York University

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Understanding Emotional Closeness in Distanced Intergenerational Relationships Between Young Children and Older Adults: A Scoping Review for HCI

Emotional closeness (EC) is central to family relationships, however in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) it is often regarded as self-evident, invoked through adjacent constructs such as connection or co-presence. This ambiguity is particularly limiting for remote relationships between young children (aged 4-8 years)…

CHI '26Gamification Design +1

What's the Point? How Users Functionalise Points in Gamified Systems

Points are widely used design elements in gamified systems. Yet how they motivate is still unclear: what motivational meaning or functional significance do users ascribe to points and when? To answer this question, we conducted a semi-structured interview study with 27 users of two popular gamified platforms, Duolingo…

CHI '26Voice Accessibility +3

Privacy Cards: Surfacing mental models and exploring privacy concerns of voice-first ambient interfaces

We investigate the ethical and privacy implications of voice-first ambient interfaces (VFAIs) for aging in place through an in-depth engagement with five older adults. Our participants were in the process of becoming experienced VFAI users, and had used a VFAI-based design probe for health data reporting. We create an…

CHI '26Explainable AI (XAI) +2

Empowering Stakeholders with Participatory Auditing of Predictive AI: Perspectives from End-Users and Decision Subjects without AI Expertise

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have become ubiquitous in their impact on individuals and society, highlighting a crucial need for their responsible development. Recent research has called for participatory AI auditing, empowering individuals without AI expertise to audit AI applications throughout the entir…

CHI '26Social Media Information Dissemination in Disasters +1

Context, Uncertainty, and Interdependence: Crisis Informatics and Severe Weather Risk Communication for People with Visual Impairments

The challenges faced by individuals with visual impairments during severe weather events are poorly understood by the fields of risk communication and crisis informatics. To develop a stronger foundation for HCI research and design in this area, we conducted interviews with adults with varying forms of visual impairme…

CHI '26Human-LLM Collaboration +4

“It Became My Buddy, But I’m Not Afraid to Disagree”: A Multi-Session Study of UX Evaluators Collaborating with Conversational AI Assistants

AI-assisted usability analysis can potentially reduce the time and effort of finding usability problems, yet little is known about how AI's perceived expertise influences evaluators' analytic strategies and perceptions over time. We ran a within-subjects, five-session study (six hours per participant) with 12 professi…

CHI '26User Research Methods (Interviews, Surveys, Observation) +1

Towards Better Reflexive Thematic Analysis in HCI: A Scoping Review of Practice at CHI

Reflexive Thematic Analysis is an increasingly popular method of qualitative analysis in many disciplines, including HCI. However, previous work has questioned the quality of its application, often finding it misunderstood and misapplied. To establish a snapshot of current practice in HCI, we performed a scoping revie…

CHI '26Touchscreen Usability & Performance Modeling (Fitts' Law)

Normalizing Speed-accuracy Biases in 2D Pointing Tasks with Better Calculation of Effective Target Widths

For evaluations of 2D target selection using Fitts' law, ISO 9241-411 recommends using the effective target width (W_e) calculated using the univariate standard deviation of selection coordinates. Related research proposed using a bivariate standard deviation; however, the proposal was only tested using a single speed…

CHI '26Generative AI (Text, Image, Music, Video) +2

Beyond the Spotlight: Co-Designing AI for Theatre Audience Communication

Theatres and concert halls play a crucial role within the performing arts, where managerial and administrative staff are essential to bringing live performances to audiences. Existing AI research has focused on artistic creation, but less attention has been paid to the purposeful design of AI systems that support orga…

CSCW '25Honorable MentionCore Concepts in Privacy Research

Trust and Friction: Negotiating How Information Flows through Decentralized Social Media

Decentralized social media protocols enable users in independent, user-hosted servers (i.e., instances) to interact with each other while they self-govern. This community-based model of social media governance opens up new opportunities for tailored decision-making about information flows---i.e., what user data is sha…

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