Proceedings of HCI 2008 (Vol. 2) contain the short papers seleced for presentation at HCI 2008, the 22nd annual conference of Interaction, a specialist group of BCS. The proceedings explore the full range of areas of interest to HCI researchers and practitioners. They look at culture and the role of the digital in culture, the visual experience of users, the experience of those who need assistance with or by technology, issues of methods and how HCI research and practice is carried out.

The papers in this volume include contributions from leading figures in research and business sectors and are of relevance to designers and evaluators of human-computer systems across industry, education, commerce, public policy and academia.