ACI

Animal Computer Interaction (ACI) aims to design user-centered interactions between animals and technology. In this regard, a major challenge for researchers is accurately assessing and interpreting animal behavior, in part, due to the invasive nature ...

This paper outlines work that critically evaluates usability study design within ACI, specifically in regard to canine participants. Usability studies are an established interaction design tool and considered an important part of the design process. ...

In modern showjumping and cross-country riding, horse-rider-pairs have to jump a series of obstacles in a given time. A jump is considered successful (penalty-free) if a horse can comfortably jump the fence without elements of the fence falling down. If ...

Dog owners are highly motivated in understanding behavior and physiology of their pets and monitoring their wellbeing. Monitoring with a commercially available activity trackers reveals levels of daily activity and rest but recognizing the behavior of ...

Zoos and sanctuaries use enrichment as part of their animal welfare program and it is a required standard practice to be accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Enrichment is broadly defined as activities that keep captive animals' ...

Enriching the lives of animals under human care is not a new concept but the methods of doing so are rapidly evolving in zoos. Zoo-based enrichment is traditionally low-tech, often failing to maintain animals' long-term interest. Meanwhile, evaluating ...

Automated methods have a long history of usage in great ape psychology research, from early behaviorism techniques involving levers and lights, to modern-day computerized touch-panel tasks. Beyond research, these methods can also facilitate the well-...

In this descriptive paper, the author reports developing a set of prototype, programmable animatronic, robotic horse ears. Applications are: (i) when worn by a human, to explore interaction between horses and humans, using (technologically enhanced) ...

Today, the markets are populated with dozens of devices for dog activity tracking and monitoring. Our aim was to get detailed insights on how dog owners use these devices in their everyday life. Two studies, an interview study with Finnish dog owners (N=...

Domestic cats are usually allowed to roam freely outside without human supervision, which creates a new market for consumer GPS tracking devices. However, current GPS devices and the supporting interfaces and visualizations are usually created with a ...

Measuring the heart rate of animals is an important area of research which can be applied to numerous analyses. In this work we evaluate the performance of two dry contact electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode structures for monitoring the heart rate of ...

Medical alert dogs can save lives by alerting their human partners of impending seizures, diabetic crises, the presence of allergens, and other medical emergencies. Recent research has shown that dogs can also alert emergency services or family members ...

Animal-computer interaction is a quickly growing field in computer science however unlike HCI, there are no tools to ease interface development for its users, increasing overhead. Here, we present the beginning of a toolkit created specifically for ...

Animal shelter and rescue facilities in the United States provide a vital service to over 6 million animals in dire need each year. Unfortunately, these facilities are running on limited resources and will need to adjust to accommodate the number of ...

Rhesus Macaques have clearly defined social dominance hierarchies that can be identified from human observations of social interactions, but determining these social structures through real-time observation is expensive and time consuming. Automating ...

Having a sense of how animals see the world provides a way of understanding them. Various educational exhibitions have been created to simulate animal vision. Recently, it has become easier for people to experience augmented vision thanks to the ...

Working dogs can perform many tasks that improve the lives of humans. An explosion of new technologies in Animal-Computer Interaction enable dogs to assist in a variety of scenarios. Dogs can summon emergency services, report finding a lost child, ...

This workshop was designed to offer participants an opportunity to explore different kinds of auditory enrichment for a range of animals in different environments. Teams of participants worked together on a small set of briefs provided by domain experts,...