Cláudia Ortet, Francisco Regalado and Tânia Ribeiro, PhD students from DigiMedia (Information and Communication in Digital Platforms), recently presented their research at the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII2024). The conference took place in Washington D.C. from June 29 to July 4, 2024.
During the session on “Digital Empowerment of Senior Citizens to Promote an Active and Healthy Ageing,” chaired by Professor Ana Isabel Veloso, Francisco Regalado (in-person) presented two papers, and Cláudia Ortet (online) another one, respectively:
- Game-Based Solutions for Impacting Digital Competences in Aged Populations: Insights from an Empathetic Workshop. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61543-6_19
- Benchmarking the User Experience and Usability of Online Social Networks: Proposal of an Evaluation Framework. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61543-6_29
- Towards a New (Old) Generation of Cyclotourists: Implementing an Improved Concept of Jizo Brand. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61546-7_15
In a complementary session on “New Media Use in the Everyday Life of Older People – I,” chaired by Professor Eugène Loos, Francisco (in-person) presented a third paper:
- Navigating Paris Digitally: An Exploratory Research of 360º Immersive Videos with Portuguese Participants. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61546-7_17
Tânia Ribeiro (in-person) presented her research during the session on “Playful Experiences: Design and Impact,” chaired by Professor Daniel Říha. Her presentations included:
- Exploring the Variables of Empathy in Gamers: A Comprehensive Survey. https://10.1007/978-3-031-60692-2_8
- Empathic Characters for Digital Games: A Prototype Proposal. https://10.1007/978-3-031-60695-3_17
It is worth noting that the Papers@USA FLAD Scholarship made the in-person participation of Francisco and Tânia possible.
HCII 2024 is a premier venue for disseminating and exchanging cutting-edge scientific knowledge in both theoretical and practical aspects of Human-Computer Interaction. The conference proceedings are available at https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs .
