Usability and Internationalization. Global and Local User Interfaces

This is the second of a two-volume set that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, UIHCII 2007, held in Beijing, China in July 2007. The papers of this second volume cover global and local user interfaces and are organized in topical sections on designing global and local products and services, as well as enhancing and personalizing the user experience.

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I: Designing Global and Local Products and Services.- Localization Issues: A Glimpse at the Korean User (From the Western Perspective).- Increasing the Usability of Text Entry in Mobile Devices for European Languages and Languages Used in Europe.- User Centered Design Approach Applying CPV in Mobile Service Design.- Design Guidelines to the Application of Extreme Design with Korean Anthropometry.- Developing Character Input Methods for Driver Information Systems.- Linguistic Analysis of Websites: A New Method of Analysing Language, the Poor Cousin of Usability.- Human Communication Based on Icons in Crisis Environments.- ICT for Low-Literate Youth in Ethiopia: The Usability Challenge.- Design for Facilitating eBay Transactions Using Skype.- Localization in Korea of User Interface of the 3G Mobile Handset Built on Open OS.- Usability of Multilingual Communication Tools.- The Universal Design Model of Set Top Box.- "A Quick Dip at the Iceberg's Tip" - Rapid Immersion Approaches to Understanding Emerging Markets.- Adobe Approaches to Culturalization: Two Case Studies.- User-Centered Design: Component-Based Web Technology.- Color Your Website: Use of Colors on the Web.- Cultural Environment for Social Learning and Adaptation in Different Countries - A Comparison of Minority Foreigners and Majority Foreigners.- Transborder Data Protection and the Effects on Business and Government.- Designing Globally Accepted Human Interfaces for Instant Messaging.- User Validation of Cultural Dimensions of a Website Design.- Usability Challenges in Designing Foreign Language Keypads for Handheld Devices.- Comparing User and Software Information Structures for Compatibility.- Regulating India's Digital Public Cultures: A Grey or Differently Regulated Area.- Entrepreneurial Digital Photography - A Case Study for Design Research Method in the Emerging Indian Market.- Culturally Adaptive Software: Moving Beyond Internationalization.- Local Websites as the New Existence of Traditional Local Cultures in the Virtual Space: An Overview on the Local Websites of Turkey.- Word Processing in Spanish Using an English Keyboard: A Study of Spelling Errors.- Introducing New Methodologies for Identifying Design Patterns for Internationalization and Localization.- The Globalization of User Research: Emerging Trends and Complexities.- Chinese Web Browser Design Utilising Cultural Icons.- Evaluation and Usability of Back Translation for Intercultural Communication.- Contextual User Research for International Software Design.- Language Issues in Cross Cultural Usability Testing: A Pilot Study in China.- Extending the User Experience to Localized Products.- II: Enhancing and Personalizing the User Experience.- The Technologist and Internet Security and Privacy Practices.- A Statistical Model of Relationship Between Affective Responses and Product Design Attributes for Capturing User Needs.- Guidelines to Develop Emotional Awareness Devices from a Cultural-Perspective: A Latin American Example.- User Interaction with User-Adaptive Information Filters.- A System for Adaptive Multimodal Interaction in Crisis Environments.- Integrating Emotions and Knowledge in Aesthetics Designs Using Cultural Profiles.- "Only Famous Companies I Would Ever Buy": Understanding How People Learn to Trust Web Sites.- A User Experience Study on C2C E-Commerce Localization in China.- Towards Cultural Adaptability in Driver Information and -Assistance Systems.- Sound Detection as an Aid to Increase Detectability of CCTV in Surveillance System.- Approaches to Create a Universal User Experience in Handheld Electronic Product.- Statistical Modeling of Affective Responses from Visual and Auditory Attributes in the Movies.- User-Specific Service Generation: A Morphological Approach to Customized Blog Creation.- Computer Task-Based Evaluation Technique for Measuring Everyday Risk-Taking Behavior.- Validating a Multilingual and Multimodal Affective Database.- Tools to Increase the Strategic Value of User Experience Design.- Incorporation of User Preferences into Mobile Web Service Conversations.- Dealing with Computer Literacy and Age Differences in the Design of a Ubicomp System to Cope with Cognitive Decline in Lonely Elders.- Sharing Stories: Learning with Stories.- The Digital Packaging of Electronic Money.- Security Design Based on Social and Cultural Practice: Sharing of Passwords.- Mobile Personalization at Large Sports Events User Experience and Mobile Device Personalization.- How Should You Frame Questions to Measure User Attitudes Accurately? An Experimental Design Study.- Measuring the Emotional Drivers of Visual Preference in China.- Developing Adaptive Mobile Support for Crisis Response in Synthetic Task Environments.- Structural User Preferences of Interfaces and Time Orientation.- Overcoming the Language Barrier: The Potential of the Visual Language LoCoS in International Human-Computer Communication.- A Remote Study on East-West Cultural Differences in Mobile User Experience.- Cultural and Social Aspects of Security and Privacy - The Critical Elements of Trusted Online Service.- Dynamic Scripting in Crisis Environments.- How to Quantify User Experience: Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Model Based on Summative Usability Testing.