University of Canterbury

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

From Prompt to Presence: Co-Creating Personalised Emotional Sanctuaries in VR with Generative AI

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), combined with immersive virtual reality (VR), enables the rapid creation of personalised virtual content from simple text prompts, holding potential for emotional support. However, most current VR systems rely on pre-authored content and limit user agency…

CHI '26One-Handed Operation & Mobile Gestures +1

Understanding How Mobile Interactions Shape Grasp and Contact Patterns Beyond the Touchscreen

The way users hold a smartphone depends on the interaction task, yet little is known about the fingers' engagement with the device's surfaces beyond the touchscreen. Such an understanding not only opens up opportunities for novel on- and off-screen interactions, but also the device’s possible physical affordances. We…

CHI '26Best PaperVibrotactile Feedback & Skin Stimulation

How are Vibrotactile Experiences Visually Represented? A Taxonomy of Illustration Characteristics

Vibrotactile experiences (VTX) consist of a multitude of design parameters and experiential dimensions that can be challenging to communicate visually. To understand how this is commonly done in scientific communication, we systematically reviewed VTX illustrations in academic publications. Using inductive and deducti…

CHI '26Immersion & Presence Research +2

Determining Perception Thresholds for Real and Virtual Inclinations While Cycling in Virtual Reality

In virtual reality (VR) experiences, mismatches between reality and virtuality are usually undesirable, as they can disrupt immersion and induce cybersickness. However, when carefully controlled, they may expand the design space of VR. This research investigates perceptual detection thresholds for mismatches between r…

CHI '26Human-LLM Collaboration +2

AI of Oz: Enhancing Wizard of Oz Studies in HCI with AI Assistance for Human Moderation

The Wizard of Oz (WoZ) method is a common and popular approach for simulating interactive systems in Human-Computer Interaction. Running such studies is demanding for researchers because the human wizard must manage human–agent interactions in real time while keeping participants safe and the interaction natural. Many…

CHI '26Developing Countries & HCI for Development (HCI4D) +3

Building Care That Fits Its People: Insights from Social-Media–Enabled Community-Based Rehabilitation in Thailand

Digital health interventions in the Global South often rely on transmission models, assuming that delivering correct medical information yields better care. We challenge this view through an analysis of a multi-platform social media intervention for Community-Based stroke Rehabilitation(CBR) in rural Thailand. Followi…

CHI '26Haptic Wearables +2

User-reconfigured Haptics: Combining User-Reconfiguration and Visual Manipulations to Enhance Dynamic Passive Haptic Experiences for VR

Virtual Reality (VR) depends on haptic feedback to create immersive experiences. Traditional passive proxies align physical props with their virtual counterparts but remain limited in scalability and expressiveness, or require bulky actuators to support reconfiguration. We introduce User-reconfigured Haptics, an appro…

DIS '25Haptic Wearables +1

Exploring Opportunities for Flexible Wearables to Support Physical Training

Advances in digital fabrication with flexible and conductive materials are enabling new opportunities for customisable wearables that enhance physical training across various sports through on-body posture and movement monitoring. However, before developing new wearable devices, it is crucial to understand the unique…

CHI '25Force Feedback & Pseudo-Haptic Weight +2

TactStyle: Generating Tactile Textures with Generative AI for Digital Fabrication

Recent work in Generative AI enables the stylization of 3D models based on image prompts. However, these methods do not incorporate tactile information, leading to designs that lack the expected tactile properties. We present TactStyle, a system that allows creators to stylize 3D models with images while incorporating…

CHI '25Generative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video) +2

Can AI Prompt Humans? Multimodal Agents Prompt Players’ Game Actions and Show Consequences to Raise Sustainability Awareness

Unsustainable behaviors are challenging to prevent due to their long-term, often unclear consequences. Serious games offer a promising solution by creating artificial environments where players can immediately experience the outcomes of their actions. To explore this potential, we developed EcoEcho, a GenAI-powered g…

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Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality (XR)

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AI & Machine Learning Interaction

Generative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video)

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Prototyping & User Testing