Wai Fu

schoolUniversity of Illinoisbar_chart#2023 Global Rank

Total Papers

HCI Rank

#2023

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Recent Publications

"I Hear You, I Feel You": Encouraging Deep Self-disclosure through a Chatbot

Chatbots have great potential to serve as a low-cost, effective tool to support people's self-disclosure. Prior work has shown that reciprocity occurs in human-machine dialog; however, whether reciprocity can be leveraged to promote and sustain deep self-disclosure over time has not been systematically studied. In thi…

CSCW '19CorrespondingEconomic encounters

"I Love the Feeling of Being on Stage, but I Become Greedy": Exploring the Impact of Monetary Incentives on Live Streamers' Social Interactions and Streaming Content

Live streaming is an emergent social medium that allows remote interaction between the streamer and an audience of any size. Major live-streaming platforms in some Asian countries have a digital gift-giving feature that allows viewers to directly reward streamers during live sessions. Streamers can later exchange the…

CSCW '19CorrespondingVideos and Live Streaming

VidLyz: An Interactive Approach to Assist Novice Entrepreneurs in Making Persuasive Campaign Videos

Videos are essential for successful crowdfunding campaigns. However, without knowledge of the underlying persuasion factors, novice entrepreneurs may find it difficult to optimize their videos for success. This paper presents VidLyz, a novel assistive tool that allows users to explore the implications of audience-enga…

IUI '18CorrespondingCrowdsourcing Task Design & Quality Control +1

Visible Hearts, Visible Hands: A Smart Crowd Donation Platform

On existing crowdfunding platforms, the allocation of money is often not regulated, which leads to less-than-ideal distribution of resources. For example, recent donations to hurricane victims through their crowdfunding campaigns often lead to overfunding of certain victims while underfunding others. Inspired by algor…

IUI '18CorrespondingFull-Body Interaction & Embodied Input +1

Supporting Spatial Skill Learning with Gesture-Based Embodied Design

Prior research has shown that spatial abilities are crucial for STEM achievement and attainment. The connection between the digital and physical worlds provided by embodied interaction has been shown to enhance performance and engagement in educational contexts. Spatial reasoning is a domain that lends itself naturall…

IUI '18CorrespondingRecommender System UX +1

Burst Your Bubble! An Intelligent System for Improving Awareness of Diverse Social Opinions

Social media users are overloaded with diverse opinions with different stances. Previous research shows that people often look for opinions that reinforce their pre-existing beliefs and stances, which may lead to social polarization. Traditional social media present opinions in a linear list format, which not only lac…

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