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Michael Yin
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PhD Candidate || UBC Computer Science
HCI for Games / XR / Meaning-Making Experiences
I enjoy running, hiking, and indie games!
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I'm excited to announce that our work on travel reflection on VR will be at CHI'25 this year as a full paper! In this work, I look at how people design immersive spaces to review and reflect on their meaningful travels. Preprint on my website, soon arxiv: www.mikeyin.xyz/files/chi202...
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February 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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«The main argument in defense of algorithms is that they eliminate the obstacle of human inefficiency. Often this sentiment fails to take into account the many benefits of human inefficiency, such as taking time to reflect, taking time to question and taking time to listen.»
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A dangerous fallacy is that killer robots will take the appearance of monstrous, mechanical machines. Instead, killer robots have (among many other disguises) taken the appearance of web forms automatically determining if people are eligible for financial assistance.

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Killer robots hiding in plain sight
As more and more decisions about human fates are made by algorithms, a lack of accountability and transparency will elevate heartless treatment driven by efficiency devoid of empathy. Humans become me...
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November 15, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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Regretting taking a vacation during the CHI revision period 😮‍💨
November 14, 2024 at 12:58 PM