Consumer food waste in industrialised countries is becoming an increasing concern as its impact on greenhouse emissions is comparable to that of the aviation industry. In recent years we have accordingly seen a growing interest in HCI to support users ...

Robots are predominantly thought of as monolithic, unitary actors: they are almost always designed as having a clearly defined body. We rethink this concept of a unified and coherently embodied robot with the example context of elderly care. We explore ...

Stereoscopic photography was one of the main forms of visual communication in the second half of the 19th century, leaving even today an important impact on our visual culture. In this work, we have re-imagined the classical stereoscope in order to ...

This paper presents the results of an interview study with twelve TikTok users to explore user awareness, perception, and experiences with the app’s algorithm in the context of privacy. The social media entertainment app TikTok collects user data to ...

Previous works show that virtual reality itself can be used as a medium in which to stage an experimental evaluation. However, it is still unclear whether conventional usability evaluation methods can directly be applied to virtual reality evaluations ...

Nowadays pedestrian navigation not only provides reliable route planning and efficient wayfinding instructions but also visualizes location-based information for supporting exploratory activities, for example, visualizing and recommending some Point-of-...

We present two use cases of mobile displays in cross-reality interactions between users immersed in Virtual Reality (VR) and users present in the Physical Reality (PR) by using the mobile display to show select artefacts of interest. The first use case ...

This paper is about an interactive and tangible storytelling installation based on the principle of ubiquitous museum. The installation is designed to focus children’s attention on the sailing practice in the Medieval age by engaging children in an ...

Body gestures could be used as an intuitive interaction method with computerized systems. Previous studies explored gesture-based interaction mostly with digital displays, thus there is no standard set of gestures for a system that lacks a display. In ...

We present our first steps towards an umbrella-based novel multimedia platform using physiological data as an integrated feedback loop. In this paper, we demonstrate the viability of using an umbrella handle as a form factor to measure electrodermal ...

Modern, globalized lifestyles make physical separation of family members an inevitable part of life. Due to changes in routines and social roles, remaining connected to distant loved ones is challenging and adversely affects psychological well-being. ...

Holographic 3D displays (H3D) have the potential to expand the interaction space for in-car infotainment systems by providing a larger depth range than other state of the art 3D display technologies. This work explored how non-expert users would ...

Soft robotics - robots built from highly compliant materials that resemble soft biological materials - have recently become more popular especially in industry settings, given their ability to handle fragile objects. One problem however of these ...

We present XR4ISL, an XR system designed to support psychology experiments examining Implicit Social Learning, a fundamental phenomenon that guides human behavior, cognition, and emotion. We discuss XR4ISL with reference to MR4ISL, a previous system ...

Insufficient social cues between distributed learners in online learning could result in lack of engagement and social bonds. With the development of wearable sensing, sharing physiological data can be used to enhance mutual understanding and ...

The purpose of this study is to clarify which player perspective (the first-person perspective vs. the third-person perspective) is effective in promoting other-oriented empathy in persuasive virtual reality (VR) games and to provide preliminary ...

We employ the ISO/IEC 25010 standard for systems and software quality requirements and evaluation to present a proposal of a software architecture design for gesture input with two types of wearables: smartwatches, which have already entered mainstream,...

Immersive experiences – enabled by technologies such as VR, AR, 360° video and other highly immersive multimedia applications – have the potential to make interacting with various activities more inclusive for many people. This can be achieved by ...

This course is a hands-on introduction to the fabrication of flexible, transparent free-form displays based on electrochromism for an audience with a variety of backgrounds, including artists and designers with no prior knowledge of physical ...

Creativity and inspiration for problem-solving are critical skills in a group-based learning environment. Communication procedures have seen continuous adjustments over the years, with increased multimedia elements usage like videos to provide superior ...