Wenqian Niu

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"When We're Looking at the Robot, We See Each Other": A Comparison of Robotic, Mirror-Based, and Hybrid Interventions for Stranger Interaction

Eye contact between strangers, even fleeting, can spark interaction and foster connection, happiness, and belonging. Yet in public spaces, such encounters are often suppressed by “civil inattention,” with many people absorbed in their phones. We explore how reconfiguring the ambient environment with MirrorBot, a mobil…

CHI '264th AuthorImmersion & Presence Research +2

Designing for Wayfinding in VR: Linking Navigation Interfaces to Spatial Learning and Cognitive Mapping

Various virtual locomotion techniques and visual transition methods are used in VR-based navigation research, yet few studies have systematically examined their effects on spatial learning, cognitive map formation, and navigational performance in complex indoor environments. We conducted a between-subjects study (N=14…

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