Yu Jiang Tham

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Jigsaw: Authoring Immersive Storytelling Experiences with Augmented Reality and Internet of Things

Augmented Reality (AR) presents new opportunities for immersive storytelling. However, this immersiveness faces two main hurdles. First, AR's immersive quality is often confined to visual elements, such as pixels on a screen. Second, crafting immersive narratives is complex and generally beyond the reach of amateurs d…

CSCW '235th+ AuthorSocial Connections

Social Wormholes: Exploring Preferences and Opportunities for Distributed and Physically-Grounded Social Connections

Ubiquitous computing encapsulates the idea for technology to be interwoven into the fabric of everyday life. As computing blends into everyday physical artifacts, powerful opportunities open up for social connection. Prior connected media objects span a broad spectrum of design combinations. Such diversity suggests th…

CHI '235th+ AuthorAR Navigation & Context Awareness +1

Supporting Piggybacked Co-Located Leisure Activities via Augmented Reality

Technology, especially the smartphone, is villainized for taking meaning and time away from in-person interactions and secluding people into "digital bubbles''. We believe this is not an intrinsic property of digital gadgets, but evidence of a lack of imagination in technology design. Leveraging augmented reality (AR)…

CSCW '225th+ AuthorBest PaperXR in Place and Space; XR in Place and Space

Auggie: Encouraging Effortful Communication through Handcrafted Digital Experiences

Digital communication is often brisk and automated. From auto-completed messages to “likes,” research has shown that such lightweight interactions can affect perceptions of authenticity and closeness. On the other hand, effort in relationships can forge emotional bonds by conveying a sense of caring and is essential i…

CSCW '225th+ AuthorXR Collaboration; XR Collaboration

Project IRL: Playful Co-Located Interactions with Mobile Augmented Reality

We present Project IRL, a suite of five mobile apps we created to explore novel ways of supporting in-person social interactions with Augmented Reality. In recent years, public discourse has blamed digital technologies for making people feel "alone together,'' distracting them away from one another when interacting in…

CHI '213rd AuthorHonorable MentionFitness Tracking & Physical Activity Monitoring +1

Significant Otter: Understanding the Role of Biosignals in Communication

With the growing ubiquity of wearable devices, sensed physiological responses provide new means to connect with others. While recent research demonstrates the expressive potential for biosignals, the value of sharing these personal data remains unclear. To understand their role in communication, we created Significant…

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