The Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI) held its annual flagship conference, the ACM conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) in May. CHI provides a platform for researchers and practitioners from around the world to gather to discuss the latest in interactive technology.
This is a key conference for seeing the latest HMI and UX research from academia and industry covering a broad array of topics including Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes, wearable devices, social networking, human-robot interaction, multi-touch and 3D interaction, to name a few.
The goal of this report is to present an overview of a selection of papers that highlight:
Design guidance based on new research.
Relevant proof -of-concept research that has the potential to disrupt the marketplace in the future.
Real-world implementation of UX methods that lead to insights for future methods.
Relevant findings that will aid current research into emerging technologies.