If you are at #CHI2026 and want something fun to do today lunchtime, come along to the beach to hear about our REPLAY project, and build some sandcastles! A child friendly event, no registration needed and an epic trophy up for grabs. Find us here: maps.app.goo.gl/rhAfUwA4h59x...
Posts by Lauren Scott
๐ถ We want the sweet meats
All the fish swim down too deep
Baby's got the bends
#RadioHaiku #iykyk
Super interesting talks at tonight's #CHICurious event, especially enjoyed RadioHaiku and the role of #AI in the peer review process - great start to #CHI2026
๐If you are interested in how #libraries support older adults with #digital skills and inclusion, you should check out our article www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... where we discuss challenges they face in terms of digital adoption, and how libraries can support their skills. #hci #research
Come find #karaokai at the demo space at #ecscw where you can sing any of the papers presented at this years conference. Was great to see @annarlcarter.bsky.social and @agbebakun.bsky.social singing to our accidental spreader #misinformation paper. #karaokescience
It has been a great week at #ECSCW, and was a pleasure to present our paper on accidental #misinformation spreaders. Our work explores the different roles (spreader, recipient, and third parties) and how they interact when misinformation is discussed.
Check it out here: dl.eusset.eu/items/9e3b2c...
We are still looking for participants so if you have a little bit of time please fill in our survey. It's open to people living in #Newcastle or people who travel there frequently. Please share!
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#research #urban #hci #design
This paper explores the different roles present in #misinformation discussions: spreaders, recipients and third parties; and their concerns during these interactions. Furthermore it outlines potential for accidental spreading when seeking help to challenge misinformation
Excited to present our paper "Accidental Spreaders: How Different Roles Interact During Misinformation Discussions" at #ECSCW at @newcastleuni.bsky.social in July. Written with @docwarner.bsky.social, Lynne Coventry and @martacecchinato.bsky.social - read it here: dl.eusset.eu/items/9e3b2c...
๐ข Looking for #research #participants ๐ข
Do you live in/travel to #Newcastle Upon Tyne?
Please fill in this short survey about potential approaches to track #misinformation in an urban environment: nupsych.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
There's a chance to win a ยฃ25 voucher for taking part!
Fantastic 3 Minute Thesis presentation from Luis Carvalho from Northumbria's CIS department about web accessibility and the challenges ensuring our websites work for all users. Well done Luis! #phdlife #hci #3MT #web #accessibility
And that's a wrap! Thanks to everyone that attended our events this week at #DCX2025, it was great to see the work everyone is doing, catch up with visitors and dcitizens colleagues, and to see our student project presentations from Purdue and Indiana Universities. Safe travels!
It's been an amazing set of talks at #DCXplain this year. Thank you to all of our speakers, poster presenters and audience members. There are exciting workshops running for the rest of the week at #DCX2025 and we look forward to seeing everyone there!
Registration has been extended until end of day on 9th May to attend our #DCX event this year. Please sign up if you want to come along, you can also deliver a lightning talk at our DCXplain event by submitting an abstract here: forms.office.com/e/n1eKGTHkZ2
#hci #digitalcivics #dcitizens
Karaokai won the Popular Vote Award at #CHI2025!
Big love to everyone who sang, asked, smiled & danced with us and our dino. You made it magic.
@dalya.dev @kylemontague.bsky.social @laurenscottdev.bsky.social @pat-piedade.bsky.social
#Karaokai #karaokescience #hci #northumbriauni
Want to meet other digital civics researchers? Would you like to speak about your emerging digital civics #research? Come to our day of lightning talks - bringing together digital civics researchers. Register: forms.office.com/e/n1eKGTHkZ2
#phdlife #hci #digitalcivics
Registration for the 7th annual Digital Civics Exchange, a 4 day training event at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is open! This event brings together digital civics researchers for a series of talks and workshops. Find out more information & sign up: 2025.dcx.events
#phdlife #hci #digitalcivics
#GGJ2025 and I am paying homage to my research group's love for Bubble Tea with a game programmed in #Java. Still needs some work (video from day 2), but it's getting there.
Thanks as always to Northumbria Uni for hosting.
๐ข If you are in Glasgow for ACI2024 today, don't forget to come along to join @samgowlanddev.bsky.social and I at today's Workshop: more-than-human digital civics. We will be in the Advanced Research Center, Room 237 A&B, from 14:00-17:30 #aci2024 #digitalcivics
For those interested in #DigitalCivics, #HCI, #Animals and #AnimalComputerInteraction we are running a workshop in Glasgow co-located with this year's ACM Animal Computer Interaction conference. It will be on 2nd December 14:00-17:30
Find out more here: sites.google.com/view/more-th...
Could I be added? HCI researcher at Northumbria Uni doing work on misinformation, fake news, and social/digital/educational interventions