I. (1998) Communicating graphical information to blind users using music: the role of context in design. Proceedings of ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Making the Impossible Possible, Los Angeles, USA, 18-23 April 1998, 574-581.
Rigas, D. & Alty, J. L. (1997) The use of music in a graphics interface for the visually impaired. Proceedings of International Conference on Human Computer Interaction (INTERACT97), Sydney, Australia, 14-18 July 1997, 228-235.