Parmit K Chilana

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#1482

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"I Just Need GPT to Refine My Prompts”: Rethinking Onboarding and Help-Seeking with Generative 3D Modelling Tools

Learning to use feature-rich software is a persistent challenge, but generative AI tools promise to lower this barrier by replacing complex navigation with natural language prompts. We investigated how people approach prompt-based tools for 3D modeling in an observational study with 26 participants (14 casuals, 12 pro…

CHI '26CorrespondingGenerative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video) +2

Tracing Everyday AI Literacy Discussions at Scale: How Online Creative Communities Make Sense of Generative AI

Developing AI literacy is increasingly urgent as generative AI reshapes creative practice. Yet most AI literacy frameworks are top-down and expert-driven, overlooking how literacy emerges organically in creative communities. To address this gap, we performed a large-scale analysis of 122k Reddit conversations from 80…

CHI '25CorrespondingHuman-LLM Collaboration +1

Do It For Me vs. Do It With Me: Investigating User Perceptions of Different Paradigms of Automation in Copilots for Feature-Rich Software

Large Language Model (LLM)-based in-application assistants, or copilots, can automate software tasks, but users often prefer learning by doing, raising questions about the optimal level of automation for an effective user experience. We investigated two automation paradigms by designing and implementing a fully automa…

CC '24CorrespondingMusic Composition & Sound Design Tools +1

How Example-Based Authoring of Motion Graphics Impacts Creative Expression: Differences in Perceptions of Professional and Casual Motion Designers

Motion graphics authoring is a time-intensive endeavor, demanding proficiency in various feature-rich software. Automated, example-based solutions are now being explored to simplify the process of creating motion graphics. To investigate how such streamlined authoring tools impact motion designers' workflows and perce…

IUI '24CorrespondingHuman-LLM Collaboration +1

Why and When LLM-Based Assistants Can Go Wrong: Investigating the Effectiveness of Prompt-Based Interactions for Software Help-Seeking

Large Language Model (LLM) assistants, such as ChatGPT, have emerged as potential alternatives to search methods for helping users navigate complex, feature-rich software. LLMs use vast training data from domain-specific texts, software manuals, and code repositories to mimic human-like interactions, offering tailored…

CHI '19CorrespondingUser Research Methods (Interviews, Surveys, Observation) +1

Beyond "One-Size-Fits-All": Understanding the Diversity in How Software Newcomers Discover and Make Use of Help Resources

For most modern feature-rich software, considerable external help and learning resources are available on the web (e.g., documentation, tutorials, videos, Q&A forums). But, how do users new to an application discover and make use of such resources? We conducted in-lab and diary studies with 26 software newcomers from…

UIST '194th AuthorGame Accessibility +2

CircuitStyle: A System for Peripherally Reinforcing  Best Practices in Hardware Computing

Instructors of hardware computing face many challenges including maintaining awareness of student progress, allocating their time adequately between lecturing and helping individual students, and keeping students engaged even while debugging problems. Based on formative interviews with 5 electronics instructors, we fo…

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