I have created a new account for posting about @ludolio.com (our new platform that lets students access digital games for free through their university library). Please give it a follow!

Power Network Tycoon has been working with Ludolio for trialing games in education, starting at the University of Sydney. I gave a lecture there recently on my journey. Planning to expand into universities in the US and Canada very soon. youtu.be/fdjgYjiJRt8?... #education #gaming #engineering

Ludolio - How We're Making Game-Based Learning More Accessible

YouTube video by Ludolio

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Here is our very own poet, computer scientist and lecturer Katy Gero who had a chat with The Atlantic about The Human Skill that eludes AI. To read more: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... #Media #AI #Creative #Writing

The Human Skill That Eludes AI

Why can’t language models write well?

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📢 We are hiring! The School of #ComputerScience of #USyd 🇦🇺 is seeking outstanding women academics, at all seniority levels, for continuing (equivalent tenure system) positions. Deadline to apply: ⏰ August 25 #AcademicJobs #WomenInCS usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

Women in Engineering: Continuing (Tenure-Track) Academic Positions for Women, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Sydney

Join a growing Faculty and be part of a University that places amongst the world’s best teaching and research institutions Located in the heart of Sydney’s bustling inner west quarter, close to beache...

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The NASA-TLX is everywhere in HCI. If you've ever run a user study, chances are you've come across it. But is this popularity warranted? In our new IJHCS paper, we take a hard look at mental workload measurement in HCI: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Should we use the NASA-TLX in HCI? A review of theoretical and methodological issues around Mental Workload Measurement

Mental Workload (MWL) is a construct widely used in HCI to assess the cognitive demand users must exert to perform a task. Research in human factors, …

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I’m hiring! #CHI2025 @acm-sigchi.bsky.social If you are a student at #CHI2025 this year, looking to pursue a PhD on the future of Spatial and Collaborative Computing, please come talk to me. ☕️ Read more about my research, my vision, and Computer Science at Aarhus University here: jensemil.dk

The #openaccess "Rapid Analysis: Character AI & Children" by Annabel Blake, @marcuscarter.com & @vellosoraptor.bsky.social is a wonderful and timely primer for researchers and parents alike about the value and risks children find on the platform! ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/...

After missing out on the Hawaiian fun last year, I am looking forward to hanging out with friends in Yokohama at #CHI2025. My team is presenting 6 papers on a variety of topics, including HCI theory, MR/VR, and Human-AI interaction: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/peo...

Hello, World! We're the School of #ComputerScience at the University of #Sydney 🇦🇺, and thrilled to join BlueSky! We'll be posting news and information about the exciting #research and activities happening at the SCS, from our academics, staff, and HDR students. Watch this space! #AcademicSky

We’re hiring! The UQ School of EECS is recruiting a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Asst. Prof.) in Applied AI for a continuing teaching & research role. Join us to help build a new Centre of Excellence in AI & Data Science between UQ (Brisbane, Australia) & Thapar Institute (India).

Interested in mixed reality collaboration? Join us at our #CHI2025 workshop on "Scaling distributed collaboration in mixed reality" blendedrealities.jensemil.dk/scaling-dist...

Fresh out of the oven, our new survey on VR selection and manipulation techniques: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... with Difeng Yu, Tilman Dingler, and Jorge Goncalves

Object Selection and Manipulation in VR Headsets: Research Challenges, Solutions, and Success Measurements | ACM Computing Surveys

Object selection and manipulation are the foundation of VR interactions. With the rapid development of VR technology and the field of virtual object selection and manipulation, the literature demands ...

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10 more days to apply for our XR Research Methods Summer School and learn from Kasper Hornbaek, Joanna Bergstrom, Jarrod Knibbe and yours truly. Topics include theory-building, measurement, quant and qual data analysis, presentation, and much more! bsyiem.github.io/xr_summer_sc...

Sydney XR Research Methods Summer School

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As this platform grows, I thought I'd share a starter pack of #XR + #HCI researchers I've come across! This includes individuals exploring augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, and related areas. Let me know if you would like to be added or have any recommendations! #VR #AR #MR

There's still time to apply for our XR Research Methods Summer School in January 2025 here in sunny Sydney! With Kasper Hornbaek, Joanna Bergstrom and Jarrod Knibbe bsyiem.github.io/xr_summer_sc...

Sydney XR Research Methods Summer School

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