Kawaii computing is a new term for a steadily growing body of work on the Japanese notion of "cute" in human-computer interaction (HCI) research and practice. Kawaii is distinguished from general notions of cute by its experiential and culturally-sensitive nature. While it can be designed into the appearance and behaviour of interactive agents, interfaces, and systems, kawaii also refers to certain affective and cultural dimensions experienced by culturally Japanese users, i.e., kawaii user experiences (UX) and mental models of kawaii elicited by the socio-cultural context of Japan. In this scoping review, we map out the ways in which kawaii has been explored within HCI research and related fields as a factor of design and experience. We illuminate theoretical and methodological gaps and opportunities for future work on kawaii computing.

翻译：卡哇伊计算是一个新术语，指代人机交互（HCI）研究与实践中关于日本“可爱”概念的日益增长的工作体系。与一般意义上的可爱不同，卡哇伊因其体验性和文化敏感性而独具特色。它不仅可以通过交互代理、界面和系统的外观与行为来设计，还指代日本文化用户在特定情感与文化维度上的体验，即由日本社会文化语境引发的卡哇伊用户体验（UX）与卡哇伊心理模型。在本篇范畴界定综述中，我们梳理了HCI研究及相关领域将卡哇伊作为设计与体验因素进行探索的多种方式。我们揭示了卡哇伊计算在理论与方法上的空白及未来工作的机遇。