Call for Papers: Special Issue on The Quality of Speculation in Human-Computer Interactio

 

We are excited to announce a Special Issue in Interacting with Computers on The Quality of Speculation in Human–Computer Interaction.

The Special Issue builds on the discussions from our CHI 2026 workshop The Quality of Speculation: Common Ground for Speculative Design in Human–Computer Interaction and continues the conversation around the quality of speculative design and design futuring.

Call for Papers:

https://academic.oup.com/iwc/pages/call-for-papers-special-issue-the-quality-of-speculation-in-human-computer-interaction

Extended abstract deadline 17 September 2026.

The Special Issue is guest edited by Ronda Ringfort-Felner, Judith Dörrenbächer, Marc Hassenzahl, Chris Elsden, Richmond Y. Wong, and Antti Salovaara.

We look forward to continuing the conversation on the quality of speculation through this Special Issue.

Ronda Ringfort-Felner

Ronda Ringfort-Felner