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Exploring Potentially Abusive Ethical, Social and Political Implications of Mixed Reality Research in HCI

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Jan Gugenheimer,

Julie Williamson,

Michael NebelingAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3375180

Published: 25 April 2020 Publication History

Abstract

In recent years, Mixed Reality (MR) headsets have increasingly made advances in terms of capability, affordability and end-user adoption, slowly becoming everyday technology. HCI research typically explores positive aspects of these technologies, focusing on interaction, presence and immersive experiences. However, such technological advances and paradigm shifts often fail to consider the "dark patterns", with potential abusive scenarios, made possible by new technologies (cf. smartphone addiction, social media anxiety disorder). While these topics are getting recent attention in related fields and with the general population, this workshop is aimed at starting an active exploration of abusive, ethical, social and political scenarios of MR research inside the HCI community. With an HCI lens, workshop participants will engage in critical reviews of emerging MR technologies and applications and develop a joint research agenda to address them.

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Index Terms

Exploring Potentially Abusive Ethical, Social and Political Implications of Mixed Reality Research in HCI
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
    2. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
      2. Virtual reality
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing profession
      1. Codes of ethics

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CHI EA '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2020

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ISBN:9781450368193

DOI:10.1145/3334480

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Future University Hakodate, Japan & De La Salle University, Philippines
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University of Washington, USA

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