Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026You haven't lived until you've been proceedings chair. 110
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 13/08/2026@aircanada.bsky.social Please rename your hotline to Air Keinerda. Thank you. 010
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingMerlin Opp @merlin-opp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Weitere Informationen zur Studie: 🕒 Dauer: ca. 90 Minuten 💶 Vergütung: 50 € 🌍 Sprache: Deutsch oder Englisch 📍 Ort: #KIT Campus Süd, #Karlsruhe 🎮 Keine VR-Erfahrung notwendig 📅 Weitere Infos und Terminbuchung: terminplaner6.dfn.de/de/b/fa3f3fd...terminplaner6.dfn.deStudie zu Virtuellen Realitäten im Liegen | DFN-Terminplaner 001
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingMerlin Opp @merlin-opp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026🎮 Teilnehmende für #VR #Game #Studie gesucht Wir suchen Teilnehmende mit körperlichen Behinderungen für eine Studie zu Erfahrungen in #VirtualReality Spielen im Liegen😊 In der Studie probieren Sie ein kurzes VR-Spiel im Liegen aus und sprechen in einem Interview über Ihre Erfahrungen. #Karlsruhe 111
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 16/03/2026That is impressively quick! Do you have a lot of interaction in your classes? 100
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 16/03/2026For transparency, I think it takes me about eight hours altogether if I somewhat know the topic, and my speed hasn't changed in ten years. 100
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 16/03/2026This is assuming you do have an overall syllabus, but you need to read up on some aspects and (gasp) make slides. 211
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Dear people who teach at university: If you're preparing a 90 minute lecture from scratch, how long does it take you? 211
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Are you aged 60+ and regularly play games? We want to understand how older players experience competence in games, and whether/how this makes gaming worthwhile. Super excited that Friedrich is returning to where I left things when wrapping up my PhD - we'd love to hear from you. 010
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingRua M. Williams @fractalecho.bsky.social · 23/01/2026CHI26 workshop “Crip HCI: Cyborg Perspectives on Disability Justice” invites self-identified fellow cyborgs to consider what the field of HCI might gain from a deeper engagement with cyborg perspectives on disability justice, “crip HCI”, and better AT. Submissions due Feb 12. t1dsign.org/chi-2026t1dsign.orgT1DsignT1Dsign website 1116
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Welcome to the annual period of advisor anxiety when #chi2026 notifications are out, but first authors are rightly asleep. Congratulations to everyone who already knows their papers have been accepted! :) 2140
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 24/12/2025First year we've managed to shake the tradition of Sint bringing presents after moving away from Belgium. Glad to share they're now supplied by the Mamakind, because apparently, we're now too old to believe the Christkind is real. 000
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Happy Catmas, everyone! I wish all of us a few days of peace and quiet in a world that's way too loud. 110
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingCHI PLAY 2026 @chiplay.bsky.social · 23/12/2025We have published the Call for Papers for #CHIPLAY2026! CHI PLAY 2026 will take place November 2-5 in York, United Kingdom. Deadline for Full Paper Submissions is February 18, 2026 (23:59 AoE). The full call is available here: chiplay.acm.org/2026/full-pa... @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #chiplay 024
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Immerhin gibt es dank der gelben Scheiben die Illusion von Sonnenlicht... 010
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 07/12/2025It's advent tram season, and here's our favourite type. 141
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingCHI PLAY 2026 @chiplay.bsky.social · 07/10/2025We're excited to share that the PACM issue containing full papers that will be presented at CHI PLAY 2025 has just gone online 👉 dl.acm.org/toc/pacmhci/... #chiplay #chiplay2025 043
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 07/10/2025That sounds super interesting - we'll be running a Dagstuhl on HCI games research in the same week, so hopefully there'll be time to learn more about yours over breakfast. :) 110
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Ha! I just read a paper on VR accessibility that uses AI for scene description, and kept wondering whether it wouldn't be easier to pull data from the engine and try to do something meaningful with that. So... thanks for showing that it works, even if in a slightly different setting. 110
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Yes! Gerade zufällig im Spiegel gefunden, und ich habe mich sehr über die nuancierte Darstellung gefreut...danke dafür! 010
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingKIT-Fakultät für Informatik @kitinformatik.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Tag der offenen Tür mit Campus-Tag am #KIT am 17. Mai 2025, und wir sind auch dabei mit umfangreichem Programm: www.informatik.kit.edu/14708.php #TdoT 023
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 04/05/2025The advent tram arrived early this year... 040
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Time for the traditional holiday Lego monorail construction project... 080
Reposted by Kathrin Gerlingfotobus @fotobus.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Was dieser Mann in dem Video erzählt, das sind die Lügen der "Cure Autism Industry", wenn ich das mal so nennen darf. #Autismus ist angeboren und genetisch. Autisten sind keine Tragödie, zerstören keine Familien. Autisten leiden nicht per se. 1/5 13613
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 17/04/2025The advantage of being a light sleeper in unfamiliar environments: Waking early and having time to explore. This time it's TU Graz - looking forward to joining #fdg2025 today to talk about equitable access to games. #fdg 080
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingCHI PLAY 2026 @chiplay.bsky.social · 16/04/2025📢We have shared the notifications for submitted Full Papers with the corresponding authors! chiplay.acm.org/2025/2025/04... @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #chiplay2025 #chiplay 011
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 09/04/2025UTwente has such a beautiful campus. Also an odd trip down memory lane, the last time I was in the area must've been around 2003 for Drome 10. 150
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingThe Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social · 18/03/2025📢 Speaker announcement! @kathringerling.bsky.social will be presenting her research paper on representation of invisible disability: exploring the lived experience of teenagers with ADHD to inform game design. April 14th - 15th, registration & line-up at gaconf.com #gamedev #indiedev 0179
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 12/03/2025tldr: Interactive seat maps have potential to convey venue accessibility, but are often designed for categories of people that do not reflect diversity of attendees. A better solution would be to think in seat categories. For more detail and nuance - read the full paper! 2/2 010
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 12/03/2025We may not be traveling to Japan for #chi2025, but our work certainly is: Here's a pre-print of @lukestrowalker.bsky.social 's autoethnography that explores whether digital ticket booking systems support accessibility of large public events. publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000179652 1/2publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu"Is This Seat Accessible for Me?": An Autoethnography of a Person With a Mobility Disability Using Interactive Seat Plans for Public EventsSpectating sports matches or concerts is a popular activity, but these public live events have yet to become more accessible to people with disabilities. Inspe 130
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025You can read our full paper via dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/..., and we hope that it'll inspire future research on sports technology and the role of leisure and joy for all of us. 3/3dl.acm.orgHCI, Disability, and Sport: A Literature Review | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human InteractionEquitable access to sport for disabled people remains challenging, and technology is often viewed as a way of addressing barriers. However, little is known about how disability is approached in such r... 050
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025We show that sports technology for disabled people often prioritizes health over leisure (although this doesn't need to be a dichotomy, of course), and that value frameworks for the design of sports technology need to be expanded to reflect perspectives of disabled persons. 2/3 120
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025How does HCI accessibility research approach the design of sports technology for disabled users? @lukestrowalker.bsky.social explored this question in his literature review that has just been accepted to the ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI). 1/3dl.acm.orgHCI, Disability, and Sport: A Literature Review | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human InteractionEquitable access to sport for disabled people remains challenging, and technology is often viewed as a way of addressing barriers. However, little is known about how disability is approached in such r... 291
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 29/01/2025And I struggle to understand why hate seems to have become the go-to response to everything. We only have this planet, we only have each other. 110
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 29/01/2025I've always been interested in politics, and learning about different political systems while living in different countries has been really neat. These days though, politics mostly leave me with a heavy heart. 120
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingThe Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social · 15/01/2025The next edition of GAconf will be at the Pullman St Pancras Hotel, London, on April 14th & 15th. And hybrid, also free to attend online. Two days of talks and networking on accessibility for disabled players. Registration now open at GAconf.com! #accessibility #gamedev 37757
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingDiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Wishing everyone a very playful 2025! 🎉 We're happy to announce an open call for two positions on the DiGRA Belgium board: (1) Co-Chair and (2) Treasurer. Deadline: 10 February 2025. If interested, please contact Pierre-Yves Houlmont with a letter of motivation! 064
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 13/01/2025You're still welcome to participate in the study if you're curious and would like to share your thoughts, but we can unfortunately only reimburse participants who live in the EU. :-/ 100
Reposted by Kathrin GerlingKathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Interview participants needed: VR while lying down has been researched for non-disabled users, but nothing is known about disabled people's needs and preferences when using VR while reclining on a chair, or lying on a couch or bed. 2910
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 09/01/2025No prior experience with VR needed, but of course welcome. You can sign up via terminplaner6.dfn.de/de/b/7bfbe0d..., you can email Merlin via merlin.opp@student.kit.edu, or you can reach out to me here. Any questions - please ask!terminplaner6.dfn.deVR While Lying Down For People With Limited Mobility (Interview) | DFN-Terminplaner 000
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Interviews can take place remotely or in person in Karlsruhe, Germany, and last about 60 minutes with 20€ compensation. You need to be 18 or older, and live in the EU. We'd particularly like to hear from women and non-binary people. 120
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Interview participants needed: VR while lying down has been researched for non-disabled users, but nothing is known about disabled people's needs and preferences when using VR while reclining on a chair, or lying on a couch or bed. 2910
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 07/01/2025I guess that's what AI agents in social networks will teach us: gratitude for the few real human connections that remain. 030
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Genuinely excited about every new human follower. 160
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Electric mobility in a world long gone at Bergbaumuseum Bochum. If you're ever in the Ruhr area in Germany, put it on your list. 130
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Happy holidays, people, we're almost there. Here's our lab cat ready to celebrate... 120
Kathrin Gerling @kathringerling.bsky.social · 12/12/2024So...will I attend the social event although I'm exhausted, or will I be exhausted by guilt because I wasn't there? 110