Strategies for Fostering a Genuine Feeling of Connection in Technologically Mediated Systems
Human connection is essential for our personal well-being and a building block for a well-
functioning society. There is a prominent interest in the potential of technology for mediating …
functioning society. There is a prominent interest in the potential of technology for mediating …
Partially blended realities: Aligning dissimilar spaces for distributed mixed reality meetings
Mixed Reality allows for distributed meetings where people's local physical spaces are
virtually aligned into blended interaction spaces. In many cases, people's physical rooms …
virtually aligned into blended interaction spaces. In many cases, people's physical rooms …
Promoting reality awareness in virtual reality through proxemics
Head-Mounted Virtual reality (VR) systems provide full-immersive experiences to users and
completely isolate them from the outside world, placing them in unsafe situations. Existing …
completely isolate them from the outside world, placing them in unsafe situations. Existing …
FluidMeet: Enabling Frictionless Transitions Between In-Group, Between-Group, and Private Conversations During Virtual Breakout Meetings
People often form small conversation groups during physical gatherings to have ad-hoc and
informal conversations. As these groups are loosely defined, others can often overhear and …
informal conversations. As these groups are loosely defined, others can often overhear and …
Openmic: Utilizing proxemic metaphors for conversational floor transitions in multiparty video meetings
Turn-taking is one of the biggest interactivity challenges in multiparty remote meetings. One
contributing factor is that current videoconferencing tools lack support for proxemic cues; ie …
contributing factor is that current videoconferencing tools lack support for proxemic cues; ie …
ExposAR: Bringing augmented reality to the computational thinking agenda through a collaborative authoring tool
There is a growing focus on computational thinking (CT) in terms of supporting children's
understanding of everyday technologies. But unlike other technologies, Augmented Reality …
understanding of everyday technologies. But unlike other technologies, Augmented Reality …
Sounds Good? Fast and Secure Contact Exchange in Groups
Trustworthy digital communication requires the secure exchange of contact information, but
current approaches lack usability and scalability for larger groups of users. We evaluate the …
current approaches lack usability and scalability for larger groups of users. We evaluate the …
ThingShare: Ad-Hoc Digital Copies of Physical Objects for Sharing Things in Video Meetings
In video meetings, individuals may wish to share various physical objects with remote
participants, such as physical documents, design prototypes, and personal belongings …
participants, such as physical documents, design prototypes, and personal belongings …
When friends become strangers: Understanding the influence of avatar gender on interpersonal distance in virtual reality
In this paper, we investigate how mismatches between biological gender and avatar gender
affect interpersonal distance (IPD) in virtual reality (VR). An increasing number of VR …
affect interpersonal distance (IPD) in virtual reality (VR). An increasing number of VR …
KirigamiTable: Designing for proxemic transitions with a shape-changing tabletop
A core challenge in tabletop research is to support transitions between individual activities
and team work. Shape-changing tabletops open up new opportunities for addressing this …
and team work. Shape-changing tabletops open up new opportunities for addressing this …