Blogs
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How to use social media (properly) for business
Rae Yule Kim Posted: Tue, February 07, 2023 - 11:03:00
Social media has been a game-changer for marketing. One successful hashtag challenge can generate millions of user-generated content (UGC) and billions of views. Here are four ways to trigger user-generated…
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Joyful sustainability: Now is the time
Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant, Jonathan Lazar, Niklas Elmqvist, Jessica Vitak Posted: Wed, February 01, 2023 - 10:23:00
SinceSIGCHI and the University of Maryland’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) were founded at nearly the same time, we—a selection of HCIL faculty spanning the past four decades—have a special bond…
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Emerging telepresence technologies in hybrid learning environments
Houda Elmimouni, Pablo Pérez, Andriana Boudouraki, Fatma Guneri, Verónica Ahumada-Newhart Posted: Wed, January 25, 2023 - 3:49:00
During the pandemic, when some learners are expected to be remote, conventional videoconferencing tools like Zoom or Microsoft Teams are used by necessity, but they are not without their limitations…
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So, how can we measure UX?
Maximilian Speicher Posted: Tue, November 15, 2022 - 2:44:00
The precise, quantitative measurement of user experience (UX) based on one or more metrics is invaluable for design, research, and product teams in assessing the impact of UX designs and…
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Using technology to improve communication in panels
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Fri, September 30, 2022 - 11:34:00
Panels can be fun to develop—they can also be much more effectively executed. This spring I was on two large panels that were the best organized of any I’ve participated…
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An American Zen Buddhist’s reflections on HCI research and design for faith-based communities
Cori Faklaris Posted: Tue, August 16, 2022 - 4:29:00
Computer science seems in opposition to Zen Buddhism, a spiritual practice best described (if it must be) as “without reliance on words or letters, directly pointing to the heart of…
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Designing for religiosity: Extracting technology design principles from religious teachings
Derek L. Hansen, Amanda L. Hughes, Xinru Page Posted: Thu, August 04, 2022 - 3:16:00
Religious beliefs have a profound influence on billions of people across the globe, affecting nearly every aspect of their lives, including the use of technology. While there is a continuous…
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Faith informatics: Supporting development of systems of meaning-making with technology
Michael Hoefer, Stephen Voida, Robert Mitchell Posted: Mon, July 25, 2022 - 3:23:37
In seeking to apply HCI to faith, religion, and spirituality, we turn to existing work in theology and psychology—in particular, work that studies the development of faith in individuals and…
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Stream switching: What UX, Zoom, VR, and conflicting truths have in common
Stephen Gilbert Posted: Wed, July 20, 2022 - 12:08:28
I use the term stream switching to refer to people simultaneously processing multiple streams of input information, each of which has its own context and background knowledge. This definition sounds…
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Unavailability: Food for thought from Protestant theology
Sara Wolf, Simon Luthe, Ilona Nord, Jörn Hurtienne Posted: Tue, July 19, 2022 - 9:45:16
The past two years of living in pandemic times have accelerated the spread of technology into all areas of life. This was also evident in the context of religious communities…
