Creativity Support Tools (CSTs) play a fundamental role in the study of creativity in Human-
Computer Interaction (HCI). Even so, there is no consensus definition of the term'CST'in HCI …

The recent shift of emphasis to user experience (UX) has rendered it a central focus of
product design and evaluation. A multitude of methods for UX design and evaluation exist …

This chapter presents the theory of the Core Elements of the Gaming Experience (CEGE).
The CEGE are the necessary but not sufficient conditions to provide a positive experience …

Food is a central part of our lives. Fundamentally, we need food to survive. Socially, food is
something that brings people together-individuals interact through and around it. Culturally …

HCI has a complex and often ambivalent attitude towards the issue of gender and interactive
systems. Here I discuss three dominant paradigms for treating gender in HCI, and discuss …

At the outset of a discussion of evaluating digital musical instruments (DMIs)-that is to say,
instruments whose sound generators are digital and separable (though not necessarily …

A smart speaker is a voice command device with a built-in virtual assistant. The virtual
assistant provides interactivity and hands-free activation. According to a recent survey …

ABSTRACT A conversational interface is an interface that the user can interact with by
means of a conversation. The conversation can occur by speech but also by text input. When …

User expectations, motivations and feelings when using a product or encountering a system
have urged the need to investigate beyond the traditional functionality and usability …

This paper describes a method for formative evaluation of the user experience based on the
user experience model of Hassenzahl [11]. It captures positive and negative feelings during …