Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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CHI '26Game UX & Player Behavior +1

Exploring the Potential of Disengagement-Friendly Game Design to Support Children's Exit from Play Sessions

Disengagement from games is challenging for children, and can lead to family conflict. While parental mediation is well-understood, the role of game design in supporting children’s disengagement remains underexplored. Our work addresses this gap through a qualitative study with 39 participants (22 children aged 4-11 a…

CHI '26Game UX & Player Behavior +1

Characterising Gaming Group Experiences

When people play digital games together, their experiences are often influenced by the group. While prior research has focused on the individual player experience, we argue that a deeper understanding of group dynamics is required for designing digital games that effectively support complex social interactions. In thi…

CHI '26Smart Cities & Urban Sensing +2

Animated Public Furniture as an Interaction Mediator: Engaging Passersby In-the-Wild with Robotic Benches

Urban HCI investigates how digital technologies shape human behaviour within the social, spatial, temporal dynamics of public space. Meanwhile, robotic furniture research demonstrates how the purposeful animation of mundane utilitarian elements can influence human behaviour in everyday contexts. Taken together, these…

CHI '26Honorable MentionData Physicalization +3

Revealing the Power Dynamics of Collaborative Sense-Making supported by Participatory Data Physicalization

While it is proven that the individual construction of a data physicalization aids personal sense-making, little is known about how sense-making is negotiated when it is shared by multiple, co-located participants. Since participatory data physicalization can inadvertently prioritize dominant views, we interpreted da…

CHI '26Universal & Inclusive Design +2

Rethinking Interdependence in HCI: A Systematic Literature Review for Understanding its Use in Accessibility Studies

Interdependence has long been a core concept in Disability Studies and activism, offering a critical response to dominant ideals of independence. While Bennett et al.’s work introduced interdependence into accessibility research in HCI by linking it with research and design practices, the extent to which HCI has meani…

CSCW '25Digital Divides, Digital Literacy

Infrastructuring Critical Data Literacy through Role-playing: a Retrospective Study of the Game "Silicon Roundabout"

Organisations require diverse technological infrastructures to create value from data. Because these infrastructures are often haphazardly developed, they cause frictions between the socio-technical agencies of the involved stakeholders. Silicon Roundabout is a role-playing game consisting of cards, tiles and tokens…

CUI '25Explainable AI (XAI) +2

Visual-Conversational Interface for Evidence-Based Explanation of Diabetes Risk Prediction

Healthcare professionals need effective ways to use, understand, and validate AI-driven clinical decision support systems. Existing systems face two key limitations: complex visualizations and a lack of grounding in scientific evidence. We present an integrated decision support system that combines interactive visuali…

CC '25Online Identity & Self-Presentation +2

Speculative Design for the Metaverse: Anti-Experiences in Virtual Retail

Retail experiences in the Metaverse are becoming increasingly popular, driven by a business model that relies on brand engagement and user-generated virtual worlds (UGVWs). While much attention has been given to ideal design patterns for enhancing user engagement, there is a need for a critical examination of pain poi…

DIS '25Social & Collaborative VR +2

To Cuddle, Mingle, Venture, or Guide: How Architectural Affordances Influence the Experience of Social VR Places

Social virtual reality (VR) encompasses a growing network of three-dimensional virtual worlds where users interact in a shared, embodied way. While research has focused on the social interactions between the users themselves, less is known about how the design of virtual spaces influences these interactions. Our study…

DIS '25AR Navigation & Context Awareness +2

The Image of the Metaverse: A Plurality of Narratives for Immersive Realities

This pictorial explores the challenges and opportunities of creating meaningful virtual spaces in the metaverse. Drawing inspiration from Kevin Lynch’s principles of urban imageability, the authors present a series of narrative explorations and associated graphics that reimagine how space, time, and social interaction…

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AI & Machine Learning Interaction

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