Boston Children's Hospital

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CHI '25Identity & Avatars in XR +1

Understanding Children's Avatar Making in Social Online Games

Social online games like Minecraft and Roblox have become increasingly integral to children's daily lives. Our study explores how children aged 8 to 13 create and customize avatars in these virtual environments. Through semi-structured interviews and gameplay observations with 48 participants, we investigate the motiv…

CHI '24Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) +1

Co-Designing QuickPic: Automated Topic-Specific Communication Boards from Photographs for AAC-Based Language Instruction

Traditional topic-specific communication boards for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) require manual programming of relevant symbolic vocabulary, which is time-consuming and often impractical even for experienced Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs). While recent research has demonstrated the potential…

CHI '18Social Robot Interaction +1

Huggable: The Impact of Embodiment on Promoting Socio-emotional Interactions for Young Pediatric Inpatients

Most hospitals make efforts to provide socio-emotional support for patients and their families during care. In order to expand the service provided by certified child life specialists, we created a social robot and a virtual avatar that augment part of the care CCLS offers to patients by engaging pediatric patients in…

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Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Social Robot Interaction

Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality (XR)

Identity & Avatars in XR

Games, Entertainment & Gamification

Multiplayer & Social Games

Accessibility & Inclusive Design

Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)

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