Anthony Maocheia-Ricci

Brandon Lit, Anthony Maocheia-Ricci, Thomas Driscoll

Software testing is a fundamental process of software development, and prior work has shown that visualizations of test results support testers' decision-making. However, Human-Computer Interaction research on software testing has yet to explore and understand the shared interface elements and patterns in visualization of testing outputs. To address this, we conducted a visual comparative analysis of the output of 50 software testing tools and harnesses (44 with CLI output, 6 with GUI output) across four popular programming languages. Our analysis reveals the common interface elements in software testing tools, how these tools display and visualize test results, as well as the specific make-up of the output. Our findings provide insight on how visual testing output is formatted and how colour is used across both CLI and GUI environments, identifying trends that can be applied by developers of testing tools.

Sejal Agarwal, Delara Forghani, Brandon Lit et al.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a diverse field bringing together theories and methods from fields such as computer science, psychology, and human factors. Historically, HCI has focused on the human through ``user'' or ``human'' centered design, where the focus was either on information processing or understanding people and their concerns with respect to technology. However, amid the increasing adoption of generative AI tools, this workshop explores two critical questions in regards to HCI: What is HCI? and Why does the ``human'' matter? We aim to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines to reflect on these questions. Through guided discussions, group brainstorming, and reflection, we explore what HCI means, what the field may look like in the future, and why it is important to remember the ``human'' aspect of the field.

Anthony Maocheia-Ricci, Edith Law

Value-based approaches such as Value Sensitive Design (VSD) enable technology designers to engage with and integrate human values in technology through a tripartite methodology of conceptual, empirical, and technical investigations. However, VSD contains pitfalls in both translating values to requirements and a lack of normative grounding, leading to adaptations such as Jacobs' Capability Sensitive Design (CSD). Inspired by CSD and extensions of the design approach, we propose the concept of creating -Sensitive Design (-SD); a meta-framework to embed various political or ideological values as norms in a design research process. We exemplify this through \emph{Dependency}-Sensitive Design (DSD), combining ideas from Kittay's critiques of classical liberal theory within a practical VSD framework. Finally, we push for further work combining philosophy and design in areas beyond CSD and DSD.