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Next up we have @StarFeuri talking about their co-authored paper titled "I'm just so terrified of my future": Epistemic Violence in disability related technology research
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@StarFeuri when disabled people do research, reviewing the literature is a nightmare...
no-one ever asks about how disabled people feel about the outcomes of studies. and disabled scholars experience violence when they are doing their literature reviews
no-one ever asks about how disabled people feel about the outcomes of studies. and disabled scholars experience violence when they are doing their literature reviews
@StarFeuri when disabled people do research...IRB (ethics) approval is a nightmare
when disabled people do research...anonymous review is a nightmare.
disabled researchers are not reviewed by their peers, they are reviwed by their abusers
when disabled people do research...anonymous review is a nightmare.
disabled researchers are not reviewed by their peers, they are reviwed by their abusers
it's that time of the week again where we're live-tweeting some fantastic #CHI2020 papers for our #CHIversity panel!
First up: Aloha Ambe on An Oldy's Lament: Poem of Resistance and Resilience of the 'Othered' in Technology Colonisation dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.114…
First up: Aloha Ambe on An Oldy's Lament: Poem of Resistance and Resilience of the 'Othered' in Technology Colonisation dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.114…
Aloha starts with a recording of Julie Butler's reading of her poem: 'An Oldy's Lament' including great lines such as:
"We have much to offer if only you'd see"
"don't let technology be the upper hand
include us, but gently you understand"
"We have much to offer if only you'd see"
"don't let technology be the upper hand
include us, but gently you understand"
this poem is Julie's way of expressing her feelings, emotions, and feelings following a design workshop
The poem resonates with language of the colonised other: it relates to gentle resistance, power dynamics, and has an emphasis on identity
The poem resonates with language of the colonised other: it relates to gentle resistance, power dynamics, and has an emphasis on identity
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Let me introduce my research field (Human Computer Interaction)! The latest (#chi2020) work is fun (and free!) to explore.
But actually, hear me out: a short thread.
Basically, imagine *studying people* meets *designing/building tech* (that may not exist yet).
Let me introduce my research field (Human Computer Interaction)! The latest (#chi2020) work is fun (and free!) to explore.
But actually, hear me out: a short thread.
Basically, imagine *studying people* meets *designing/building tech* (that may not exist yet).
It can be challenging to understand HCI as a whole since it is inspired by and contributes to so many academic fields concurrently (CS, sociology, psych, etc).
But it exists as an academic field, and it's awesome.
But it exists as an academic field, and it's awesome.
Since the readers are diverse, HCI papers are fairly easy to skim and come with fun, delightful videos (even trailers).
If you're short on time, there's an official (300+) playlist of 30s @sig_chi trailers that covers so many subjects!
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
If you're short on time, there's an official (300+) playlist of 30s @sig_chi trailers that covers so many subjects!
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
This week, I expected to be presenting my first first-author CHI paper at #chi2020. That didn't happen, so instead I'll hit the highlights here!
"Computing Students' Learning Difficulties in HCI Education" : A thread (1/13)
"Computing Students' Learning Difficulties in HCI Education" : A thread (1/13)
(2/13) Motivation: We know HCI design is hard to teach and hard to learn, but it's important for CS students to know so they can make good software. Having a somewhat comprehensive list of learning difficulties faced by students can help educators know what to look out for.
(3/13) RQ: What difficulties do computing students face when learning and applying software interface design skills?
@nytimes on our Wearable Microphone Jammer (see it in action here: ). it uses ultrasound to disable surrounding microphones from recording you; lead by Heather Zheng & @ravenben with Yuxin Chen, Huiying Li, @tengshanyuan, Steven Nagels and I ->#chi2020 1/N
@nytimes @ravenben @tengshanyuan Here's how it works: sandlab.cs.uchicago.edu/jammer/ The engineering behind it allows us to get an awesome jamming coverage by making it #wearable : (1) any small movement decreases the impact of the typical blind spots that ultrasonic jammers have; and, (2) it jams in many directions!
@nytimes @ravenben @tengshanyuan What happens when you activate the jammer and talk to someone while surrounded by microphones? Those microphones capture noise rather than your voice, but you don't hear any jamming (it's ultrasonic). This means you speak freely but speech recognizers will fail to spy on you.
Our 5th paper (cond) accepted to #chi2020 is "Optimal Sensor Position for a Computer Mouse"
If you turn your mouse upside-down, you'll see its position sensor. WHY is it where it is? We present a method for optimizing its position in task and improve user performance by 4-20% 1/
If you turn your mouse upside-down, you'll see its position sensor. WHY is it where it is? We present a method for optimizing its position in task and improve user performance by 4-20% 1/
One might think that the mouse is studied through-and-through, being as well-established and old as it is.
But it's not!
Previous work has looked at everything from transfer functions to weight and shape, but the position of the location sensor has been overlooked 2/
But it's not!
Previous work has looked at everything from transfer functions to weight and shape, but the position of the location sensor has been overlooked 2/
Earlier and only published work was done with a ball sensor, and concluded that "moving the ball from back to front for better feel and performance", which we show not to be true universally
[Verplank and Oliver] "Microsoft mouse: testing for redesign"
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[Verplank and Oliver] "Microsoft mouse: testing for redesign"
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