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Research on how lived experiences with technology intersect with home and work are core themes within HCI. Prior work has primarily focused on conventional life and work in Western countries. However, the unconventional is becoming conventional-several rising subcultures are coming into prominence due to socio-economic pressures, aided by social media. One example-#vanlife-is now practised by an estimated three million people in North America. #vanlife combines travel, home, and work by their occupants (vanlifers) living full-time in cargo vans that they usually convert themselves into living spaces. We present a portrait of vanlifers' current technology practices gleaned through~200 hours of fieldwork and interviews. Following a thematic analysis of our data, we identified unique opportunities for integrating technology across culture, design, homesteading, offline organization, and gaming. We have distilled these opportunities into eleven provocations to inspire critical design and informed inquiry for technological interventions for #vanlife.
CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Field studies; Collaborative interaction; Empirical studies in HCI .
1ew Product Development (1PD) is the lifeline of a company for global growth and survival. To a certain extent the human element is also considered in 1PD, however, a complete human-centric design approach is next to impossible. In this paper we look at how Human Systems Integration, which is a holistic approach to integrating the human element in system design, can be achieved using a practicable framework for designers called the human integration matrix (HIM). The HIM will provide a broad based, human-oriented decision making framework for the creation of new products. In order to successfully deploy the HIM, proper parameters are needed as a basis. To find the unique parameters for each product, a questionnaire is formulated. Both the questionnaire and the HIM can be customised to suit the needs of the 1PD and the product. A method for deploying this framework is also given.
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