Alexandra Kitson

Alexandra Kitson

@alexandrakitson.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Computer Science at UVIC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ HCI, XR and wearables for health and well-being

296 Followers 313 Following 11 Posts Joined Feb 2024
4 months ago
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A new sect may have been formed to capture the "whispers" in the woods for @ironwood.bsky.social's Pacific Drive expansionπŸ‘οΈβ€πŸ—¨οΈ

Thanks to the vancouver indie camp members, and uh sorry to the campers across the lake. β›Ί

*Use headphones for a binaural experience

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6 months ago
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πŸ”₯ Introducing VR Forever πŸ”₯

Coming to Steam from September 18th to 23rd

VR dedicated Steam Event
- Over 130 participating games
- Deep discounts
- New demos
- Announcements
- Surprise launches

Plus the first-ever VR Forever Awards πŸ†
- 30 games
- 6 categories
- 8 industry judges

More info πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

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7 months ago

So soothing 😌

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7 months ago

Woodsy Words

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7 months ago
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Chillin’ in the woods with Wordbound #vr #augmentedreality #gamedev #indiedev #gaming

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8 months ago
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LuciEntry: Towards Understanding the Design of Lucid Dream Induction | Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

😴 LuciEntry: Towards Understanding the Design of Lucid Dream Induction
Po-Yao (Cosmos) Wang et al.
doi.org/10.1145/3715...

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8 months ago
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ELLMA-T: an Embodied LLM-agent for Supporting English Language Learning in Social VR | Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference

πŸ€– ELLMA-T: an Embodied LLM-agent for Supporting English Language Learning in Social VR
Mengxu Pan, Alexandra Kitson, Hongyu Wan, Mirjana Prpa
doi.org/10.1145/3715...

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8 months ago
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Looking forward to an exciting week at the #DIS2025 Conference in Madeira, Portugal. @acm-dis.bsky.social
Check out the amazing work from some talented students and collaborators πŸ‘‡

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8 months ago

Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference #dis2025 are now online!

dl.acm.org/doi/proceedi...

@acm-dis.bsky.social

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8 months ago

Although the deadline has passed... if you're still interested in joining our workshop at #DIS2025, we still have a few spots left! Feel free to DM or submit directly through our website spiritedhci.org/dis2025works...

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8 months ago
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Beyond the Algorithm: Speculative Approaches to Critical AI Literacies with Diverse Youth | Proceedings of the 24th Interaction Design and Children

πŸ’‘ New paper from TECI Lab @siatsfu.bsky.social at #IDC2025 this week!

Beyond the Algorithm: Speculative Approaches to Critical AI Literacies with Diverse Youth doi.org/10.1145/3713...

Sadhbh Kenny, Alissa Antle, Gillian Russell, Annemiek Veldhuis

#AI #YouthEmpowerment #CriticalLiteracy

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9 months ago

Going to #DIS2025? Consider submitting to our workshop!
Deadline June 5 (AoE)

@spiritedcollective.bsky.social

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9 months ago

ALOE 🌡

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9 months ago
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Wordbound - Mixed Reality Puzzle Game (feat. The Pineapple Guy 🍍😎) [Official Teaser] YouTube video by Kettle Games

Wordbound is a mixed reality puzzle game where the world is made of words! youtu.be/7P-21uGiyV0 #VR #AR #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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9 months ago
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🌊 Dive into the Ocean of Religious and Spiritual Design Research at #DIS2025! 🌊

πŸ‘‰ Submit your short papers or artworks (max 4 pages) by June 5, 2025
All R/S beliefs (including none) are welcome.
πŸ”— Learn more & submit: spiritedhci.org/dis2025works...

#HCI #Design #HCIResearch #SPIRITED

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9 months ago

This video contains clues to a puzzle. The first three people to solve the puzzle will receive a free copy of the game at launch.

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9 months ago
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🍍➑️πŸ₯§ How to turn a pineapple into an apple pie. #VR #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gaming

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10 months ago
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Join us this Thursday (5/15/25) to hear from @ebuie.bsky.social at our monthly SPIRITED Collective meeting for her talkn on transcendent user experiences.

πŸ“© If you'd like to join our growing community, please send an email to spirited.hci@gmail.com for the meeting invite!

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10 months ago
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TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS:
The first ever Creature Feature will include updates, announcements, and shenanigans from all Creature label studios. You will see brand new game announcements, new content for some of your favorite games, and a few surprises along the way.
✨ 9AM PST on May 19th on IGN. ✨

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10 months ago
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And now… #chi2026 will be in Barcelona! Nuria and Ayman will be the general chairs. CHI2026 will be the start of a massivley shaken up new way that CHI will create more space for engagement chi2026.acm.org - including a new student mentoring programme to support more students in the future.

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2 years ago

Excited to soon share 3 papers showcasing interdisciplinary research at #chi2024
🧠 πŸ” opportunities for mental health (cognitive reappraisal) and digital tech -Slovak, Antle
πŸ₯½ 🎭 co-designing VR supports for emotion regulation w/teens -TECI Lab team
😴 πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈ altCHI: virtual dream reliving w/AI -Liu & team

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