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Depression and loneliness are significant contributors to poor mental health and can potentially develop into severe mental disorders. With the advent of large language model (LLM) technology, healthcare applications aimed at improving mental health have ...

The use of ubiquitous computing for supportive communication in the constantly evolving field of mobile technology to improve mental health support between peers is significant. We designed and implemented AlarmCare, a mobile application for creating ...

Popular alarm apps are offering task-based alarms that do not allow the user to dismiss an alarm unless they complete a specific task (e.g., solving math problems). Because such wake-up tasks cause discomforts, their usefulness and necessity could vary ...

Instant access and gratification make it difficult for us to self-limit the use of smartphone apps. We hypothesize that a slight increase in the interaction cost of accessing an app could successfully discourage app use. We propose a proactive ...

Many people often experience difficulties in achieving behavioral goals related to smartphone use. Most of prior studies approached this problem with various behavior change strategies such as self-reflection and social support. However, little is known ...

We propose an interaction restraint that aims to degrade interactivity of a device, for example, by asking users to perform a mandatory cognitive task whenever they start an interaction. This mechanism is designed to help users to self-reflect upon ...

We explore the potential use of mobile devices as a collaborative sensing system that can proactively mediate casual group conversations. In this study, we aim to investigate (i) the impacts of a mobile system's passive and active conversation ...

The interruptions people experience may be initiated from digital devices but also from oneself, an action which is termed “self-interruption.” Prior work mostly focused on understanding work-related self-interruptions and designing tools for mitigating ...

Dietary habits greatly influence one's health. Particularly, for the patients who suffer from metabolic syndrome, maintaining a healthy dietary habit is crucial to their health. In this paper, we aim to study the dietary behavior of such patients and ...

Providing accurate color information to online shopping customers is important for their purchase decisions. However, due to the multiple imaging processes that product photos undergo, end-users often experience a color mismatch between the color of the ...

Demo Hour highlights new prototypes and projects that exemplify innovation and novel forms of interaction. Audrey Desjardins, Editor

In this paper, we have designed a novel touchscreen interaction technique for light-weight navigation: Bezel-Flipper. The design specifics and initial prototype application are developed with user evaluation. We received overall positive feedback from ...

Motivation has never been so important since the learning environment is evolving into a self-centered, distant learning. In this paper, we introduce a motivational thermostat framework, developed based on theoretically grounded pedagogy and motivation ...

People obtain location information through on/offline activities and they are represented into a 'verbal description' in their daily communication. The description of a certain location is shared by people through blogs, e-mails, and many other forms of ...