Heightened AI expectations facilitate performance in human-AI interactions through placebo
effects. While lowering expectations to control for placebo effects is advisable, overly …

Smartphones provide various functions supporting users in their daily lives. However, the
temptation of getting distracted and tuning out is high leading to so-called rabbit holes. To …

While Mixed Reality allows the seamless blending of digital content in users' surroundings, it
is unclear if its fusion with physical information impacts users' perceptual and cognitive …

While Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has contributed to demonstrating that
physiological measures can be used to detect cognitive changes, engineering and machine …

Phubbing (phone snubbing) has become the norm in (im) polite society. A vast majority of
US adults report using their phones during a recent social interaction. Using one's phone in …

The rapid rise of short-form content has led to the emergence of a new media consumption
behavior termed “binge-scrolling,” where users sequentially consume numerous short …

Short videos on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts (ie short-
form videos) have become a primary source of information and entertainment. Many short …

Augmented Reality (AR) is evolving to become the next frontier in social media, merging
physical and virtual reality into a living metaverse, a Social MediARverse. With this …

YouTube introduced the Shorts video format in 2021, allowing users to upload short videos
that are prominently displayed on its website and app. Despite having such a large visual …

Content personalization on social platforms has been linked to the creation of filter bubbles.
The algorithms provide content recommendations based on the user's browsing history and …