@inproceedings{Interact2021b,

title = {Addressing the Challenges of COVID-19 Social Distancing Through Passive Wi-Fi and Ubiquitous Analytics: A Real World Deployment},

author = {Miguel Ribeiro and Nuno Jardim Nunes and Marta Ferreira and João Nogueira and Johannes Schöning and Valentina Nisi},

isbn = {978-3-030-85616-8},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-08-01},

booktitle = {Human-Computer Interaction -- INTERACT 2021},

pages = {3--24},

publisher = {Springer International Publishing},

address = {Cham},

abstract = {During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing measures were employed to contain its spread. This paper describes the deployment and testing of a passive Wi-Fi scanning system to help people keep track of crowded spaces, hence comply with social distancing measures. The system is based on passive Wi-Fi sensing to detect human presence in 93 locations around a medium-sized European Touristic Island. This data is then used in website plugins and a mobile application to inform citizens and tourists about the locations' crowdedness with real-time and historical data. To understand how people react to this type of information, we deployed online questionnaires in situ to collect user insights regarding the usefulness, safety, and privacy concerns. Results show that users considered the occupancy data reported by the system as positively related to their perception. Furthermore, the public display of this data made them feel safer while travelling and planning their commute.},

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@inproceedings{GoodIT2021,

title = {Promoting a Safe Return to University Campuses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Crowdsensing Room Occupancy},

author = {Gianni Tumedei and Francesco Boschi and Catia Prandi and Luís Gomes and Rui Calheno and Rui Abreu and Shuhao Ma and Valentina Nisi and Nuno Jardim Nunes and Augusto Esteves},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3462203.3475911},

doi = {10.1145/3462203.3475911},

isbn = {9781450384780},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-10-01},

booktitle = {Proceedings of the Conference on Information Technology for Social Good},

pages = {145–150},

publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},

address = {Roma, Italy},

series = {GoodIT '21},

abstract = {We describe the work behind a privacy-preserving, crowdsensing approach that promotes social distancing upon the return of students to University. Our main motivation is enabling visualizations that predict room occupancy based on the number of connected devices to particular access points, via anonymous reports about these predictions, and via an unenforced booking system that allows users to communicate their intents about room use.},

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@inproceedings{ArtsIT2021,

title = {Promoting Social Inclusion Around Cultural Heritage Through Collaborative Digital Storytelling},

author = {Vanessa Cesário and Albert Acedo and Nuno Jardim Nunes and Valentina Nisi},

url = {https://artsit.eai-conferences.org/2021/},

doi = {10.1145/3462203.3475911},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-12-01},

booktitle = {Proceedings of EAI ArtsIT 2021 – 10th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation},

pages = {145–150},

publisher = {Springer},

address = {Karlsruhe, Germany},

abstract = {We present a case study to understand how migrant communities embrace and connect with their host city’s cultural heritage. To achieve this, we deployed a study with ten adult migrants (first- and second-generation Lisbon dwellers) articulated into two stages: (i) a five-day photo-challenge involving storytelling elucidated by pictures and short textual descriptions, followed by (ii) a four-hour audio recorded co-creation workshop, in which participants explored the material they had captured and co-created stories around specific sites, linking them to their memories. This method enabled the participants to express their opinions and experiences on social, cultural, and historical matters. By exploring their connections with the places they inhabit through their own, personal narratives and sharing these with their peers, the participants activated a discussion process exploring the role of storytellers. This case study focuses on the lessons learned and the limitations of the practical work carried out.},

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@inproceedings{IASDR2021,

title = {People-Place Interactions: From Pictures and Stories to Places and Sense of Place},

author = {Vanessa Cesário and Albert Acedo and Nuno Jardim Nunes and Valentina Nisi},

url = {https://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/iasdr2021/program/},

doi = {10.1145/3462203.3475911},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-12-01},

booktitle = {Proceedings of the Ninth Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research},

pages = {145–150},

publisher = {Springer},

address = {Hong-Kong, China},

abstract = {The emergence of a networked society generates transformations in the dynamic interactions of people impacting cultural and service systems. A location can provide different individual and collective meanings, perceptions, and experiences to different people. However, it is unclear how urban actors can collect, measure, and operationalise such place-based knowledge. Thus, this work addresses the Social-Design Modes theme from the IASDR community, rethinking how urban actors can interpret place-based knowledge from a given community. This research evaluates the potential of an exploratory method involving photo-based storytelling to unpack key factors associated with a place. Geographic Information Systems support the approach in order to transfer complex subjective experiences into simple and unique geographical representations. We provide empirical evidence of how this method operationalises individual and collective place-based knowledge through two study cases. This method merges design with the ‘social’ to respond to pressing social questions by urban actors. The methodological implications encountered through this process may act as guidelines to inform practitioners in related fields and other areas of knowledge.},

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@inproceedings{CHIPlay2021,

title = {Square Peg, Round Hole: A Case Study on Using Visual Question & Answering in Games},

author = {Paulo Bala and Valentina Nisi and Mara Dionisio and Nuno Jardim Nunes and Stuart James},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3450337.3483466},

isbn = {9781450383561},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-10-01},

booktitle = {Extended Abstracts of the 2021 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play},

pages = {133–139},

publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},

address = {New York, NY, USA},

abstract = {The discussion about what can Artificial Intelligence (AI) contribute to games has been running for a long time, however, recent advances in AI show promise of providing new kind of experiences for players and new tools for game developers. In contrast with the traditional Finite State Machine for interaction and response, we consider the scenario of Visual Question & Answering (VQA) - the automatic answering of a textual question about an image. VQA is a tool that can enrich possible answers by combining both visual and textual information. It is also trivial to extrapolate to a game setting without going away from the training domain. In this Work In Progress, we present two original prototypes designed to explore the potential of VQA in games and discuss preliminary findings originated through a Wizard of Oz (WOz) pilot study using VQA to investigate how people interact with such an AI algorithm.},

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@inproceedings{ICEC2021,

title = {Amnesia in the Atlantic: An AI Driven Serious Game on Marine Biodiversity},

author = {Mara Dionísio and Valentina Nisi and Jin Xin and Paulo Bala and Stuart James and Nuno Jardim Nunes},

editor = {Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge and Jorge C. S. Cardoso and Licínio Roque and Pedro A. Gonzalez-Calero},

isbn = {978-3-030-89394-1},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-11-01},

booktitle = {Entertainment Computing -- ICEC 2021},

pages = {427--432},

publisher = {Springer International Publishing},

address = {Cham},

abstract = {The use of Conversational Interfaces has evolved rapidly in numerous fields; in particular, they are an interesting tool for Serious Games to leverage on. Conversational Interfaces can assist Serious Games' goals, namely in presenting knowledge through dialogue. With the global acknowledgment of the joint crisis in nature and climate change, it is essential to raise awareness to the fact that many ecosystems are being destroyed and that the biodiversity of our planet is at risk. Therefore in this paper, we present Amnesia in the Atlantic, a Serious Game enhanced with a Conversational Interface embracing the challenge of critically engaging players with marine biodiversity issues.},

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@inproceedings{ICIDS2021,

title = {Interacting with Climate Change: A Survey of HCI and Design Projects and Their Use of Transmedia Storytelling},

author = {Marta Ferreira and Nuno Nunes and Valentina Nisi},

editor = {Alex Mitchell and Mirjam Vosmeer},

isbn = {978-3-030-92300-6},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-12-01},

booktitle = {Interactive Storytelling},

pages = {338--348},

publisher = {Springer International Publishing},

address = {Cham},

abstract = {Climate change is arguably one of the most debated issues today. The scale and global reach of this crisis doesn't afford a universal solution and requires widespread global mobilization. Public engagement is essential for the success of any initiative on this topic. However, sometimes communicating the facts is not enough. Interactive storytelling and transmedia narratives have an important part to play in communicating climate change, especially in shifting from a mere transmission of data to a narrative that is more engaging, positive and action focused, that considers diverse audiences and active participation. Following this premise, we conducted a survey on climate change applied research projects addressing the general public to understand how the fields of interactive media, HCI and Design are using transmedia narratives. The intention of this study is to gather what has been done regarding these topics and the strategies used, to further the debate among the community and inform future research.},

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@inproceedings{CC2021,

title = {Climate Change Communication in HCI: A Visual Analysis of the Past Decade},

author = {Marta Ferreira and Miguel Coelho and Valentina Nisi and Nuno Jardim Nunes},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3450741.3466774},

doi = {10.1145/3450741.3466774},

isbn = {9781450383769},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-06-01},

publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},

address = {New York, NY, USA},

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pubstate = {published},

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}