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Mon 11 Oct 2021 16:00 - 17:00 - Posters Showcase

Block-based programming is typically based solely on graphical user interfaces (GUI). However, some approaches provide tangible interaction wherein users create block programs with GUIs to control physical robots or use physical blocks to create programs displayed on a vertical display. With these systems, users split their attention between the GUI and the physical objects. Split-attention effects have been shown to increase task completion time and hinder learning. BlockXR applies projected augmented reality and computer vision to provide users with tangible interaction for programming and feedback in the same plane. A comparative study with a GUI-based system determined that BlockXR scored significantly higher in user experience scores of Attractiveness, Stimulation, and Novelty and achieved comparable usability scores. In this work, we describe the system, quantitative and qualitative feedback from our study.

Mon 11 Oct

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16:00 - 17:00
Posters ShowcasePosters and Showpieces
16:00
60m
Poster
Assistive technology: a web tool to promote better communication for hearing impaired people
Posters and Showpieces
Marcelo da Costa Ferreira CESAR, CESAR School, Jácome Cunha University of Porto and INESC TEC, Portugal
16:00
60m
Poster
BalticLSC: A low-code HPC platform for small and medium research teams
Posters and Showpieces
Radosław Roszczyk Warsaw University of Technology, Marek Wdowiak Warsaw University of Technology, Michał Śmiałek Warsaw University of Technology, Kamil Rybiński Warsaw University of Technology, Marek Krzysztof Warsaw University of Technology
16:00
60m
Poster
BlockXR: A Novel Tangible Block-Based Programming Platform
Posters and Showpieces
Alexandre Gomes de Siqueira University of Florida, Pedro Feijóo-García University of Florida, Sean P. Stanley University of Florida
16:00
60m
Poster
From Droplet to Lilypad: Present and Future of Dual-Modality Environments
Posters and Showpieces
Emma Andrews University of Florida, David Bau MIT, Jeremiah Blanchard University of Florida
16:00
60m
Poster
Teaching CS Middle School Camps in a Virtual World
Posters and Showpieces
Jennifer Parham-Mocello Oregon State University, Martin Erwig Oregon State University, Margaret Niess Oregon State University
16:00
60m
Poster
Using Mobile Devices and Visual Programming to Introduce IoT in the Classroom
Posters and Showpieces
Devin Cruz Jean Vanderbilt University, Akos Ledeczi Vanderbilt University
16:00
60m
Poster
PEDI - Piazza Explorer Dashboard for Intervention
Posters and Showpieces
Ruth Akintunde North Carolina State University, Ally Limke North Carolina State University, Tiffany Barnes North Carolina State University, Sarah Heckman North Carolina State University, Collin Lynch North Carolina State University
16:00
60m
Poster
Demonstrating Concepts Through Visual Simulators: Two Cases in the Programming Domain
Posters and Showpieces
Oleg Sychev Volgograd State Technical University, Anton Anikin VSTU, Grigory Terekhov Volgograd State Technical University
16:00
60m
Poster
Linear Programming Meets Block-based Languages
Posters and Showpieces
Hugo da Gião University of Minho & HASLab/INESC Tec, Jácome Cunha University of Porto and INESC TEC, Portugal, Rui Pereira HASLab/INESC TEC
16:00
60m
Poster
Providing Feedback and UI Context to Programmers Writing Web Automation Scripts
Posters and Showpieces
Rebecca Krosnick University of Michigan, Steve Oney University of Michigan
16:00
60m
Poster
A Sketch-based Visual Language for Command Expression in Software IDEs
Posters and Showpieces
Sigurdur Gauti Samuelsson University of Iceland, Matthias Book University of Iceland