Xin Gao

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Pedagogical Strategies for Reflection in Project-based HCI Education with End Users

As HCI pedagogy research grows, so too does an emerging set of evidence-based teaching and curricular recommendations. Yet, few studies have implemented and examined these recommendations in the classroom. In this paper, we present a Research Through Design investigation of a studio-based HCI course, which was revised…

CHI '202nd AuthorHonorable MentionSTEM Education & Science Communication +2

Opportunities and Challenges in Involving Users in Project-Based HCI Education

Users are fundamental to HCI. However, little is known about how HCI education introduces students to working with users, particularly those different from themselves. To better understand design students' engagement, reactions, and reflections with users, we investigate a case study of a graduate-level 10-week protot…

CHI '203rd AuthorLaser Cutting & Digital Fabrication +2

"I Feel Like This is a Bad Thing": Investigating Disassembly in Action for Novices

Materials are dynamic—they can be shaped and changed. Often however, our tools and technologies appear to fix materials in place. Disassembly is one practice that provides openings to explore and understand the dynamic nature of material. In this research, we investigate possibilities that emerge from disassembly. Spe…

CHI '193rd AuthorUniversal & Inclusive Design +1

Laughing is Scary, but Farting is Cute: A Conceptual Model of Children's Perspectives of Creepy Technologies

In HCI, adult concerns about technologies for children have been studied extensively. However, less is known about what children themselves find concerning in everyday technologies. We examine children's technology-related fears by probing their use of the colloquial term "creepy." To understand children's perceptions…

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