IdeaMâché is a browser-based expressive web curation system that uses information composition as the medium of curation. Curation is the process of assembling information in meaningful exhibits, for people to think about. IdeaMâché allows users to collect, arrange, annotate and synthesize digital content to express relationships and develop ideas.

TweetBubble is a chrome extension that helps Twitter users follow associational chains of tweets through #hashtags and @users. People can experience and relate a variety of content in-context helping them develop multiple perspectives on a topic. TweetBubble makes browsing a more fun and fluid experience.
TweetBubble uses BigSemantics and Metadata In-Context Expander.

publications + exhibits

Hamilton, W.A., Live Media Places: Participation in Online Education through Composition, Proc CHI 2016 Extended Abstracts, in press. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2851581.2859017

Linder, R. and Kerne, A., Composing Everyday Plans on Pinterest: 5 Minute Projects and Gathered Ideas, CHI 2016 Workshop: Productivity Decomposed: Getting Big Things Done with Little Microtasks, San Jose, California.

Webb, A.M., Kerne, A., Linder, R., Lupfer, N, Qu, Y., Keith, K., Carrasco, M., Chen, Y., A Free-form Medium for Curating the Digital, in Curating the Digital Space for Art and Interaction, England, D., Schiphorst, T., Bryan-Kinns, N. (Eds.), Springer, 2016, in press. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2757226.2757251 -->

Qu, Y. Supporting Ideation by Integrating Exploratory Search, Browsing, and Curation , Proc. ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR) 2016 Doctoral Consortium, in press.

Webb, A.M., Wang, C., Kerne, A., Cesar, P., Distributed Liveness: Understanding How New Technologies Transform Performance Experiences, Proc. ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work 2016, San Francisco, CA, in press. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2757226.2757251 -->

Jain, A., Lupfer, N., Qu, Y., Linder, R., Kerne, A., Smith, S. M., Evaluating TweetBubble with Ideation Metrics of Exploratory Browsing, Proc. ACM Creativity and Cognition 2015, 178-187 [28%]. Best Paper Honorable Mention. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2757226.2757239 [video]

Linder, R., Lupfer, N., Kerne, A., Webb, A. M., Hill, C., Qu, Y., Keith, K., Carrasco M., Kellogg, E. Beyond Slideware: How a Free-form Presentation Medium Stimulates Free-form Thinking in the Classroom, Proc. ACM Creativity and Cognition 2015, 285-294. [28%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2757226.2757251 -->

Webb, A.M., Pen + Touch Diagramming to Stimulate Design Ideation, Proc. ACM Creativity and Cognition 2015, Graduate Symposium, 331-332. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2757226.2764766

Wilkins, J., Järvi, J., Jain, A., Kejriwal, G., Kerne, A., Kumar, V., EvolutionWorks: Towards Improved Visualization of Citation Networks, Proc. IFIP International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (INTERACT) 2015. [29.9%].

Lupfer, N., Hamiliton, W. Webb, A., Linder, R., Edmonds, E., and Kerne, A., The Art.CHI Gallery: An Embodied Iterative Curation Experience, Interactivity Exhibit, Proc CHI 2015 EA. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2702613.2725457

R., Linder, and Koh, E., Quarry: Picking From Examples to Explore Big Data, Proc CHI 2015 EA. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2702613.2732933

Toups, Z., Hammer, J., Hamilton, W., Jarrah, A., Graves, W., and Garretson, O. A Framework for Cooperative Communication Game Mechanics from Grounded Theory, Proc CHI PLAY 2014, DOI:10.1145/2658537.2658681

Kerne, A., Webb, A.M., Smith, S.M., Linder, R., Lupfer, N., Qu, Y., Moeller, J., Damaraju, S., Using Metrics of Curation to Evaluate Information-based Ideation, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (ToCHI), 21(3), June 2014, 48 pages. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2591677 reader's guide

Pipek, V., Liu, S., Kerne, A. Crisis Informatics and Collaboration: A Brief Introduction, Journal of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (JCSCW), 23(4), August 2014, 8 pages. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10606-014-9211-4

Qu, Y., Kerne, A., Lupfer, N., Linder, R., Jain, A., Metadata Type System: Integrate Presentation, Data Models and Extraction to Enable Exploratory Browsing Interfaces, Proc. ACM Engineering Interactive Computing Systems (EICS) 2014, 107-116 [18%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2607023.2607030 [video]

Hamilton, W., Garretson, O., and Kerne, A. Streaming on Twitch: Fostering Participatory Communities of Play within Live Mixed Media, Proc. CHI 2014, 1315-1324 [23%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2556288.2557048 [video]

Linder, R., Snodgrass, C., and Kerne, A. Everyday Ideation: All of My Ideas Are On Pinterest, Proc. CHI 2014, 2411-2420 [23%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2556288.2557273

Webb, A.M. and Kerne, A., Embodying Diagramming through Pen + Touch Gestures, CHI 2014 Workshop: Gesture Interaction Design: Communication and Cognition, Toronto, Canada.

Webb, A.M., Kerne, A., Linder, R., Lupfer, N., Qu, Y., Keith, K., Carrasco, M., Multi-Scale Information Composition: a New Medium for Freeform Art Curation in the Cloud, CHI 2014 Workshop: Curating the Digital: Spaces for Art and Interaction, Toronto, Canada. [information composition]

Fischer, J.E., Jiang, W., Kerne, A., Greenhalgh, C., Ramchurn, S.D., Reece,S., Pantidi, N., Rodden, T., Supporting Team Coordination on the Ground: Requirements from a Mixed-Reality Game, Proc. Design of Cooperative Systems (COOP) 2014, 49-67 [42%]. dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06498-7_4

Fei, S., Webb, A.M., Kerne, A., Qu, Y., and Jain, A., Peripheral Array of Tangible NFC Tags: Positioning Portals for Embodied Trans-Surface Interaction, Proc. ACM Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces 2013, 33-36. [29%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2512349.2512820 [video]

Webb, A.M., Linder, R., Kerne, A., Lupfer, N., Qu, Y., Poffenberger, B., and Revia, C., Promoting Reflection and Interpretation in Education: Curating Rich Bookmarks as Information Composition, Proc. Creativity and Cognition 2013, 53-62 [32%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2466627.2466636

Kerne, A., Latulipe, C., Drucker, S.M., Candy, L., Höök, K., Webb, A.M., and Carroll, E. Evaluation methods for creativity support environments, Proc CHI 2013 Extended Abstracts, 3295-3298. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2468356.2479670

Linder, R., Webb, A.M., and Kerne, A., Searching to Measure the Novelty of Collected Ideas, CHI 2013 Evaluation Methods for Creativity Support Environments Workshop, Paris, France.

Damaraju, S., Seo, J.H., Hammond, T., Kerne, A., Multi-tap sliders: advancing touch interaction for parameter adjustment, Proc IUI 2013, 445-452 [22%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2468356.2479670

Hamilton, W., Kerne, A., and Robbins, T., High-Performance Pen + Touch Modality Interactions: A Real-Time Strategy Game eSports Context, Proc. UIST 2012, 309-318 [21%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2380116.2380156 [video]

Moeller, J. and Kerne, A., ZeroTouch: An Optical Multi-Touch and Free-Air Interaction Architecture, Proc. CHI 2012, 2165-2174 [23%]. Best Paper Honorable Mention. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2207676.2208368 [video]

Kerne, A., Hamilton, W., Toups, Z., Culturally Based Design: Embodying Trans-Surface Interaction in Rummy, Proc CSCW 2012, 509-518 [top 9%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2145204.2145284

Hamilton, W., Kerne, A., and Moeller, J. Pen-in-Hand Command: NUI for Real-Time Strategy eSports, Proc CHI EA 2012 (Video Showcase), 1455. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2212483 [video]

Webb, A.M. and Kerne, A., Creative Visual Thinking through Information Composition + Diagramming, CHI 2012 Visual Thinking & Digital Imagery Workshop, Austin, TX.

Linder, R. and Kerne, A., Using Information Composition to Represent Connections Among Events Across Time and Place, CHI 2012 Workshop on Heritage Matters: Designing for current and future values through digital and social technologies.

Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A., Hamilton, W. A. The Team Coordination Game: A zero-fidelity simulation abstracted from fire emergency response work practice, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (ToCHI), 18(4), December 2011, 37 pages. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2063231.2063237

Toups, Z.O., Kerne, A., Hamilton, W. A., Shahzad, N. Zero-Fidelity Simulation of Fire Emergency Response: Improving Team Coordination Learning, Proc CHI 2011, 1959–1968 [26%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1978942.1979226 [video]

Webb, A.M., Kerne, A. Integrating Implicit Structure Visualization with Authoring Promotes Ideation, Proc Joint ACM/IEEE Conf on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2011, 203-212 [23%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1998076.1998116 [video]

Smith, S.M., Linsey, J.S., Kerne, A. Using Evolved Analogies to Overcome Creative Design Fixation, Proc Design Creativity 2010, 35-39 [33%]. dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-224-7_6

Damaraju, S., Kerne, A., Comparing Multi-Touch Interaction Techniques for Manipulation of an Abstract Parameter Space, Proc. International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI) 2011, 221-224 [39%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2070481.2070520

Qu, Y., Kerne, A., Webb, A.M., Herstein, A. Interoperable Metadata Semantics with Meta-Metadata: A Use Case Integrating Search Engines. Proc ACM DocEng 2011, 171-174 [53%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2034691.2034729

Moeller, J., Lupfer, N., Hamilton, B., Lin, H., Kerne, A., intangibleCanvas: Free-Air Finger Painting on a Projected Canvas , Proc CHI 2011 EA, 1165-1170 [46%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1979742.1979817

Moeller, J. and Kerne, A., ZeroTouch: A Zero-Thickness Optical Multi-Touch Force Field, Interactivity Exhibit, Proc CHI 2011 EA, 1165-1170 [46%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1979742.1979710 [video]

Kerne, A., Qu, Y., Webb, A.M., Damaraju, S., Lupfer, N., Mathur, A. Meta-Metadata: A Metadata Semantics Language for Collection Representation Applications, Proc ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM) 2010, 1129-1138 [12.7%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1871437.1871580

Moeller, J., Kerne, A., Scanning FTIR: Unobtrusive Multi-Touch Sensing through Waveguide Transmissivity Imaging, Proc ACM Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) 2010, 73-76 [34%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1709886.1709900

Koh, E., Kerne, A., Deriving Image-Text Document Surrogates to Optimize Cognition, Proc ACM DocEng 2009, 84-93 [29.6%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1600193.1600212

Koh, E., Kerne, A., Berry, S., Test Collection Management and Labeling System, Proc ACM DocEng 2009, 39-42 [29.6%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1600193.1600203

Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A., Hamilton, W. Game Design Principles for Engaging Cooperative Play: Core Mechanics and Interfaces for Non-Mimetic Simulation of Fire Emergency Response, Proc ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Games 2009, 71-78 [30%] dx.doi.org/10.1145/1581073.1581085

Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A., Hamilton, W., Blevins, A. Emergent Team Coordination: From Fire Emergency Response Practice to a Non-Mimetic Simulation Game, Proc ACM Group 2009, 341‐350 [36%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1531674.1531725

Hamilton, W., Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A. Synchronized Communication and Coordinated Views: Qualitative Data Discovery for Team Game User Studies, Proc CHI Extended 2009, DOI:10.1145/1520340.1520702

Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A., Hamilton, W. Motivating Play through Score, ACM CHI 2009 Workshop on Engagement by Design.

Kerne, A., Koh, E., Smith, S. M., Webb, A., Dworaczyk, B., combinFormation: Mixed-Initiative Composition of Image and Text Surrogates Promotes Information Discovery , ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS), 27(1), Dec. 2008, 5:1-45. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1416950.1416955

Kerne, A., Damaraju, S., Kumar, B., and Webb, A. Meta-Metadata: A Semantic Architecture for Multimedia Metadata Definition, Extraction, and Presentation, Poster and Demo Proc International Conf on Semantic and Digital Media Technologies (SAMT) 2008.

Damaraju, S., Kerne, A. Multitouch Gesture Learning and Recognition System, Extended Abstracts of IEEE Workshop on Tabletops and Interactive Surfaces 2008.

Kerne, A., Toups, Z.O., Dworaczyk, B., Khandelwal, M. A Concise XML Binding Framework Facilitates Practical Object-Oriented Document Engineering , Proc ACM Symposium on Document Engineering (DocEng) 2008, 62-65 [43%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1410140.1410152

Kerne, A., Smith, S.M., Koh, E., Choi, H., Graeber, R., An Experimental Method for Measuring the Emergence of New Ideas in Information Discovery, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI), 24 (5) July 2008, 460-477. dx.doi.org/10.1080/10447310802142243

Webb, A., Kerne, A. The In-Context Slider: A Fluid Interface Component for Visualization and Adjustment of Values while Authoring, Proc ACM Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI) 2008, 91-99, [27.5%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1385569.1385586

Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A., Implicit Coordination in Firefighting Practice: Design Implications for Teaching Fire Emergency Responders, Proc CHI 2007, 277-286 [25%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1240624.1240734

Kerne, A., Koh, E., Representing Collections as Compositions to Support Distributed Creative Cognition and Situated Creative Learning, New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia (NRHM), 13(2) Dec 2007, 135-162. dx.doi.org/110.1080/13614560701711859

Kerne, A., Koh, E., Smith, S.M., Choi, H., Graeber, R., Webb., A., Promoting Emergence in Information Discovery by Representing Collections with Composition, Proc ACM Creativity and Cognition 2007, 117-126 [23%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1254960.1254977

Koh, E., Kerne, A., Webb, A., Damaraju, S., Sturdivant, D., Generating Views of the Buzz: Browsing Popular Media and Authoring using Mixed-Initiative Composition, Proc ACM Multimedia 2007, 228-237 [19%]. dx.doi.org/110.1145/1291233.1291282

Koh, E., Caruso, D., Kerne, A., Gutierrez-Osuna, R., Elimination of Junk Document Surrogate Candidates through Pattern Recognition, Proc ACM Symposium on Document Engineering (DocEng) 2007, 187-195 [39%]. dx.doi.org/110.1145/1284420.1284466

Webb, A., A Transitory Interface Component for the In-Context Visualization and Adjustment of a Value , M.S. thesis, Texas A&M University, August 2007.

Koh, E., Kerne, A., Hill, R., Creativity Support: Information Discovery and Exploratory Search, Proc SIGIR 2007, 895-896. dx.doi.org/110.1145/1277741.1277963

Kerne, A., Koh, E., Creativity support: the mixed-initiative composition space, Proc Joint ACM/IEEE Conf. on Digital Libraries (JCDL), 509-509.

Koh, E., Kerne, A., combinFormation: Exploring Multiple Searches Together through the Mixed-Initiative Composition Space, CHI 2007 Workshop on Exploratory Search and HCI, San Jose, California [24%].

Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A., Location-Aware Augmented Reality Gaming for Emergency Response Education: Concepts and Development, CHI 2007 Workshop on Mobile Spatial Interaction, San Jose, California.

Kerne, A., Koh, E., Dworaczyk, B., Mistrot, J.M., Choi, H., Smith, S., Graeber, R., Caruso, D., Webb, A., Hill, R., Albea, J., combinFormation: A Mixed-Initiative System for Representing Collections as Compositions of Image and Text Surrogates,
Proc Joint ACM/IEEE Conf. on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2006, 11-20 [23%]. dx.doi.org/110.1145/1141753.1141756

Webb, A., Kerne, A., Koh, E., Joshi, P., Park, Y., Graeber, R., Choreographic Buttons: Promoting Social Interaction through Human Movement and Clear Affordances, Proc ACM Multimedia 2006, 451-460 [16%]. dx.doi.org/10.1145/1180639.1180731

Graeber, R., Kerne, A., Henderson, K., ZooMICSS: a zoomable map image collection sensemaking system (the Katrina Rita context), Proc ACM Multimedia 2006, 795-796 [37%].