ACM TOCHI

ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction. As the flagship journal of CHI we publish important results and integrative analyses across all of HCI research.

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AI is not just a tool, it can reshape how people think, communicate, & connect.
New in #TOCHI: “Cognitive Spillover in Human-AI Teams” shows that AI use changes shared language & team cohesion.
Read:https://t.co/dbqUwBm3v3
Authors: @criedl , Saiph Savage, Josie Zvelebilova

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Can #VR visuals change how warm or cold we feel?
New #TOCHI paper shows that both color, temp., & visual thermal cues independently shape thermal sensation & even skin temperature.

Read more: https://t.co/wcq1c7mX36

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Using multimodal signals from conversation, physiology, and facial cues, CLARA detects when a group may be struggling and offers subtle cognitive or affective support without disrupting the flow.

Paper: https://t.co/j1neu5i3za

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Remote meetings can be exhausting and hard to facilitate. A new TOCHI paper by @GTamilSelvan07 et al. introduces CLARA, an AI-mediated facilitator that adapts to group cognitive load and emotional engagement during remote collaboration.

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Read the full paper: https://t.co/e7SXEsusWf

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Is a simple "I'm sorry" enough when an AI fails? 🤖💬
A new TOCHI paper, Zahra Ashktorab et al. find that trust repair is not one-size-fits-all. Users prefer explanatory apologies for general technical errors, while empathic apologies are more effective for addressing AI bias.

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Interestingly, there is no clear preference for how to handle hallucinations, which reveals a growing uncertainty regarding AI accountability. This research highlights a successful interdisciplinary collaboration between philosophers and HCI researchers.

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New in #TOCHI: Passing the Buck to AI: How Individuals’ Decision-Making Patterns Affect Reliance on #AI by @MeiKatelyn et al. examines how people's decision-making styles shape their engagement with AI-generated information.

Read more : https://t.co/qADdUAIOgl

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We're excited to welcome 5 new Associate Editors to the editorial board of ACM #TOCHI:

Drs. @AnnaCox_, @ed_velloso, @kaisavaananen, @QVeraLiao, and @ProfWanda.

Each brings valuable perspectives in #HCI to TOCHI.

Please join us in welcoming them to the TOCHI editorial board.

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New from #TOCHI: Active Inference and Human-Computer Interaction by @MurraySmithRod , @jhnhw , and @ssteinresearch . A review of how Active Inference could support #HCI research and design by modeling the interaction loop itself. https://t.co/Ul2BA5QXq0

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How #HumanAI collaboration advance #HCI? 🤖📚
New #TOCHI 2026 paper by @hanmeng0129, Yitian Yang, Wayne Fu, Jungup Lee, Yunan Li, & Yi-Chieh Lee introduces CHALET : a human-#LLM framework that supports theory-driven discovery and reveals latent themes.
🔗 https://t.co/FWiz2EiuMv

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Emotions are invisible; so how can we regulate them?
In TouchEmotion, authors (Chen Ji, Corina Sas, Katherine Isbister) present #AR prototypes that use metaphorical emotional trajectories to support regulation.
from "fixing" emotions to co-existing.
https://t.co/CZ6zN9Azh7
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Studying Alipay and WeChat Pay in China, this paper shows how users navigate breakdowns, manage money across platforms, and create practical interoperability through social and everyday practices. Authors: @markperry , Christian Greiffenhagen, Rongyu Li

https://t.co/iiuqtZ9JMD

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Just accepted at TOCHI! 📄
Disconnected Platforms, Networked Lives

Digital payment platforms are often framed as seamless systems. But what if interoperability doesn’t live in the infrastructure at all—what if it lives in people?

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📰:https://t.co/1jjmGlJeiH
Authors: Sushant Kot, Margi Engineer, Elizabeth Gilman, Christopher Flathmann, Alisha Pradhan, Emma Dixon

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🧠How might generative AI support resilience for people living with MCI and dementia? A new study explores opportunities and trade offs in using generative AI to foster wellness, connection, and purpose, highlighting both promise and challenges in supporting healthy thinking.

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📃Full paper: https://t.co/0A8DuTBqez
📊Full dataset, including motion capture data: https://t.co/4Fy9xcaMa3

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🖐️ How do people actually point when there is no cursor?
As spatial interaction becomes more common in AR, VR, and smart environments, freehand pointing is often treated as a single, idealized gesture. In reality, people point in many different ways depending on context.

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Whiffing et al. study freehand cursorless pointing across different levels of attention, effort, and target placement using a hybrid motion capture setup with 23 participants. They uncover 3 distinct pointing behaviours, each with different performance characteristics

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Read the full paper: https://t.co/8ngGGIeyeF

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🤝 What makes digital collaboration feel good at work?
In a new TOCHI paper, Pinar Simsek Caglar and colleagues move beyond usability to examine how tools like Miro shape everyday experiences in remote teamwork.

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The paper shows how unity emerges when digital tools become part of shared work practices. This sense of unity, experienced through aggregation, relationality, connection, and fun, supports key psychological needs linked to engagement and well being at work.