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Austin Toombs @altoombs.bsky.social · Jul 30

Our #educhi2025 papers are available now! Also, the conference has just started (today is the pedagogy workshop educhi2025.educhi.org). I'm excited about my paper, which is about using amoeba drawings to encourage sketching and prototyping within ambiguous problem spaces dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

The Ambiguity Amoeba and other Metaphors: Teaching Students to Sketch and Prototype Through Uncertainty | Proceedings of the 7th Annual Symposium on HCI Education

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Jul 7

Great to be at #dis2025! My work as a workshops co-chair is done, but looking forward to presenting a new method “Anti-Heroes” created with friend and collaborator, Shruthi Chivukula, on Wednesday. #ethics #ethicaldeliberation

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Jul 4

It is a very pretty book! Looking forward to it being officially published next month 🎉❤️

Austin Toombs @altoombs.bsky.social · Jul 3

I know I’m a bit biased, since @graydesign.bsky.social is an author, but I’m legitimately excited to read this. I’m talking myself out of bringing it to DIS with me, but I’m going to try to tackle this before EduCHI. studioproperties.org #studioProperties #studioPedagogy #prettyBooks

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Anna R L Carter @annarlcarter.bsky.social · May 3

The Geordie crew & our honorary Geordies at #CHI2025!

Great talks, deep chats, joyful singing, catching up with old friends & making new ones.

@kylemontague.bsky.social
@pamogranite.bsky.social
@shaunlawson.bsky.social
@katherinej.bsky.social
@altoombs.bsky.social
@graydesign.bsky.social

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Max L Wilson @drmaxlwilson.bsky.social · May 1

After receiving a standing ovation, she is answering Q&A: her comments are that we need to think of AI as a friend - rather than a tool. She sees AI as a child - and we need to be kind to nurture it as it grows. #chi2025

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Max L Wilson @drmaxlwilson.bsky.social · May 1

With this perspective - she has he best part of 5000 people gripped as she reflects on what AI will do for people in this culture as they approach 100 years old. #chi2025

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Carla Griggio @carlagriggio.bsky.social · May 1

Masako Wakamiya's keynote is a beautiful love letter to technology appropriation. Loved her stories about turning "Office" into a playground #chi2025

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Austin Toombs @altoombs.bsky.social · May 1

Congratulations to the team who made the KaraokAI interactivity exhibit for winning the popular vote!!! dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... @annarlcarter.bsky.social #chi2025 #interactivity

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · May 1

Ana Henriques presenting our work on Feminist Care Ethics at #chi2025! Such cool work with a the outcome of a toolkit which we hope will be useful to relationally engage in complex research contexts. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Ana presenting the title slide of the presentation on a feminist care ethics toolkit and holding up an honorable mention award.

Slide with Joan Tronto’s face; she emailed Ana about this work recently!

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Center for Advanced Internet Studies @cais-research.bsky.social · Apr 30

🎌 CAIS in Japan: Breaking the Scroll Spell
Presented at #CHI2025, this paper explores why some strategies to curb endless scrolling work while others don’t - revealing that factors like mood, location, & tiredness play a key role.
🔗https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.11814
@hheuer.bsky.social | @chi.acm.org

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 30

@uxp2lab.bsky.social’s Ritika Gairola rocking her first #chi2025 poster on public policy and HCI! She attracted a crowd quickly and is rocking it 🎉. Read more here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Ritika Gairola posing in front of her poster at CHI

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 28

Fabulous talk on Roblox harms by Yubo Kou! Really important findings to consider risks at the platform level. #chi2025 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Presentation including discussion points relating to normalizing harm and grooming at a platform scale.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · Apr 28

I made a site to show all the trans/queer content at #CHI2025. There are 13 papers on Monday alone! padlet.com/haimson/chi

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 28

Wise words on surviving a large conference like #chi2025. Over 5000 attendees this year! 🤯

Austin Toombs @altoombs.bsky.social · Apr 27

Austin’s Unofficial Rules for Not Dying (or Being Boring) at Conferences, particularly #chi2025

A short thread of practical survival tips for the conference grind:

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 27

Excited to welcome @uxp2lab.bsky.social Ritika Gairola and @c-cilab.bsky.social Tilar DeVine to their first #chi2025 with @altoombs.bsky.social!

Tilar and Ritika smiling in their seats as they wait for the start of the opening plenary.

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 25

On the way to #chi2025 with @altoombs.bsky.social! Our first time to Japan 🇯🇵 🎉

Austin and Colin waiting at the airport for our first flight.

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 24

We are excited to run a SIG at #chi2025 with a focus on #darkpatterns, building on our previous organizational efforts. Consider joining us to chat about regulation, cross-cultural perspectives, and more with a simply delightful organizing team. 🎉

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 17

It’s quite surreal to see my 2018 paper on #darkpatterns reach 1000 citations. We initially only hoped to galvanize local support among designers and HCI scholars, but I’m super proud of the impact this work has had on law, regulation, and ethics! 🎉 @uxp2lab.bsky.social

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Sarah Gilbert @sarahagilbert.bsky.social · Apr 14

Cis folks need to read this powerful essay by @haimson.bsky.social to better understand what trans people in the US are going through right now (and as Oliver points out, issues are compounded for trans PoC, immigrants, students, etc.). Travel is just the tip of the iceberg time.com/7272324/tran...

The Fear of Traveling as a Trans Person

Oliver L. Haimson explains how U.S. policies and identification technologies limit travel for trans Americans.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · Apr 10

For those who will be at #CHI2025, hope you can join us for the CHI Queers Meetup! It will be on Monday 4/28 at a space near the conference. RSVP: tinyurl.com/chiqueers

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C-CI Lab @c-cilab.bsky.social · Apr 9

Looking for more online groups where people genuinely connect. We’re expanding our study on subtle acts of support in online communities and are looking for new groups to observe. If you're part of such a group or you moderate one, please consider joining our study!
c-cilab.com/subtle-acts-...

Subtle Acts of Support in Online Communities – community-computer interaction lab

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 9

We received quite lengthy reviews for DIS this year, but I agree there needs to be more consistent quality in reviewing. It would also be great if PCS helped SCs monitor and benchmark this kind of thing, too.

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thank you!! The tech bros could definitely use it 😅

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colin gray @graydesign.bsky.social · Apr 1

I'm excited to announce the official publication of our book, Universal Methods of Ethical Design with co-author Sai Shruthi Chivukula! We hope it inspires a new generation of designers in being more ethically aware and able to act.

You can purchase the book here: geni.us/UMED/

Colin is smiling, standing in a brightly lit living room holding a copy of Universal Methods of Ethical Design.

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Katie Seaborn (Aspire Lab) @aspirelab.bsky.social · Mar 12

Join our hybrid SIG on Global Perspectives on Design Ethics and Regulatory Action for Dark Commercial Patterns at #chi25 🌐 #dpsig25 #darkpatterns #ダークパターン #userdeception chi2025.darkpatternsresearchandimpact.com

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