4 papers
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…
"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…