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FocusBuddy: Encouraging Healthy Desk-Work Habits by Caring for a Virtual Pet on a Water Bottle
Mohamed Ouf, Rowan Hussein
People who study or work at a desk sit for long uninterrupted periods and drink less water than they intend to. Software reminders address both problems but are easy to dismiss and…
cs.HC2026
Same Project, Different Start: How Contribution Events Shape Activity and Retention in Open Source
Mohamed Ouf, Mariam Guizani
Open source projects depend on newcomers who stay, yet most leave after a single contribution. Contribution events such as Google Summer of Code, LFX Mentorship, Hacktoberfest, and…