Apps are a part of the everyday lives of many people around the world. Digital applications
support many areas, including the private sphere and the working world. To strengthen …

We present “fingerhints,” on-finger kinesthetic feedback represented by hyper-extension
movements of the index finger, bypassing user agency, for notifications delivery. To this end …

Virtual reality (VR) has increasingly been used in many areas, and the need to deliver
notifications in VR is also expected to increase accordingly. However, untimely interruptions …

Notifications are commonly considered a distraction when they arrive during a task, and
consequently, prior research has consistently sought effective ways of deferring their arrival …

People struggle with the overflow of smartphone notifications but often face two
challenges:(1) prioritizing the informative notifications as they wish and (2) retaining the …

Attention-management tools can restrict online communication, but may cause collateral
damage to their users' fulfillment of communication expectations. This paper explores the …

Augmented reality (AR) helps users easily accept information when they are walking by
providing virtual information in front of their eyes. However, it remains unclear how to …

As smartphone notifications increase, so does the effort required to handle them effectively.
Previous research has proposed various notification management features, but empirical …

Instant messaging (IM) communication has been widely studied due to its prevalence in our
everyday communication. Numerous factors that contribute to (un) responsiveness have …

In response to research concerns that smartphone usage negatively impacts intimate
relationships, this paper presents a study exploring how design can encourage smartphone …