5 papers
Characterizing In-the-Wild Personal Listening Device Use to Inform Earable Application Design
Supraja Ramesh, Jonas Hummel, Silvia Becker +6
Ear-worn devices are evolving from audio-playback tools into sensing platforms for health, interaction, and context-awareness. Yet, earable systems are typically designed and evalu…
OpticalAging: Real-time Presbyopia Simulation for Inclusive Design via Tunable Lenses
Qing Zhang, Zixiong Su, Yoshihito Kondoh +5
Presbyopia, a common age-related vision condition affecting most people as they age, often remains inadequately understood by those unaffected. To help bridge the gap between abstr…
Beyond Symbols: Motion Perception Cues Enhance Dual-Task Performance with Wearable Directional Guidance
Qing Zhang, Junyu Chen, Yifei Huang +4
Directional cues are crucial for environmental interaction. Conventional methods rely on symbolic visual or auditory reminders that require semantic interpretation, a process that…
Closed-Loop Rhythmic Haptic Biofeedback via Smartwatch for Relaxation and Sleep Onset
Jueun Lee, Dennis Moschina, Supraja Ramesh +3
We investigate the use of musically structured, closed-loop vibration patterns as a passive biofeedback intervention for relaxation and sleep initiation. By encoding rhythmic meter…
Beyond Human: Cognitive and Physical Augmentation through AI, Robotics, and XR -- Opportunities and Risks
Jie Li, Anusha Withana, Alexandra Diening +2
As human augmentation technologies evolve, the convergence of AI, robotics, and extended reality (XR) is redefining human potential -- enhancing cognition, perception, and physical…