Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Courses

Enabling People with Visual Impairments to Navigate Virtual Reality with a Haptic and Auditory Cane Simulation

Innovative haptic controller simulates white cane interactions, allowing visually impaired users to navigate virtual environments using familiar skills, with physical, vibrotactile, and auditory feedback.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

DataInk - Direct and Creative Data-Oriented Drawing

DataInk: A novel system for creating expressive data visualizations through direct pen and touch input, bridging the gap between automated tools and manual sketching for flexible, creative data representation.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Framed Guessability - Improving the Discoverability of Gestures and Body Movements for Full-Body Interaction

Explores a design methodology for creating intuitive gestures and body movements in full-body interaction systems, enhancing user experience with body-sensing technologies.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CommunityCrit - Inviting the Public to Improve and Evaluate Urban Design Ideas through Micro-Activities

Explore a system for engaging communities in urban design through micro-activities, offering insights on public participation, project awareness, and diverse skill levels in planning processes.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Crowdsourcing Rural Network Maintenance and Repair via Network Messaging

Explores crowdsourcing network repair in rural Philippines using SMS, revealing community eagerness and capacity for resolving common failures when repairs align with local experiences.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Social Computing-Driven Activism in Youth Empowerment Organizations - Challenges and Opportunities

Explores challenges and opportunities in using social networking apps for youth-led activism, highlighting tensions between youth and staff in organizational contexts.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Data-Driven Analysis of Workers' Earnings on Amazon Mechanical Turk

Explores wage distribution and factors affecting earnings on Amazon Mechanical Turk, revealing low median wages and discussing ways to improve conditions for crowd workers.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Playing with Streakiness in Online Games - How Players Perceive and React to Winning and Losing Streaks in League of Legends

Explore player perceptions and reactions to winning and losing streaks in League of Legends, examining impacts on player experience and strategies for managing streakiness.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Communicating Awareness and Intent in Autonomous Vehicle-Pedestrian Interaction

Exploring interfaces for autonomous vehicles to communicate awareness and intent to pedestrians at crosswalks, enhancing safety and trust in human-vehicle interactions.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Investigating the Impact of Annotation Interfaces on Player Performance in Distributed Multiplayer Games

Explores how visual annotations in multiplayer games improve communication, planning, and team performance. Findings show reduced frustration and faster goal completion with collaborative annotation tools.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Conversations in the Eye of the Storm - At-Scale Features of Conversational Structure in a High-Tempo, High-Stakes Microblogging Environment

Analyzing Twitter conversations during Hurricane Sandy reveals expanded interactions and slower-paced exchanges during peak emergency, suggesting increased reliance on online relationships amid uncertainty.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Selection-based Text Entry in Virtual Reality

Explores six methods for text input in VR using virtual keyboards, comparing performance and user preferences to guide optimal selection for different scenarios and available resources.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Easy Return - An App for Indoor Backtracking Assistance

Innovative iPhone app assists blind users in backtracking indoor routes without maps or environment modifications, using turn sequences and step counts. Tested with blind participants in controlled indoor experiments.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Educational Game and Intelligent Tutoring System - A Classroom Study and Comparative Design Analysis

Comparative study of DragonBox and Lynnette for equation-solving: DragonBox offers more enjoyment and problem-solving, while Lynnette yields better post-test performance. Analysis explores combining strengths of both systems.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Exploring Accessible Smartwatch Interactions for People with Upper Body Motor Impairments

Investigates accessible smartwatch interactions for users with upper body motor impairments through two studies, offering insights and design recommendations for improved wearable technology accessibility.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk