Bored at home?
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=…
If you have more time, the @sigchi channel has full talks, demos, keynotes, award talks and more. For free! For many years back!
CHI is more or less our umbrella conference, so you'll see a wide range of HCI research topics.
CHI is more or less our umbrella conference, so you'll see a wide range of HCI research topics.
Have enough time to dive into papers?
You can read the actual papers for free through the ACM Proceedings (and google scholar).
dl.acm.org/doi/proceeding…
You can read the actual papers for free through the ACM Proceedings (and google scholar).
dl.acm.org/doi/proceeding…
Confused where to start?
The conference site has a section where papers are organized by session topic as well as awards.
programs.sigchi.org/chi/2020/progr…
chi2020.acm.org/for-attendees/…
The conference site has a section where papers are organized by session topic as well as awards.
programs.sigchi.org/chi/2020/progr…
chi2020.acm.org/for-attendees/…
The HCI community is also fairly active on twitter (*cough* @jeffbigham *cough). We're human. It's fun.
Researchers often tweet their papers, and I've built a small site where you can skim CHI paper threads that authors have made.
andrewkuz.net/tweetchi.html
Researchers often tweet their papers, and I've built a small site where you can skim CHI paper threads that authors have made.
andrewkuz.net/tweetchi.html
HCI is one of the few fields where you can rub shoulders with industry R&D teams, psychologists, systems programmers, sociologists, designers, sci-fi authors (ex: @hannu), and everything in between and in combination.
Often, it feels like a time machine.
Often, it feels like a time machine.
Now go forth and discover! There's so much!
Obligatory shout-out to @HCI_Research, another account that tweets HCI research stuff year-round.
I may be biased, but also check out @cmuhcii, a great place to do HCI research (summer REU for undergraduates, MS, PhD and beyond!)
Obligatory shout-out to @HCI_Research, another account that tweets HCI research stuff year-round.
I may be biased, but also check out @cmuhcii, a great place to do HCI research (summer REU for undergraduates, MS, PhD and beyond!)
