May 17, 2024
If I could get one or two papers accepted at conferences like CHI, I would like to temporarily set aside the focus on “research in HCI with papers as the goal” and explore other methodologies or ways of presenting achievements (blu3mo).
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For direct benefits to myself, refer to the notes I made in October 2023.
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I believe this is a valid strategy for enhancing how others perceive my value.
- (Regarding graduate school admissions) I don’t think there is a significant difference whether one has two or four papers accepted at international conferences. I think the value attributed to the number of papers decreases.
- Rather than increasing the number of papers, it seems more sensible to aim for a state where one can say, “I can write an HCI paper and also do XXX.”
- Whether for graduate school admissions or other pursuits.
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In the first place, I am not a graduate student, so no one is expecting me to produce a certain number of papers.
October 2023
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Currently, I find HCI research the most interesting within the intersection of what I know, what I can do, and what is socially recognized as valuable.
- The term “HCI research” is ambiguous, so for more specifics, refer to About Myself in 2023, CGUI Lab Research 202310~, or Preliminary Research on Virtual Time Axis.
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However, critically speaking, one could say that I am confined within my current capabilities.
- For example, the IEEE VR2024 FMRG Paper did not offer many new engineering insights. I believe this should be taken quite seriously.
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The conditions of “what I know” and “what I can do” significantly limit possibilities and can be expanded by myself.
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I have only been actively interested in HCI for about three years.
- Even if I were to expand into software engineering, it would be around 4-5 years, and if I were to include programming, it would be 7-8 years, but I don’t think I should include my experiences from elementary and middle school.
- Instead of deciding to pursue this for the next 10-20 years based on just three years of experience, I would like to explore other options.
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For instance, if I were to successfully get a full paper accepted at CHI or UIST, I think deciding to take a break from HCI for a while and moving on to other research or training would make life more interesting.
- Pursuing the maximization of the enjoyment of life based on uncertainty.
- The intention behind the condition of “getting a full paper accepted”:
- Creating achievements that can be recognized by third parties for profit and security.
- Having a clear goal.
- Not too strict or too distant as a target.
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Barbell Strategy, striking a balance.
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Considering a scenario that seems very promising:
- B2: Submitting and getting two papers accepted at conferences like UIST/CHI/ISMAR
- Taking a leave of absence or entering a completely unrelated field
- B4: Uncertain
- And then: Uncertain
- It doesn’t seem like a scenario (blu3mo)(blu3mo)
- It’s impossible to know beforehand what paths there are in the fog (nishio)
- +1 (blu3mo)
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There was a discussion about deciding to pursue something for the next 10-20 years based on just three years of experience, but most fields will undergo drastic changes due to LLM in the next 5 years
- I think the rarer fields are the ones not affected.
- It feels like a very dense fog is rolling in.
- It seems like the point might be shifting, so I didn’t mention it above, but I strongly agree (blu3mo).
- It is unclear whether I would still want to pursue “HCI research” after it undergoes drastic changes.
- There is a high likelihood that research done by humans and the title of Ph.D. might no longer be considered “socially recognized as valuable.”