Dalhousie University

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A Scoping Survey on Augmented Display Systems

Augmented displays (ADs), where AR extends the workspace of a physical display, are gaining momentum across productivity, visual analytics, and collaborative scenarios; yet, the field lacks a unified conceptual foundation. We present the first scoping survey on ADs, synthesizing 62 papers (2010-2024), including one ea…

CHI '26Generative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video) +3

When Your Therapist Is an Algorithm: Understanding the Role of AI in Mental Health Mobile Applications

Mental health applications offer accessible alternatives to traditional care, with many now integrating AI features like chatbots and personalized recommendations. However, little is known about how AI is actually implemented or how users experience these features. Our study examines both developer positioning and use…

CHI '25AR Navigation & Context Awareness +1

PerspectAR: Addressing Perspective Distortion on Very Large Displays with Adaptive Augmented Reality Overlays

We present PerspectAR, a novel system addressing perspective distortion on displays caused by large size and wide viewing angles. PerspectAR has three components: a virtual AR screen that curves dynamically according to a user's position relative to the display, a sliding transparent window giving unobstructed access…

CHI '25Universal & Inclusive Design +1

"Bring them back to life": LifeLink Application for Caregivers Dealing with Suicidality

Suicide is a complex phenomenon wherein, in addition to the individual impacted, its effects seep into many lives including those of their caregivers. Caregivers seek help everywhere but face unique challenges including limited access to timely resources and personal mental health struggles. Mobile health apps offer a…

CHI '25Visualization Perception & Cognition +1

Understanding Marine Scientist Software Tool Use

Marine science researchers are heavy users of software tools and systems such as statistics packages, visualization tools, and online data catalogues. Following a constructivist grounded theory approach, we conduct a semi-structured interview study of 23 marine science researchers and research supports within a North…

CHI '25Vibrotactile Feedback & Skin Stimulation +2

Virtual Worlds Beyond Sight: Designing and Evaluating an Audio-Haptic System for Non-Visual VR Exploration

Contemporary research in Virtual Reality (VR) for users who are visually impaired often employs navigation and interaction modalities that are either non-conventional or constrained by physical spaces or both. We designed and examined a hapto-acoustic VR system that mitigates this by enabling non-visual exploration of…

CHI '25Hand Gesture Recognition +2

Spatial Hand Actions: Exploring the Hand Actions used to Represent Spatial Thinking for 3D Assembling Tasks

When designing 3D objects in 3D virtual environments using naturalistic 3D user interfaces, people use their hands to manipulate the environment and objects inside it. At the same time, people utilize their spatial thinking to understand the spatial relationship of the objects in the scene. Yet, the relationship betwe…

CC '24Vibrotactile Feedback & Skin Stimulation +1

ThermalPen: Investigating the Influence of Thermal Haptic Feedback for Creativity in 3D Sketching

This paper presents ThermalPen, a novel device for 3D sketching that utilizes thermal feedback to allow users to feel the materiality of their sketches. The pen lets users draw using six colours and three textures mapped to different temperatures. Our goal is to investigate the influence of thermal feedback on user cr…

CHI '243D Modeling & Animation +1

An Artists' Perspectives on Natural Interactions for Virtual Reality 3D Sketching

Virtual Reality (VR) applications like OpenBrush offer artists access to 3D sketching tools within the digital 3D virtual space. These 3D sketching tools allow users to ``paint'' using virtual digital strokes that emulate real-world mark-making. Yet, users paint these strokes through (unimodal) VR controllers. Given t…

CHI '24Eye Tracking & Gaze Interaction +2

EyeGuide & EyeConGuide: Gaze-based Visual Guides to Improve 3D Sketching Systems

Visual guides help to align strokes and raise accuracy in Virtual Reality (VR) sketching tools. Automatic guides that appear at relevant sketching areas are convenient to have for a seamless sketching with a guide. We explore guides that exploit eye-tracking to render them adaptive to the user's visual attention. Eye…

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Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality (XR)

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Generative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video)

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3D Modeling & Animation

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Serious & Functional Games

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