Ritsumeikan University

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CHI '26Olfactory Display & Smell Interaction +2

Amplifying Trigeminal Flavour: Enhancing Spiciness and Coolness by Electrical and Olfactory Stimulation

Digital flavour modulation represents a significant research challenge within Human-Food Interaction. Previous work has focused on modulating basic tastes, while the modulation of trigeminal sensations such as spiciness and coolness remains underexplored. Spicy and cool substances contribute substantially to the senso…

CHI '26Social Robot Interaction +2

Mediating Urban Social Encounters – Co-Design of Robotic Street Furniture with Adolescents

With the ongoing shift into the digital, spontaneous social encounters in public spaces are becoming challenging for adolescents. This study explores how robotic street furniture could facilitate meaningful adolescent social interaction. In a focus group and a theater-based co-design workshop, fourteen adolescents env…

MOBILEHCI '25User Research Methods (Interviews, Surveys, Observation) +1

How Problematic Are Suspenseful Interactions?

Current "social acceptability" guidelines for interactive technologies advise against certain, seemingly problematic forms of interaction. Specifically, "suspenseful" interactions, characterized by visible manipulations and invisible effects, are generally considered be problematic. However, the empirical grounding fo…

UIST '24Desktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +1

Unmake to Remake: Materiality-driven Rapid Prototyping

Within the domain of fabrication, the recent strides in Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) have sparked growing interest in its sustainability. In this work, we analyze the contemporary life cycle of polymers consumed in FDM, a common and accessible fabrication technique. Then we outline the points of design intervention…

UBICOMP '23Haptic Wearables +1

Input Interface with Touch and Non-touch Interactions using Atmospheric Pressure for Hearable Devices

A hearable device is a wearable computer that is worn on the ear. In addition to offering conventional music listening functions when utilized as earphones, a hearable device can be linked to smartphones and various onboard sensors to recognize user actions and voice assistants. Although some devices recognize command…

UBICOMP '23Haptic Wearables +1

User Authentication Method for Wearable Ring Devices using Active Acoustic Sensing

The ring-type devices currently on the market are not typically equipped with authentication. This paper proposes an automatic and continuous user authentication method using active acoustic sensing with a speaker and microphone mounted on the ring device. The proposed method authenticates the wearer by extracting the…

CHI '19Agent Personality & Anthropomorphism +1

Long-Term Value of Social Robots through the Eyes of Expert Users

Socially-enabled digital technologies have attracted academic interest for decades, with recent commercial examples of Siri and Alexa, capturing public attention. However, despite ubiquitous visions of a robotic future, very few fully-fledged social robots are currently available to consumers. To improve their designs…

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Olfactory, Gustatory & Multisensory Interaction

Olfactory Display & Smell Interaction

Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Social Robot Interaction

Research Methods & Design Practice

User Research Methods (Interviews, Surveys, Observation)

Haptic, Force & Physical Feedback

Haptic Wearables

Children, Youth & Family Technology

Child-Computer Interaction Design