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#CHI2026 workshop: Sensory HCI is at a crossroads. Rather than combining multiple senses, could cross-sensory interaction offer a lens to treat perception itself as design material, foregrounding the transformative effects across senses? Deadline: Feb 16 xsensoryfutures.ousmet.com

Excited to bring my first piece of multisensory work with @ousmet at Diverse-ability Interaction lab to #imrf2025 - this study explores the Bouba-Kiki association in textures as part of the #InclusiveXPlay project!

Last but not least, Sydney presented a pictorial exploring how children with ADHD and their parents can customise their own health-tracking tech dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/37…

Tegan presented her first full paper, well done! IT explores how cross-sensory metaphors (e.g “sharp smell”) help kids & adults connect. A metaphor-based game revealed age-based strategies, offering new ways to design tools that bridge generational gaps. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/37…

@BristolIG and the Diverse-ability Interaction Lab had a good presence at #IDC2025 with two full papers and one pictorial, and with one of the paper receiving a Best Paper Honourable Mention Award!

If you're near Istanbul tomorrow 29th May join us at Özyeğin University. I’ll talk about how co-design and cross-sensory cognition can offer new ways to design inclusive interactions beyond traditional assistive technologies With thanks to @elifbaykal for the kind invitation!

Come see Katherine Jones talk on understanding joint attention between visually impaired and sighted children, and the impact of AI-driven headsets on this process Communication and Support session in G402, our talk is at 9:48 #CHI2025

Check out the Bristol Interaction Group @BristolIG contributions to the #CHI2025 technical program across the various submission categories: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/searc… And come say hello if you see us around.

Finally, we have an opening for a PhD in our lab, so I'll be looking for candidates interested in working in the space of cross-sensory interaction, shape-changing interfaces, and accessibility. Come find me for a chat if you or someone you know would be interested. #CHI2025

On Thursday 1st, Katherine Jones will present her paper: "Put Your Hands Up": How Joint Attention Is Initiated Between Blind Children And Their Sighted Peers Session: Communication and support Time: 9:48 Location: G402

Introducing Diverse-ability Interaction :ab, part of @BristolIG, some of us are attending #CHI2025 to present 3 papers, a posters, an alt.chi paper and a SIG. Also, I'm looking for a PhD student. Check out the talks below and come say hello if you're also attending:

Our CHI Paper has won a Best Paper award at #CHI2025! 🏆 Our paper explores the concept of an 'accompanying social play thing' to support neurodiverse social play 🌸 You can find information about our presentation at CHI here: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/progr…

BIG TALK: Ding Wang from Google AI will be discussing "Whose AI Dream? In search of the aspiration in data annotation" online on Thursday 21 November 2-3pm GMT: bighci.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/10/03/big… All welcome to our #HCI seminar series! Join on Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-talk-din…

Join our free online #HCI seminar series on Thursday 14 November 2-3pm GMT for BIG TALK: Alexandra Ion, Carnegie Mellon University discussing "Embedded Physical #AI" Sign up here: bighci.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/10/03/big…