This CHI I had the opportunity to participate in the workshop titled "Next Steps for Augmented Reality On-the-Move: Challenges and Opportunities", where researchers at the forefront of AR research came together to discuss the future of AR on-the-move.
The workshop presented an excellent opportunity to meet fellow researchers in the field, brainstorm the challenges we face in our field, and discuss the future directions needed to overcome them together.
I would like to thank all the organisers of this event for putting together such a great workshop.

You can read more about the workshop here.
You can read my position paper on the subject, titled "Divided Attention On-the-Go: How to Stay Focussed while Moving", here Position Paper
And you can read about the future of portable input with gaze and microgestures here Extended Abstract

Overall, the CHI conference was another great opportunity to meet collegues across the field, creating new connections, building on previous ones, and discussing new research directions and ideas. This CHI in particular I found the breadth of research in the field to be both impressive and terrible; the scale of the conference has recently exploded, and that was reflected clearly in this conference. Paper sessions were filled with queues extending out the door well before the start time, and often upwards of 25 sessions would run in parallel, making it impossible to attend all sessions of interest. While a booking system would help alleviate some load in queing and room sizes, it is clear the scale of the conference will soon become unmanageable in terms of review processes, organisation, and attendance. It is becoming ever clear that this uncontrolled growth is unsustainable, and is directly impacting the quality of the conference.
Despite these concerns, it remains an incredible experience and opportunity to gather friends and colleagues from across the globe to share ideas and research, and I remain to greatly anticipate the next CHI!

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