Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Courses

HaptiCase - Back-of-Device Tactile Landmarks for Eyes-Free Absolute Indirect Touch

Explore HaptiCase, a technique using back-of-device tactile landmarks to improve eyes-free touch input on smartphones when mirroring to distant screens, enhancing accuracy and reducing target size.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Towards Multimodal Affective Feedback - Interaction between Visual and Haptic Modalities

Exploring interaction between visual and haptic emotional cues, providing guidelines for designing multimodal affective feedback in human-computer interfaces based on experimental findings.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

To Beep or Not to Beep - Comparing Abstract versus Language-Based Multimodal Driver Displays

Comparing abstract and language-based multimodal driver warnings, exploring their effectiveness in critical and non-critical situations across audio, visual, and tactile modalities.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Making Core Memory - Design Inquiry into Gendered Legacies of Engineering and Craftwork

Explore the hidden history of core memory weaving, blending engineering and craftwork to challenge gender narratives in technology through design inquiry and participatory workshops.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Protection on that Erection - Discourses of Accountability & Compromising Participation in Digital Sexual Health

Análisis de los desafíos en la implementación de una plataforma digital para distribución de condones, explorando las percepciones de los trabajadores de salud sexual sobre jóvenes, tecnología y sexualidad.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Attending to Slowness and Temporality with Olly and Slow Game - A Design Inquiry Into Supporting Longer-Term Relations With Everyday Computational Objects

Explore designing for slowness in human-technology interactions through two case studies, examining how form, materials, and computational qualities can support longer-term relationships with everyday objects.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Stitching Infrastructures to Facilitate Telemedicine for Low-Resource Environments

Explore factors for successful telemedicine in low-resource settings, focusing on infrastructure connectivity, local doctor engagement, and patient co-creation for effective healthcare delivery.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Safety vs. Surveillance - What Children Have to Say about Mobile Apps for Parental Control

Explores children's perspectives on parental control apps, revealing concerns about privacy invasion and restrictive features. Suggests design improvements for balancing safety and autonomy in mobile online safety tools.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Role of Gamification in Participatory Environmental Sensing - A Study In the Wild

Explore the impact of gamification on citizen engagement in participatory environmental sensing through a mobile app study for lake ice coverage data collection in sub-arctic regions.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Story in the Notebook - Exploratory Data Science Using a Literate Programming Tool

Explores data scientists' use of literate programming tools, revealing challenges in version control and narrative creation. Offers design recommendations for improved exploratory data analysis workflows.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Revisiting "Hole in the Wall" Computing - Private Smart Speakers and Public Slum Settings

Exploring smart speaker technology in Indian slum communities, addressing challenges and opportunities for public deployment, and discussing design considerations for resource-constrained environments.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Voicesetting - Voice Authoring UIs for Improved Expressivity in Augmentative Communication

Explores innovative user interfaces for enhancing expressivity in speech synthesis for augmentative communication, improving emotional conveyance for users with speech disabilities.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Applying Computational Analysis to Textual Data from the Wild - A Feminist Perspective

Explore feminist perspectives on computational analysis of textual data, focusing on topic modeling for interpreting diverse experiences of place in breastfeeding reviews.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Amplifying Quiet Voices - Challenges and Opportunities for Participatory Design at an Urban Scale

Explores innovative approaches to empower disadvantaged citizens in smart city projects, highlighting challenges and opportunities for participatory design at an urban scale.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Teaching Language to Deaf Infants with a Robot and a Virtual Human

Innovative multi-agent system using robots and virtual humans to provide visual language exposure for deaf infants, addressing critical developmental needs and exploring human-machine interaction for early language acquisition.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk