Uncomfortable yet Fun Messaging with Chachachat

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_A27999DA5E0F
Type
Inproceedings: an article in a conference proceedings.
Publication sub-type
Poster: Summary – with images – on one page of the results of a researche project. The summaries of the poster must be entered in "Abstract" and not "Poster".
Collection
Publications
Title
Uncomfortable yet Fun Messaging with Chachachat
Title of the conference
Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
Author(s)
Holzer A., Vozniuk A., Govaerts S., Bloch H., Benedetto A., Gillet D.
Publisher
ACM
Address
London, England
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Pages
547-552
Language
english
Abstract
In order to improve user experience and to foster novel ideas, some voices in the HCI community have argued to break fundamental design rules, an approach well known in the art community. In this paper, we use this radical approach to design a playful mobile chat app called Chachachat, which allows users to send colorful 3-phrase messages from a limited set of phrases taken from dating websites and encourages intimate messaging with strangers with no possibility of meeting offline. We also present a case study of the usage of Chachachat in the wild over a period of six months and discuss ethical issues.
Keywords
Playful chat, UX, Discomfort, Gamification, Fun
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01/03/2018 11:55
Last modification date
20/08/2019 16:08
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