Blogs
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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…
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Breaking stereotypes: Islamic feminism and HCI
Hawra Rabaan, Lynn Dombrowski Posted: Thu, July 14, 2022 - 9:28:33
As HCI matures into a richer discipline interlacing with the humanities and social sciences, there has been a growing consciousness to embrace pluralist [1] and intersectional approaches in understanding and…
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Faith, modernity, and urban computing
Nusrat Jahan Mim, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Posted: Fri, July 08, 2022 - 12:17:25
Cities have long been a center of attention for modernization projects, so it is no surprise that most of today’s computing ventures are choosing cities as the main avenue for…
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Reflections on the politics of African ‘limitations’ in HCI research
Muhammad Adamu, Shaimaa Lazem Posted: Tue, July 05, 2022 - 10:46:44
Last year, I read Shaimaa’s reflection on how Indigenous cultures and folk heritage may act as a steppingstone for sustainability in the absence of resources [1]. This led to extensive…
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Speech is human and multifaceted. Our approach to studying it should be the same.
Arathi Sethumadhavan , Joe Garvin, Benjamin Noah Posted: Wed, June 22, 2022 - 9:57:27
Whether it’s the friendly virtual assistant in your smart speaker, the auto-generated captions on your YouTube video, or the software that physicians use to dictate clinical notes, voice AI has…
