McGill University

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From Use to Oversight: How Mental Models Influence User Behavior and Output in AI Writing Assistants

AI-based writing assistants are ubiquitous, yet little is known about how users’ mental models shape their use. We examine two types of mental models—functional or related to what the system does, and structural or related to how the system works—and how they affect control behavior—how users request, accept, or edit…

CHI '26Human-LLM Collaboration +2

Digitizing the Pre-consultation Experience: Impacts and Design Recommendations

Clinical pre-consultation, where patients share health information prior to an appointment, offers a pathway to more patient-centered care by freeing time for meaningful patient–physician conversations. Conversational agents powered by large language models (LLMs) can automate this process to make it more scalable and…

CHI '26Haptic Wearables +2

FretFlow: Adaptive Haptics for Rhythm and Articulation in Guitar Learning

Rhythm and articulation are essential for expressive guitar performance. Existing tools provide basic beat cues, whereas beginners often struggle to align with these cues when playing complex techniques, such as strumming and muting. Informed by a formative study with five instructors and grounded in embodied learning…

CHI '26Haptic Wearables +2

Understanding Haptic Authoring Tools through a Taxonomy and Descriptive Analysis

Well-designed haptic interactions can improve user experience, but implementing them is often challenging. Haptic authoring tools help alleviate this difficulty, but they are suited for use with different hardware, applications, and practitioners. As such, novices to haptic design need to determine which tools, if an…

CHI '26Honorable MentionGame UX & Player Behavior +2

Deconstructing Open-World Game Mission Design Formula: A Thematic Analysis Using an Action-Block Framework

Open-world missions often rely on repeated formulas, yet designers lack systematic ways to examine pacing, variation, and experiential balance across large portfolios. We introduce the Mission Action Quality Vector (MAQV), a six-dimensional framework—covering combat, exploration, narrative, emotion, problem-solving, a…

CSCW '25Open Source Communities

"Ohhh, he's the boss!": Unpacking Power Dynamics Among Developers, Designers, and End-Users in FLOSS Usability

Addressing usability in free, libre, and open-source software (FLOSS) is a challenging issue, particularly due to a long-existing ``by developer, for developer'' mentality. Engaging designers and end-users to work with developers can help improve its usability, but unequal power dynamics among those stakeholder roles…

CSCW '25Open Source Communities

Collaboration Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Scientific Open-Source Software Ecosystem: A Case Study on Astropy

Scientific open-source software (OSS) has greatly benefited research communities through its transparent and collaborative nature. Given its critical role in scientific research, ensuring the efficiency of collaboration within development teams has become vital. Earlier research has identified both the challenges and…

CSCW '25Doing CSCW Research

The Human Labour of Data Work: Capturing Cultural Diversity through World Wide Dishes

This paper provides guidance for building and maintaining infrastructure for participatory AI efforts by sharing reflections on building \textsc{World Wide Dishes (WWD)}, a bottom-up, community-led image and text dataset of culinary dishes and associated cultural customs. We present \textsc{WWD} as an example of parti…

DIS '25Digital Art Installations & Interactive Performance +1

Strategies for the Reconciliation of Artistic Intent and Technical Constraints in Mixed Reality Performances

As immersive technologies advance, Mixed Reality Performances (MRP) increasingly integrate them but often face technical challenges that must balance artistic vision and practical constraints. These constraints sometimes lead to unavoidable limitations. The diversity of technologies and artistic goals in MRP prevents…

CHI '25Vibrotactile Feedback & Skin Stimulation +2

Project TapTap: A Longitudinal Study Exploring Non-Verbal Communication through Vibration Signals Between Teachers and Blind or Low Vision Music Learners

While wearable haptics hold promise for making non-verbal cues like gestures and facial expressions accessible to blind or low-vision musicians, our understanding of how vibration signals can be interpreted and applied in real-world learning environments remains limited. We invited five music teachers and their seven…

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