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ITO: Real-time Browser Tab Orchestration Through Intent Detection
Elvin Hu, Jasmine Sumpter, Takatoshi Yoshida +2
People routinely interleave activities while browsing the web, often simultaneously and with overlapping boundaries. Yet organizational primitives in modern browsers treat every ta…
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…
Abstraction Beats Realism: Physiological Visualizations Enhance Arousal Synchrony in VR Concert Recreations
Xiaru Meng, Yulan Ju, Yan He +4
Live cultural experiences like concerts generate shared physiological arousal among audience members, a collective resonance that contributes to their emotional power. Recreating s…
Portable Silent Room: Exploring VR Design for Anxiety and Emotion Regulation for Neurodivergent Women and Non-Binary Individuals
Kinga Skiers, Yun Suen Pai, Marina Nakagawa +2
Neurodivergent individuals, particularly those with Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), frequently experience anxiety, panic attacks, meltdowns, and emotion…
Augmented Body Communicator: Enhancing daily body expression for people with upper limb limitations through LLM and a robotic arm
Songchen Zhou, Mark Armstrong, Giulia Barbareschi +6
Individuals with upper limb movement limitations face challenges in interacting with others. Although robotic arms are currently used primarily for functional tasks, there is consi…
Cuddle-Fish: Exploring a Soft Floating Robot with Flapping Wings for Physical Interactions
Mingyang Xu, Jiayi Shao, Yulan Ju +9
Flying robots, such as quadrotor drones, offer new possibilities for human-robot interaction but often pose safety risks due to fast-spinning propellers, rigid structures, and nois…
Haptic Empathy: Investigating Individual Differences in Affective Haptic Communications
Yulan Ju, Xiaru Meng, Harunobu Taguchi +6
Nowadays, touch remains essential for emotional conveyance and interpersonal communication as more interactions are mediated remotely. While many studies have discussed the effecti…
Living Bento: Heartbeat-Driven Noodles for Enriched Dining Dynamics
Weijen Chen, Qingyuan Gao, Zheng Hu +2
To enhance focused eating and dining socialization, previous Human-Food Interaction research has indicated that external devices can support these dining objectives and immersion.…
Bridging Player Intentions: Exploring the Potential of Synchronized Haptic Controllers in Multiplayer Game
Kenta Hashiura, Kazuya Iida, Takeru Hashimoto +4
In multiplayer cooperative video games, players traditionally use individual controllers, inferring others' actions through on-screen visuals and their own movements. This indirect…
"I Wanted to Create my Ideal Self": Exploring Avatar Perception of LGBTQ+ Users for Therapy in Virtual Reality
Anish Kundu, Giulia Barbareschi, Midori Kawaguchi +5
In this paper we explore the potential of utilizing Virtual Reality (VR) as a therapeutic tool for supporting individuals in the LGBTQ+ community, who often face elevated risks of…
Impact of Vibrotactile Triggers on Mental Well-Being through ASMR Experience in VR
Danyang Peng, Tanner Person, Ximing Shen +4
Watching Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos is a popular approach to support mental well-being, as the triggered ASMR tingling sensation supports de-stressing and r…
SealMates: Supporting Communication in Video Conferencing using a Collective Behavior-Driven Avatar
Mark Armstrong, Chi-Lan Yang, Kinga Skiers +6
The limited nonverbal cues and spatially distributed nature of remote communication make it challenging for unacquainted members to be expressive during social interactions over vi…
Cymatics Cup: Shape-Changing Drinks by Leveraging Cymatics
Weijen Chen, Yang Yang, Kao-Hua Liu +3
To enhance the dining experience, prior studies in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and gastrophysics have demonstrated that modifying the static shape of solid foods can amplify t…
The Empathic Metaverse: An Assistive Bioresponsive Platform For Emotional Experience Sharing
Yun Suen Pai, Mark Armstrong, Kinga Skiers +6
The Metaverse is poised to be a future platform that redefines what it means to communicate, socialize, and interact with each other. Yet, it is important for us to consider avoidi…
'I am both here and there' Parallel Control of Multiple Robotic Avatars by Disabled Workers in a Café
Giulia Barbareschi, Midori Kawaguchi, Hiroki Kato +6
Robotic avatars can help disabled people extend their reach in interacting with the world. Technological advances make it possible for individuals to embody multiple avatars simult…