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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Closing 7th May 2yrs postdoc on cross-sensory fabrication @bristolhci.bsky.social @compscibristol.bsky.social Join ERC project #inclusiveXplay exploring how to support accessible and playful cross-sensory experiences for blind or visually impaired and sighted children Apply here shorturl.at/gVP3g

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#CHI2026 today 12:27 (Rm 112, session: VR AR XR) Tegan will present (our 2nd BEST PAPER this conference) Touching Emotions Smelling Shapes, we show how even at ages 2–4 children systematically link touch smell and emotion demonstrating foundations for cross-sensory learning and play #inclusiveXplay

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#CHI2026 today 11:15 (Rm 112, session: VR AR XR) Priscilla will present Feeling Flavours; Where we use "non-edibles" as proxies to explore touch–taste cross-sensory correspondences, potentially opening new ways to reduce food neophobia in children. #inclusiveXplay

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

and if you or someone you know is interesting in this sort of stuff and looking for a postdoc in cross-sensory fabrication and playful interaction? Ping me or anyone from the #inclusiveXplay project team for a chat: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

#CHI2026 today 12:03 P1 Room 132 (session: Getting Emotion) Susan Min Li will present Rough Meanings, her first CHI paper (!) on how tiny surface features shape emotion, colour, and language associations, moving cross-sensory interaction towards the realm of micro-structures #inclusiveXplay

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

#CHI2026 today 10:00 (Auditorium, session AI & Interactive Tools) @mamoru-watanabe.bsky.social will present presents Somatic Drawing Tool: A VR + body-based approach to externalise hard-to-articulate sensory experiences like Synaesthesia

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

#CHI2026 are you or someone you know looking for a postdoc in cross-sensory fabrication and playful interaction? Ping me or anyone from the #inclusiveXplay project team for a chat. Check @bristolhci.bsky.social work at CHI for a flavour of what we do: biglab.co.uk/chi2026/

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

#CHI2026 today Siyu Zhang is presenting Beyond Accuracy 12:15 Navigating Biases in Accessibility Rm 117 We show how gesture recognition is not just about accuracy but also alignment between human intention and machine interpretation What happens when this breaks for people with motor impairments?

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

#CHI2026 today @elaineczech.bsky.social is presenting our Best Paper Aging & Later Life 9:24 Room 125 We extend interdependence in HCI by grounding it in Wenger's communities of practice framework, showing how co-design can build not just technologies but also the social structures of inclusion.

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

#CHI2026 Come check out Zhuzhi present triMorph this morning Haptic+XR session Room 119: a novel shape-changing interface to precisely measure when cross-sensory effects are triggered #inclusiveXplay

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

And finally.. we are hiring for a postdoc! So if this resonates with you (cross-sensory interaction, inclusive co-design, shape-changing interfaces, materials, playful tech) see: shorturl.at/laPBp and come chat at CHI!

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

All of this sits within a broader effort: Part of the @bristolhci.bsky.social at #CHI2026 with a total of 12 papers (3 awards), 3 workshops, 2 posters, 1 meet-up, see full list here: shorturl.at/KiHpP

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Fri 17 Apr 12:27 pm BEST PAPER VR/AR/XR (M2 - Room M211/212) Tegan Roberts-Morgan presents Touching Emotions, Smelling Shapes We show how even at ages 2–4, children systematically link touch, smell, and emotion, demonstrating foundations for cross-sensory learning and play

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Fri 17 Apr 11:15 VR/AR/XR (M2 -Room M211/212) Priscilla Lo presents Feeling the Flavour Where we use "non-edibles" as proxies to explore touch–taste cross-sensory correspondences, potentially opening new ways to reduce food neophobia in children

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Thu 16 Apr 12:03 pm Getting Emotional (P1 -Room 132) Susan Min Li presents Rough Meanings Demonstrating how tiny surface features also shape emotion, colour, and language associations, moving cross-sensory interaction towards the realm of micro-structures

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Thu 16 Apr 10:00 AI & Interactive Tools (Auditorium) @mamoru-watanabe.bsky.social presents Somatic Drawing Tool A VR + body-based approach to externalise hard-to-articulate sensory experiences like Synaesthesia

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Wed 15 Apr 4:30pm (P1 -Room 134) Neurodiversity Meet-Up, @gracestangroome.bsky.social and co will explore how redistributing accessibility labour across individuals and communities can support a more neuro-affirming HCI community

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Wed 15 Apr 12:15 Navigating Biases in Accessibility (P1 - Room 117) Siyu Zhang presents Beyond Accuracy Where we show how gesture recognition is not just about accuracy, it’s about alignment between human intention and machine interpretation, and how this breaks for people with motor impairments

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Wed 15 Apr 9:24 BEST PAPER Aging and Later Life (P1 -Room 125) @elaineczech.bsky.social presents Community of Practice & Interdependence by grounding interdependence into Wenger's framework, we show how co-design can build not just technologies but also the social structures of inclusion

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Haptics + XR (P1-Room 119) Zhuzhi FAN presents triMorph A shape-changing interface that lets us measure precisely when cross-sensory effects are triggered #CHI2026

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Mon 13 Apr (P1-Room 116) Workshop: Cross-Sensory Futures We will explore "cross-sensory interaction" as a new lens for sensory HCI, building on and moving beyond multimodal/multisensory interaction toward deliberately shaping perception across senses #CHI2026

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

With #CHI2026 upon us, I’d like to share the output of the Diverse-ability Interaction Lab. We will present 7 full papers (incl. 2 that received Best Paper Awards), 1 workshop, and 1 meet-up, all exploring cross-sensory interaction, inclusion, and playful technologies:

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Sensory HCI is at a crossroads. Rather than combining multiple sensory modalities, could cross-sensory interaction offer a lens to treat perception itself as design material, foregrounding the relational and transformative effects across senses? Deadline: Feb 16 xsensoryfutures.ousmet.com/ #CHI2026

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About - Cross-Sensory Futures: Rewiring Perception in HCI

Workshop Motivation Sensory interaction has been a foundational concern in Human–Computer Interaction since its earliest days, evolving through paradigms such as multimodal interaction and, more recen...

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Last but not least, Sydney presented a pictorial exploring how children with ADHD and their parents can customise their own health-tracking tech dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Our second paper (Tegan’s first full paper, well done!) explores how cross-sensory metaphors (like “sharp smell”) help kids & adults connect. A metaphor-based game revealed age-based strategies, offering new ways to design tools that bridge generational gaps. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Brooke @b-morris.bsky.social presented work that challenges 90+ years of play theory (Parten, 1932) by proposing a neuro-inclusive continuum model of social play; a bold step toward designing tech that can support for all children. Congrats on the award Brooke! dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

@bristolhci.bsky.social and the Diverse-ability Interaction Lab had a good presence at #IDC2025 with two full papers and one pictorial, and with one of the paper receiving a Best Paper Honourable Mention Award!

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

If you're near Istanbul tomorrow, 29th May, join us at Özyeğin University from 2:30pm. I’ll talk about how co-design and cross-sensory cognition can offer new ways to design inclusive interactions beyond traditional assistive technologies. With thanks to Gökçe Elif Baykal for the kind invitation

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Listening to Japanese on stage during the closing keynote of #CHI2025 by Masako Wakamiya makes this the perfect CHI to have presented our Lost in Translation paper; questioning the centrality of English in HCI thinking and communicating about our thinking.

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Come see Katherine Jones talk on understanding joint attention between visually impaired and sighted children, and the impact of AI-driven headsets on this process Communication and Support session in G402, our talk is at 9:48 #CHI2025

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Check out the Bristol Interaction Group @bristolhci.bsky.social contributions to the #CHI2025 technical program across the various submission categories: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/sea... And come say hello if you see us around.

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Finally, we have an opening for a PhD in our lab, so I'll be looking for candidates interested in working in the space of cross-sensory interaction, shape-changing interfaces, and accessibility. Come find me for a chat if you or someone you know would be interested. #CHI2025

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

On Thursday 1st, Katherine Jone will present her paper: "Put Your Hands Up": How Joint Attention Is Initiated Between Blind Children And Their Sighted Peers Session: Communication and support Time: 9:48 Location: G402

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Also on Tue, @gracestangroome.bsky.social and Alex Tcherdakoff are leading a SIG on Designing for Neurodiversity in Academia: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in Human-Computer Interaction Time: 2:10 Location: G217

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

on Tue 29th, @mamoru-watanabe.bsky.social will present a later breaking work titled: "I Feel It Like I Actually Feel It": How HCI Can Support the Experiences of Synaesthesia Session: Multimodal Interaction Time: 10:30 - 11:10 Location: North 1F

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Spoiler alert: come to this one if you want to hear a CHI talk not just in English!

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

also on Monday, we will present an alt.chi paper led by Eszter Vogh and Ellen Weir titled: Lost in Translation: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Linguistic Inaccessibility in HCI. Session: Systems, Power, and Digital Realities Time: 3:22pm Location: G313

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

On Monday 28th: our Best Paper Award lead @b-morris.bsky.social: "It Helps Us Express Our Feelings Without Having To Say Anything": Exploring Accompanying Social Play Things Designed With and For Neurodiverse Groups of Children Session: Neurological Considerations Time: 12:22 Location: G414+G415

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Some of us are attending #CHI2025, will be presenting 3 papers, a poster, an alt.chi paper and a SIG.

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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Hello Bluesky! First post here to introduce the Diverse-ability Interaction Lab: part of @bristolhci.bsky.social we study inclusive tech that centres the experiences of both disabled and non-disabled people. Come say hello if you're at #CHI2025!

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