Papers are presented at the CHI conference, and are collected in an archival conference proceedings which is published by ACM and cited and read by researchers, practitioners, and educators worldwide. A paper in the technical program can therefore exert a wide influence on the study of HCI principles, theories, and techniques, and on their application to interactive systems practice. Video Papers provide a unique opportunity for many new kinds of sub-missions. For example, processes and techniques can be shown directly.
Empirical studies can show how the experiment was actually run.
Long-term studies can show how people change their usage patterns over time. Descriptions of systems can show how users solve problems with the system. Descriptions or demonstrations of new systems without scientific content are not suitable topics for a Video Papers. The Guide to Successful Papers Submission. Both types of paper submissions are reviewed rig-orously by a large pool of volunteers drawn from the international technical community of HCI researchers and practitioners.