McMaster University

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From Toil to Thought: Designing for Strategic Exploration and Responsible AI in Systematic Literature Reviews

Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs) are fundamental to scientific progress, yet the process is hindered by a fragmented tool ecosystem that imposes a high cognitive load. This friction suppresses the iterative, exploratory nature of scholarly work. To investigate these challenges, we conducted an exploratory design s…

CHI '26Social & Collaborative VR +3

Exploring Communication and Collaboration in Distributed AR Escape Rooms: Design Opportunities to Support Social Play

Escape rooms are traditionally in-person activities that foster collaboration. Augmented reality (AR) enables these experiences to extend into distributed (all participants separated) and hybrid settings (both co-located and remote) while retaining embodied, physically grounded play. This study examines how players co…

CHI '25Eye Tracking & Gaze Interaction +1

SocialEyes: Scaling Mobile Eye-tracking to Multi-person Social Settings

Eye movements provide a window into human behaviour, attention, and interaction dynamics. Challenges in real-world, multi-person environments have, however, restrained eye-tracking research predominantly to single-person, in-lab settings. We developed a system to stream, record, and analyse synchronised data from mult…

DIS '24Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) +2

Designing Smart Home Technology For Passive Co-Presence Over Distance

When families live in the same home, they feel a sense of connection through the subtle, passive aspects of family life. Over distance, these passive aspects are hard to experience as most communication technologies support sharing conversations or activities. Through a research-through-design methodology, we explored…

CHI '24Uncertainty Visualization +1

Multimedia-Enabled 911: Exploring 911 Callers’ Experience of Call Taker Controlled Video Calling in Simulated Emergencies

Emergency response to large-scale disasters is often supported with multimedia from social media. However, while these features are common in everyday video calls, the complex needs of 911 and other systems make it difficult to directly incorporate these features. We assess an ME911 (Multimedia-Enabled 911) app to und…

CHI '23VR Medical Training & Rehabilitation +2

Dr.’s Eye: The Design and Evaluation of a Video Conferencing System to Support Doctor Appointments in Home Settings

The spread of COVID-19 has encouraged the practice of using video conferencing for family doctor appointments. Existing applications and off-the-shelf devices face challenges in dealing with capturing the correct view of patients' bodies and supporting ease of use. We created Dr.’s Eye, a video conferencing prototype…

CHI '23Cognitive Impairment & Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia) +2

So I Can Feel Normal: Participatory Design for Accessible Social Media for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in chronic sensorimotor, cognitive, psychosocial, and communication challenges that can limit social participation. Social media can be a useful outlet for social participation for individuals with TBI, but there are barriers to access. While research has drawn attention to the…

CHI '23Context-Aware Computing +2

Sensing Their Presence: How Emerging Adults And Their Parents Connect After Moving Apart

When emerging adults move out of their parents’ homes for the first time, their needs for togetherness and connection evolve, as do their parents’. In co-located homes, people often experience togetherness passively by sensing one another’s presence in their environment. However, when no longer living together, method…

CHI '23Multiplayer & Social Games +2

Remote Wavelength: Design and Evaluation of a System for Social Connectedness Through Distributed Board Game Play

Playing remote tabletop games is a fun way to connect with distant friends. Yet most systems for remote tabletop gaming lack support for tangible and social interaction, two important aspects of gameplay for most players. We are interested in how to better design systems for remote tangible gameplay that support socia…

CHI '23Mid-Air Haptics (Ultrasonic) +1

Constraints and Workarounds to Support Clinical Consultations in Synchronous Text-based Platforms

Medical consultations over synchronous text-based platforms are becoming increasingly popular for virtual care, yet little is known about how physicians translate their training to this healthcare medium. We report the constraints, workarounds, and opportunities highlighted by eight primary care physicians who used su…

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Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality (XR)

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