David Gonçalves

schoolUniversity of Lisbonbar_chart#1736 Global Rank

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Values Across Contexts: Understanding How Older Adults Enact What Matters Through Technology

As populations age and technology becomes more pervasive, understanding the alignment between older adults' values and technology design is paramount. More research is needed to understand how older adults’ living contexts shape their values and the use of technology. To address this, through a multi-context study, we…

CSCW '252nd AuthorWorking together (with other people)

Exploring Collaboration in Programming Activities with Children with Visual Impairments: a 10-Session Study in a School Setting

Introductory coding environments have been used in early education to promote computational thinking, supporting the development of cognitive, critical, and social skills. Many environments focus on individual use, which has limited benefits compared to collaborative learning. In this paper, we present the results of…

CHI '242nd AuthorSerious & Functional Games +1

A Living Framework for Understanding Cooperative Games

Playing cooperative games is recognised as a positive social activity. Yet, we have limited means to rigorously define or communicate the structures that govern these experiences, hindering attempts at consolidating knowledge and limiting the potential of design efforts. In this work, we introduce the Living Framework…

CHI '241st AuthorGame UX & Player Behavior +1

The Trick is to Stay Behind?: Defining and Exploring the Design Space of Player Balancing Mechanics

In multiplayer gaming, skill disparity can lead to frustrating and excluding experiences. Balancing approaches exist to level the playing field (e.g., providing aim assistance to low-performing players), but it is unclear how different design choices affect individual player experience. We first introduce a design spa…

CHI '231st AuthorBest PaperDeaf & Hard-of-Hearing Support (Captions, Sign Language, Vibration) +2

“My Zelda Cane”: Strategies Used by Blind Players to Play Visual-Centric Digital Games

Mainstream games are typically designed around the visual experience, with behaviors and interactions highly dependent on vision. Despite this, blind people are playing mainstream games while dealing with and overcoming inaccessible content, often together with friends and audiences. In this work, we analyze over 70 h…

CHI '211st AuthorUniversal & Inclusive Design +2

Exploring Asymmetric Roles in Mixed-Ability Gaming

The landscape of digital games is segregated by player ability. For example, sighted players have a multitude of highly visual games at their disposal, while blind players may choose from a variety of audio games. Attempts at improving cross-ability access to any of those are often limited in the experience they provi…

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