It's been a while since I've followed CHI, but didn't it used to be a slightly more technical conference? The second paper in particular ("It Didn’t Feel Right but I Needed a Job so Desperately’: Understanding People’s Emotions and Help Needs During Scams") seems like something that might be more appropriate for a sociology or applied psych journal.
Has it become more of a social-sciences adjacent tech research conference these days? (I'm not being critical, just curious.)
CHI has evolved a lot over time, due to changes in how people use computers. CHI is a large umbrella conference with many subfields (Design, Privacy and Security, Accessibility, Healthcare, Education, Visualization, Games, novel hardware, novel interaction techniques, and more.
Note that CHI still has some technical papers. There are also other specialized adjacent conferences that focus more on technical aspects of HCI, like UIST and IMWUT.
AlanYx · · focus · HN ↗
Has it become more of a social-sciences adjacent tech research conference these days? (I'm not being critical, just curious.)
jasonhong · · focus · HN ↗
Note that CHI still has some technical papers. There are also other specialized adjacent conferences that focus more on technical aspects of HCI, like UIST and IMWUT.