Recent industrial and academic research has focused on data-driven analytics with
smartphones by collecting user interaction, context, and device systems data through …

This book answers one of the most critical questions of our time, does the vast connectivity
afforded by mobile and social media lead to more personal connection with one another? It …

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 …

Mobile messaging has been associated with guilt. Guilt about too much messaging may
result from self-control failures during goal conflicts. Conversely, guilt about too little …

Acknowledging that the way mobile communication is used is shaped by socially negotiated
social norms, this study examined the factors that impact instant messaging (IM) …

Notifications are an indispensable feature of mobile devices, but their delivery can interrupt
and distract users. Prior work has examined interventions, such as deferring notification …

Mobile experience sampling methods (ESMs) are widely used to measure users' affective
states by randomly sending self-report requests. However, this random probing can interrupt …

Virtual reality (VR) platforms provide their users with immersive virtual environments, but
disconnect them from real-world events. The increasing length of VR sessions can therefore …

Time-killing on smartphones has become a pervasive activity, and could be opportune for
delivering content to their users. This research is believed to be the first attempt at time …