Hi folks,
Our weekly meeting starts tomorrow (July 19th) in the DGP seminar room. As always, lunch will be provided.
I am going to have a practice talk for HCII 2016, where I will help my friend, Xiaojuan Ma from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, to present her work during the conference. I'd like to get some feedback about how I should present the work to make it more comprehensive.
You can find the paper from the following url: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-39513-5_2
The abstract of the paper is as follows:
Baozou comic, a.k.a. rage comic internationally, has been widely used as a form of visual communication of emotions in social media, advertisement, entertainment, and many other domains in China. In particular, Chinese netizens have converted this type of Internet memes into emoticons and use them extensively in Instant Messaging applications. This paper discusses the potential socio-economic context of the Baozou comic phenomenon in China. Baozou comic is a unique combination of cuteness and parody, and can serve as a vehicle to convey out-of-control, subtle, complicated, or hidden emotions. Its ugly aesthetics reflects the self-perception of a new generation of Chinese Internet users. The grassroots emoticon engineering process, including easy production, replication, and customization, also contributes to the growing popularity of Baozou comic in China. Analysis on miscommunication over Baozou emoticons reveal some related issues such as the need to balance ambiguity and emotional depth in expressions.
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Looking forward to seeing you.
Best, Zhicong