Empowering people through technology is of increasing concern in the HCI community.
However, there are different interpretations of empowerment, which diverge substantially …

Visual Grounding (VG) aims to locate the most relevant object or region in an image, based
on a natural language query. The query can be a phrase, a sentence or even a multi-round …

Creativity is an important part of children's education. Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs)
provide new possibilities for creative learning. In this review, we gave an overview of recent …

Computational thinking has become an important issue in the field of education. Because
preschool and kindergarten learners are capable of exercising their cognitive abilities to …

E-Textiles are fabrics that integrate electronic circuits and components. Makers use them to
create interactive clothing, furniture, and toys. However, this requires significant manual …

Smart garment and wearable e-textile prototypes are difficult to co-design because of the
variety of expertise needed (garment design, sewing skills, hardware prototyping, and …

The dramatic decrease in price and increase in availability of hobbyist electronics has led to
a wide array of embedded and interactive devices. While electronics have become more …

Mechanical pushbuttons, which provide physical landmarks and clear tactile feedback, are
easily accessible and highly reliable in eyes-free use. Potentially, their merits can improve …

Rapid prototyping of interactive textiles is still challenging, since manual skills, several
processing steps, and expert knowledge are involved. We present Rapid Iron-On User …

Tangible toolkits enable individuals to explore concepts through combining components
together and taking them apart. The strength and limitation of many e-textile toolkits is that …