Jeff is a PhD candidate in the Information Environments program at the University of Queensland. He was previously employed as a usability consultant in Portland, Oregon, and Sydney. He is currently involved in several projects developing information sharing technologies for backpackers, using ethnographic and participatory methods. Jeff is interested in using social network theory and automated analysis techniques to improve the design of mobile, group communications technologies.
Interests
Mobile Device Design For Mobile Groups
Social Network Development
Mobile Research Methods
Publications
Axup, J., Viller, S., & Bidwell, N. (2005, May 15-20, 2005). Usability of a Mobile, Group Communication Prototype While Rendezvousing. Paper presented at the Proceedings of 2005 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems - Special Session on Mobile Collaborative Work, St. Louis.
Axup, J., Bidwell, N. J., & Viller, S. (2004). Representation of self-reported information usage during mobile field studies: Pilots & Orienteers 2. OzCHI 2004: Supporting Community Interaction: Possibilities and Challenges, Wollongong Australia.
Bidwell, N J & Axup,J (2005)
The Territory is the Map: Exploring the Use of Landmarks in Situ to Inform Mobile Guide DesignXth Int. Conf.on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT05) IFIP & Springer-Verlag: LNCS
Simpson, M. and Viller, S. (2004)
Observing Architectural Design: Improving the Development of Collaborative Design Environments.
In proceedings of the 1st International Cooperative Design, Visualisation and Engineering (CDVE) Conference 2004, Spain, Springer Verlag.
Simpson, M. & Bartlett, K. (2005)
Using Games as Means for Collaboration,
accepted at the 11th IEEE International Multimedia Modelling Conference (MMM2005), Melbourne, January 2005.
Grants
Researcher in ACID Location Based Games Project (LBG)
