More Than Human Aesthetics

French, Fiona; Mancini, Clara; Sharp, Helen

doi:10.1145/3357236.3395445

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“…A variety of approaches to animal-centred design have been proposed [7,13,24,49,51,53]. However, these lack agreement and consistency and mostly involve applying HCI models directly to animal-computer contexts.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To bridge the gap between theory and practice in developing novel interactive interfaces for animals, researchers frequently borrow and modify the models and concepts of HCI (e.g. [7,13,24,49,51,53]). These methods, such as co-design and participatory design, aim to involve the user in the design process to shape the technologies around how the user behaves.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prototyping with Monkeys: Uncovering What Buttons for Monkeys Look Like

Kankaanpää

Hirskyj-Douglas

2023

Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prototyping with Monkeys: Uncovering What Buttons for Monkeys Look Like

Kankaanpää

Hirskyj-Douglas

2023

Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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“…Therefore, it is probable, if not assured, that a wiggle will receive a response. Moreover, the toy moves independently as well as being flexible, thus offering exciting performative aesthetics such that 'action enables sensory perception and sensory perception informs action' [24].…”

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Ethics and Power Dynamics in Playful Technology for Animals

French

Hirskyj-Douglas

Väätäjä

et al. 2021

Academic Mindtrek 2021

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Technology (digital or otherwise) is a great enabler; it bridges gaps and opens doors and, in the process, alters the reality within which it and its users exist. As technology aimed at non-human animals is becoming commonplace, questions about its efficacy and the ethical implications of its use are becoming ever more pertinent. To explore these issues, we conducted a workshop in which speculative design was used as a means of debating ways through which play, a widespread phenomenon across animal species, can be used as a tool for enabling interspecies communication. We describe the context for this discussion, the methods used, and present a set of speculative designs that illustrate aspects of ethics, equality, and appropriate play in order to provoke further reflection and discussion. CCS CONCEPTS• Social and professional topics -User characteristics • Humancentered computing -Interaction design -Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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“…Finding ways to include the animals as co-designers is a key discussion point. See Webber et al ([8], p. 1715) for an example with orangutans and French et al [67] with elephants for more detailed case-specific considerations. Both studies determined that prototyping and testing ideas directly with the animals on an iterative trial and error basis was the best way to determine the animal's level of interest, ability to use the feature, and the project's likely success.…”

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“…Both Webber [8] and French et al [67] describe alternate animal co-design strategies, which may vary widely depending upon the species being accommodated. They emphasize the need to use flexible evaluation techniques, allowing iterative experimentation and prototype evolution.…”

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Choice, Control and Computers: Empowering Wildlife in Human Care

Coe¹,

Hoy

2020

MTI

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The purpose of this perspective paper and technology overview is to encourage collaboration between designers and animal carers in zoological institutions, sanctuaries, research facilities, and in soft-release scenarios for the benefit of all stakeholders, including animals, carers, managers, researchers, and visitors. We discuss the evolution of animal-centered technology (ACT), including more recent animal-centered computing to increase animal wellbeing by providing increased opportunities for choice and control for animals to gain greater self-regulation and independence. We believe this will increase animal welfare and relative freedom, while potentially improving conservation outcomes. Concurrent with the benefits to the animals, this technology may benefit human carers by increasing workplace efficiency and improving research data collection using automated animal monitoring systems. These benefits are balanced against cultural resistance to change, the imposition of greater staff training, a potential reduction in valuable animal-carer interaction, and the financial costs for technology design, acquisition, obsolescence, and maintenance. Successful applications will be discussed to demonstrate how animal-centered technology has evolved and, in some cases, to suggest future opportunities. We suggest that creative uses of animal-centered technology, based upon solid animal welfare science, has the potential for greatly increasing managed animal welfare, eventually growing from individual animal enrichment features to facility-wide integrated animal movement systems and transitions to wildlife release and rewilding strategies.

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More Than Human Aesthetics

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Cited by 20 publications

References 34 publications

Prototyping with Monkeys: Uncovering What Buttons for Monkeys Look Like

Prototyping with Monkeys: Uncovering What Buttons for Monkeys Look Like

Ethics and Power Dynamics in Playful Technology for Animals

Choice, Control and Computers: Empowering Wildlife in Human Care

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