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A Replication Study on Student Expectations on CS Tutors: Understanding Roles and Labors of Tutors
Yubin Kim, Edward X. Chen, Sofia Caston, Jeffrey Fairbanks, Sophie Russ, Jett Spitzer, Duong Hoang Thuy Vu, James Andro-Vasko, Wolfgang Bein, Daniel Frishberg, Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Michael Shindler -
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Some Experience Required: Comparing Professional Requirements Engineering Experience to Students' Perspectives
Ben Jelen, Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Helena Donaldson, Gloria Liou, Amanda Stouder, Steve Chenoweth, Mark Hays -
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From Viral Content to Real-Life Cuisine and Beyond: Examining Teenagers' Interactions with TikTok Food Videos and the Influence on their Food Practices
Chun-Han Ariel Wang, Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Chia-Fang Chung -
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From Screens to Projector, Wall, and TVs: Conceptualizing Livestreams as Design Material for Direct and Indirect Viewership Experiences
Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Norman Makoto Su -
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Speedrunning for Charity: How Donations Gather Around a Live Streamed Couch
Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Norman Makoto Su -
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I Beg to Differ: Soft Conflicts in Collaborative Design Using Design Fictions
EunJeong Cheon, Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Šelma Sabanović, Norman Makoto Su -
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Behind the Voices: The Practice and Challenges of Esports Casters
Lucas Kempe-Cook, Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Norman Makoto Su -
“TikTok Made Me Do It”: Teenagers’ Perception and Use of Food Content on TikTok
Chun-Han Wang, Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Isabela Salman, Kelly Janek, Chia-Fang Chung -
Five Dollars for Charity and for Myself: How Games Done Quick Charity Events Embrace Warm-Glow Giving
Stephen Tsung-Han SherInfoSocial Graduate Student Conference at Northwestern Universitypp 1-6 April 2019 -
A Discussion on the Affordances of Online and Onsite Ethnographic Observations
Stephen Tsung-Han SherinGame Game Studies Symposium at Indiana University Bloomingtonpp 1-2 February 2019 -
A Better Lens: Refining Esports Spectator Modes
Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Lucas Kempe-Cook, Ernesto Nathaniel CordovaInfoSocial Graduate Student Conference at Northwestern Universitypp 1-4 March 2018 -
Esports Casting and Commentary: Implications for Game Designers
Lucas Kempe-Cook, Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, Norman Makoto SuChicago Ethnography Conferencepp 1-3 March 2018 -
Gamers! Unite! Assembling A Community
Eric, Reza, Javon Goard, Stephen Tsung-Han SherMy Gaming Academia, Podcast -
Beyond the Game: Speedrunning in Academia and Research
Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, "Doctor No", Eric "Omnigamer" Koziel , "v_input_output"Awesome Games Done Quick, Panel -
Speedrunning Commentary: Best Practices for Commentary in Twitch and GDQ Streams
Stephen Tsung-Han Sher, "Trevperson", KungfufruitcupAwesome Games Done Quick, Panel
I direct an Ethnography Research Group. This is an informal gathering of undergraduate students to study, practice, and apply ethnographic methods of inquiry to computing topics. The main research methodology we conduct are semi-structured interviews, thematic analysis, and grounded theory. Current topics we are examining are:
CS Education:
help-seeking behaviors of CS students in algorithm courses.
gamification in CS Education using a critical and close reading approach.
social, cultural, and economic factors impacting continued success in CS student.
TA-Instructor Coordination in Requirements Engineering Courses
Human-Computer Interaction
viewership and engagement motivations for lucky-bag and gacha livestreams.
representation of time and rhythm in rhythm games through an HCI interaction theory lens.
parents’ use of food content on social media and its impact on family healthy eating negotiations.
Taiwanese Kuai-Kuai phenomena and other emotional labor scapegoating practices.
Past topics include:
Student expectations of and experiences with computer science undergraduate TAs (2024-2025).
Comparing professional requirements engineering practices to student perspectives (2023-2024).
During my doctorate studies, I was part of IU’s Authentic User Experience Lab led by Norman Su. My research focused on examining video game speedrunners’ livestreaming practices and how this subculture’s livestreaming practices inform HCI designers exploring the physical-virtual boundaries and interactions. Other topics I explored during my time as a graduate student working in this lab include:
Teenagers’ interactions with food content on social media and its influence on their perspectives of healthy eating.
The use of design fictions for collaborative practices and value negotiations between engineers and designers.
The practice of esport casters and their use of supporting technologies.
My ORCID is 0000-0001-6390-7417.
My Erdős Number is 3.