Science and Technology for
Augmenting Reading Definition Interfaces that in some way alter the text we read. A simple example of this is adding some additional text on an unfamiliar term like “augmented reading”, but it could also include changing the structure or fonts of a text, drawing in new information, or interactively expanding and contracting text. (STAR)

We are always reading, whether it is a research paper, news article, text message, chatbot response, or website. Better reading technology could transform texts so that they are easier to read, surface hard-to-find information or support synthesis.

Recent changes in the technological landscape are significantly changing the reading experience. AI has introduced many new possibilities for interfaces to augment or transform text to be more rapidly scanned, navigated, understood, and compared to other texts. What does this future hold for reading?

Join us to work to answer that question at the first CHI workshop on the Science & Technology of Augmented Reading (STAR). Come together with researchers from HCI and AI to work through ideas in augmented reading, including but not limited to:

• Novel interaction and visual designs for texts
• Multi-modal, dynamic, and malleable reading experiences
• Accessible and adaptive texts
• The application of AI (agents, LLMs, VLMs, etc.) to text generation and augmentation
• Guidance and open questions in evaluation methods (e.g., observation techniques, comprehension assessments, remote and at scale evaluation methods)
• Reviews of theories of reading behavior and cognition
• Development of new theories of augmented reading
• Critiques of the notion of augmented reading
• Experience reports of deployed augmented reading interfaces
• Instantiations of augmented reading in domains you personally care about, such as education, news, law, programming, and research

At the workshop itself, you will see and be a part of round-the-room 1-minute lightning talks, followed by speculative design and research activities in small interest groups formed at the event. We can't wait to see you there!

Example papers

The following are papers that have appeared at CHI, UIST, and other venues covering many of the themes from this workshop. Of course, the papers you submit to this workshop will be shorter and can cover ideas that are developing rather than completely finished.

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