Using immersive virtual reality distraction to reduce fear and anxiety before surgery

A Flores, HG Hoffman, MV Navarro-Haro… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Presurgical anxiety is very common and is often treated with sedatives. Minimizing or
avoiding sedation reduces the risk of sedation-related adverse events. Reducing sedation …

AI-based chatbot interactions and critical thinking skills: an exploratory study

RA Fabio, A Plebe, R Suriano - Current Psychology, 2024 - Springer
The widespread adoption of AI-driven chatbots has ushered in a transformative era in
human-machine interaction. Notably, systems such as ChatGPT, proficient in furnishing …

Co-making the future: crafting tomorrow with insights and perspectives from the China-US young maker competition

W Liu, Z Fu, Y Zhu, Y Li, Y Sun, X Hong, Y Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This research paper investigates the intersection of the maker movement and educational
innovation, using the China-US Young Maker Competition as a foundational example. It …

Design-led solutions for reducing airline food waste: A participatory approach to develop behaviour change interventions

F You, T Bhamra, D Lilley, N Clark - The Design Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Airline food waste is a critical issue which is affected by passenger behaviour. In parallel
with the unexpected advent of COVID-19, passengers have exhibited changes in eating …

The EmotionProbe: an exploration of design students' emotions when designing

HT Marji, P Rodgers, R Brisco - Proceedings of the Design Society, 2024 - cambridge.org
The emotional experiences significantly impact students' design processes. This research
presents the EmotionProbe, a design probe tool for capturing design students' emotions …

I'm not upset–I get it: Effects of co-workers' stress cues on help-seekers' social diction and empathy in telecommuting

N Zhang, B Yu, J Hu, M Li, P An - International Journal of Human-Computer …, 2024 - Elsevier
In both remote and physical work environments, it is commonplace for help-seeking
messages to be rejected by other colleagues. This paper investigates how signifying co …

[HTML][HTML] On the Cultivation of Designers' Emotional Connoisseurship (Part 2): A Pedagogical Initiative

H Xue, PMA Desmet, JK Yoon - She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Part 2 of this article introduces the Experience Design Introspection (XDI) workshop. This
educational initiative aims to nurture designers' emotional connoisseurship through a …

[HTML][HTML] On the Cultivation of Designers' Emotional Connoisseurship (Part 1): A Theoretical Positioning

H Xue, PMA Desmet, JK Yoon - She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics …, 2024 - Elsevier
This two-part article explores the concept of emotional connoisseurship—the art of
appreciating lived emotional experiences in emotion-driven design (EDD). In Part 1, we aim …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency Assessment Method for Evoking Cultural Empathy in Symbolic Cultural and Creative Products Based on Fuzzy-FMEA

N Wang, W Wang, S Yu, J Chen, X Yang - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
To address the issue of user empathy throughout the emotional experience process, this
study presents a method to evaluate the efficacy of cultural empathy evoked based on fuzzy …

Co-making the future: judges' insights on transdisciplinary creativity and global collaboration in the China-US young maker competition

W Liu, Y Zhu, Y Li, Z Fu, Y Sun, X Hong, Y Li… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This paper examines the future of maker education through an analysis of feedback from
judges in the China-US Young Maker Competition. Drawing on inputs from 36 judges from …