6 papers
Talking Surveys: How Photorealistic Embodied Conversational Agents Shape Response Quality, Engagement, and Satisfaction
Matus Krajcovic, Peter Demcak, Eduard Kuric
Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are increasingly more realistic and capable of dynamic conversations. In online surveys, anthropomorphic agents could help address issues like…
Distorted Perspectives of LLM-Simulated Preferences: Can AI Mislead Design?
Eduard Kuric, Peter Demcak, Matus Krajcovic
Designers of digital solutions increasingly consult Large Language Models (LLMs) for their work. However, it remains unclear how this may affect the user experiences they produce a…
What Would GPT Click: Practical Effects of Human-AI Behavioral Misalignment and the Cost of Synthetic Participants in User Experience
Eduard Kuric, Peter Demcak, Matus Krajcovic
Synthetic participants represent a methodologically concerning concept that threatens the integrity of UX research. Findings from previous experiments specify how AI outputs are mi…
Card Sorting with Fewer Cards and the Same Mental Models? A Re-examination of an Established Practice
Eduard Kuric, Peter Demcak, Matus Krajcovic
To keep card sorting with a lot of cards concise, a common strategy for gauging mental models involves presenting participants with fewer randomly selected cards instead of the ful…
Card Sorting Simulator: Augmenting Design of Logical Information Architectures with Large Language Models
Eduard Kuric, Peter Demcak, Matus Krajcovic
Card sorting is a common ideation technique that elicits information on users' mental organization of content and functionality by having them sort items into categories. For more…
Systematic Literature Review of Automation and Artificial Intelligence in Usability Issue Detection
Eduard Kuric, Peter Demcak, Matus Krajcovic +1
Usability issues can hinder the effective use of software. Therefore, various techniques are deployed to diagnose and mitigate them. However, these techniques are costly and time-c…