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The Missing Link of XR: Empathy-Driven Reality for XR and Beyond
Yun Suen Pai, Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran, Jiashuo Cao +23
Extended reality (XR) for socialising is becoming increasingly popular. However, unlike conventional social platforms, XR prioritises embodiment and immersion, factors that strongl…
"Can't believe I'm crying over an anime girl": Public Parasocial Grieving and Coping Towards VTuber Graduation and Termination
Ken Jen Lee, PiaoHong Wang, Zhicong Lu
Despite the significant increase in popularity of Virtual YouTubers (VTubers), research on the unique dynamics of viewer-VTuber parasocial relationships is nascent. This work inves…
Learning by Teaching: Key Challenges and Design Implications
Amy Debbané, Ken Jen Lee, Jarvis Tse +1
Benefits of learning by teaching (LbT) have been highlighted by previous studies from a pedagogical lens, as well as through computer-supported systems. However, the challenges tha…
"We need to do more ... I need to do more": Augmenting Digital Media Consumption via Critical Reflection to Increase Compassion and Promote Prosocial Attitudes and Behaviors
Ken Jen Lee, Adrian Davila, Hanlin Cheng +3
Much HCI research on prompting prosocial behaviors focuses on methods for increasing empathy. However, increased empathy may have unintended negative consequences. Our work offers…
Value Reflection: Motivation, Examples and The Role of Technology
Ken Jen Lee, Edith Law
Findings from existing research provide possible evidence that values are an important construct that should be part of the self-reflection process. However, many questions about v…
Towards a More Inclusive Metaverse via Designing Tools That Support Collaborative Virtual World Building by Users With and Without Disabilities
Ken Jen Lee, Edith Law
Research has found social VR to bring various benefits to users with and without disabilities. Given the success of social VR applications that support user-created worlds, it is i…
Towards Understanding Barriers and Mitigation Strategies of Software Engineers with Non-traditional Educational and Occupational Backgrounds
Tavian Barnes, Ken Jen Lee, Cristina Tavares +2
The traditional path to a software engineering career usually involves a post-secondary diploma in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. However, many individ…
Exploring Individual and Collaborative Storytelling in an Introductory Creative Coding Class
Sangho Suh, Ken Jen Lee, Celine Latulipe +2
Teaching programming through storytelling is a popular pedagogical approach and an active area of research. However, most previous work in this area focused on K-12 students using…
Using Comics to Introduce and Reinforce Programming Concepts in CS1
Sangho Suh, Celine Latulipe, Ken Jen Lee +2
Recent work investigated the potential of comics to support the teaching and learning of programming concepts and suggested several ways , a form of comic strip wi…
Rethinking Immersive Virtual Reality and Empathy
Ken Jen Lee, Edith Law
In this position paper, we aim to spark more discussions surrounding the use of empathy as the intended outcome of many studies on immersive virtual reality experiences. As a const…
Can a Humorous Conversational Agent Enhance Learning Experience and Outcomes?
Jessy Ceha, Ken Jen Lee, Elizabeth Nilsen +2
Previous studies have highlighted the benefits of pedagogical conversational agents using socially-oriented conversation with students. In this work, we examine the effects of a co…
Curiosity Notebook: The Design of a Research Platform for Learning by Teaching
Ken Jen Lee, Apoorva Chauhan, Joslin Goh +2
While learning by teaching is a popular pedagogical technique, it is a learning phenomenon that is difficult to study due to variability in the tutor-tutee pairings and learning en…