Gerson Uriarte
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Gerson Uriarte is a human-computer interaction researcher whose work bridges the gap between in-person and online experimental methods. His primary research areas include proxemics—the study of how people use and perceive space in social interactions—and the design of virtual environments for behavioral studies. Uriarte’s most notable contribution is his 2022 paper, "Let’s Run an Online Proxemics Study! But, How Do Results Compare to In-Person?", which critically examines the validity of remote experiments by comparing spatial behavior data collected online versus in physical settings. This work, already garnering 3 citations, addresses a pressing methodological challenge in HCI: ensuring that digital research tools produce reliable, ecologically valid results. By systematically analyzing how participants’ proxemic behaviors differ across contexts, Uriarte provides essential guidance for researchers transitioning to online studies—a timely contribution given the field’s increasing reliance on remote data collection. His findings help shape best practices for designing virtual experiments that preserve the nuances of human spatial interaction. Uriarte’s research is particularly valuable for students and scholars seeking to conduct rigorous, reproducible studies in virtual reality and online platforms, making him a key voice in the evolution of modern HCI methodology.
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