Publications

Selected publications and related resources from the UXP2 Lab.

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2022

Alexandre, G., Cortés, V., Tousignant, L. F., Fortin, J., Généreux, F., Graciet, V., Lavoie, E., Peres, M., Roberge, S., Ross, R., Sansregret, L., Blais, V., Grondin-Leclerc, M., Tremblay, F., Dias, M.-A., Lussier, A., Pelicaut, P. P., & Vön Moreau, N. (2022). Le Cirque Webb (a game to teach the user about dark patterns). https://uqac-dim.itch.io/le-cirque-webb [game and website in French]

2021

Gray, C. M., Chen, J., Chivukula, S. S., & Qu, L. (2021). End User Accounts of Dark Patterns as Felt Manipulation. Proceedings of the ACM: Human-Computer Interaction, 5(CSCW2), Article 372, 25 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3479516

Gray, C. M., & Chivukula, S. S. (2021). “That’s dastardly ingenious”: Ethical Argumentation Strategies on Reddit. Proceedings of the ACM: Human-Computer Interaction, 5(CSCW1), Article 70, 25 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3449144

Gray, C. M., Santos, C., Bielova, N., Toth, M., & Clifford, D. (2021, May). Dark Patterns and the Legal Requirements of Consent Banners: An Interaction Criticism Perspective. In CHI’21: Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445779 [preprint at Arxiv]

2020

Chivukula, S. S., & Gray, C. M. (2020, August). Co-Evolving Towards Evil Design Outcomes: Mapping Problem and Solution Process Moves. In Proceedings of the Design Research Society Conference. Brisbane, Australia: Design Research Society. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.107

Watkins, C. R., Gray, C. M., Toombs, A. L., & Parsons, P. (2020, July). Tensions in Enacting a Design Philosophy in UX Practice. In DIS’20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (pp. 2107–2118). New York, NY: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3357236.3395505

Gray, C. M., Chivukula, S. S., & Lee, A. (2020, July). What Kind of Work Do “Asshole Designers” Create? Describing Properties of Ethical Concern on Reddit. In DIS’20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (pp. 61–73). New York, NY: ACM Press. [Awarded Honorable Mention, top 5%] https://doi.org/10.1145/3357236.3395486

Chivukula, S. S., Watkins, C., Chen, J., Manocha, R., & Gray, C. M. (2020). Dimensions of UX Practice that Shape Ethical Awareness. In CHI’20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376459

2019

Gray, C. M., & Chivukula, S. S. (2019). When Does Manipulation Turn a Design “Dark”? Interactions27(1), 96–96. https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574

Gray, C. M. (2019, November 19). “Dark Patterns” and Ethical Engagement in Design Activity. Invited talk at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute Seminar Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1_i6vlg3as

Chivukula, S. S., Watkins, C., McKay, L., & Gray, C. M. (2019). “Nothing Comes Before Profit”: Asshole Design In the Wild. In CHI EA ’19: CHI’19 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Paper No. LBW1279). New York, NY: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3312863 [preprint]

Chivukula, S. S., Gray, C. M., & Brier, J. (2019). Analyzing Value Discovery in Design Decisions Through Ethicography. In CHI’19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Paper No. 77). New York, NY: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300307 [preprint]

Gray, C. M., & Chivukula, S. S. (2019). Ethical Mediation in UX Practice. In CHI’19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Paper No. 178). New York, NY: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300408 [preprint]

2018

Gray, C. M. (2018, September 14). Ethical Engagement and the Dark Side of User Experience Design. Invited talk at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute Seminar Series, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Video available at: https://scs.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=561e0459-512c-4194-95ee-a93d00efe195

Chivukula, S. S., Brier, J., & Gray, C. M. (2018, June). Dark Intentions or Persuasion? UX Designers’ Activation of Stakeholder and User Values. In DIS’18 Companion: ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (pp. 87-91). New York, NY: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3197391.3205417

Fansher, M., Chivukula, S. S., & Gray, C. M. (2018, April). #darkpatterns: UX Practitioner Conversations About Ethical Design. In CHI EA ’18: CHI’18 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Paper No. LBW082). New York, NY: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188553

Gray, C. M., Kou, Y., Battles, B., Hoggatt, J., & Toombs, A. L. (2018, April). The Dark (Patterns) Side of UX Design. In CHI’18: Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Paper No. 534). New York, NY: ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3174108