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Buehler, Erin; Branham, Stacy M.; Ali, Abdullah; Chang, Jingbo; Hofmann, Megan; Hurst, Amy; Kane, Shaun K.

doi:10.1145/2702123.2702525

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“…Most describe unknown phenomena in human interaction with computers. Vashistha et al [46] studied how community moderation in a voice forum for rural India affected uptake and use; Buehler et al [8] surveyed and analysed the assistive technology available on a 3D printing platform. In these and other cases (e.g., the work of Semaan et al [43]), the stated motivation lies in describing a significant phenomenon in HCI.…”

Section: Predominance Of Two Problem Typesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It was striking to learn that about half of the CHI Best Papers were written to address practical problems-in particular, constructing interactive technology for real-world use. Many provide design guidelines [51], concepts [29], and ideas for how to improve existing systems [8]. Most of these are about empirical problems; it was rare to see a paper tackling a construction problem that offered outputs that practitioners could take up and use (though exceptions exist [14,50]).…”

Section: Research and Practical Impacts: Equally Commonmentioning

confidence: 99%

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HCI Research as Problem-Solving

Oulasvirta

Hornbæk

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

114

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This essay contributes a meta-scientific account of humancomputer interaction (HCI) research as problem-solving. We build on the philosophy of Larry Laudan, who develops problem and solution as the foundational concepts of science. We argue that most HCI research is about three main types of problem: empirical, conceptual, and constructive. We elaborate upon Laudan's concept of problem-solving capacity as a universal criterion for determining the progress of solutions (outcomes): Instead of asking whether research is 'valid' or follows the 'right' approach, it urges us to ask how its solutions advance our capacity to solve important problems in human use of computers. This offers a rich, generative, and 'discipline-free' view of HCI and resolves some existing debates about what HCI is or should be. It may also help unify efforts across nominally disparate traditions in empirical research, theory, design, and engineering.

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Section: Predominance Of Two Problem Typesmentioning

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Section: Research and Practical Impacts: Equally Commonmentioning

confidence: 99%

HCI Research as Problem-Solving

Oulasvirta

Hornbæk

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

114

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“…An increasing interest in the role of making in healthcare/wellbeing is also reflected by a recent CHI workshop about the "advances in DIY health and wellbeing" (O' Kane et al 2016), and by the growing number of open-source designs for assistive tools such as prostheses on sharing platforms like Thingiverse.com (Buehler et al 2015). Furthermore, there is a growing number of projects in the literature, where non-engineers and laypeople were supported in creating DIY-assistive technologies to compensate for different disabilities.…”

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confidence: 99%

Making a Customized DIY-Computer with Infobricks

Güldenpfennig

2017

Electronic Workshops in Computing

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Making is about learning new skills, creative explorations, and solving problems; but it is also about giving and caring for others. Many makers enjoy creating unique and bespoke presents to give them to people they care about to enrich their life. To support and exploit this motivation, we designed a modular toolkit named Infobricks, which was conceived for creating DIY and accessible computers. For a grounded requirements gathering of Infobricks, we conducted a study featuring six makers. We present a functional prototype for Infobricks as an embodiment of the findings from this study. Moreover, we illustrate Infobricks in a "lived scenario" featuring one additional participant who used the kit to create a computer for her older mother. Overall, our ambition in this paper is to design a toolkit like Infobricks and to demonstrate how it can provide e.g. senior citizens with customized computers by drawing on the constructive energy and skillset of makers.

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“…These examined in which ways hackers remix each others' design [Oehlberg et al, 2015] and investigated the designs and motivations for creating assistive technology [Buehler et al, 2015]. A further paper explored the potential of online customization in relation to digital fabrication [Nurkka and Jumisko-Pyykkö, 2014].…”

Section: Hackerspaces (N=4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Potential of Physical Visualizations

Stusak¹

2015

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

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The goal of an external representation of abstract data is to provide insights and convey information about the structure of the underlying data, therefore helping people execute tasks and solve problems more effectively. Apart from the popular and well-studied digital visualization of abstract data there are other scarcely studied perceptual channels to represent data such as taste, sound or haptic. My thesis focuses on the latter and explores in which ways human knowledge and ability to sense and interact with the physical non-digital world can be used to enhance the way in which people analyze and explore abstract data. Emerging technological progress in digital fabrication allow an easy, fast and inexpensive production of physical objects. Machines such as laser cutters and 3D printers enable an accurate fabrication of physical visualizations with different form factors as well as materials. This creates, for the first time, the opportunity to study the potential of physical visualizations in a broad range.The thesis starts with the description of six prototypes of physical visualizations from static examples to digitally augmented variations to interactive artifacts. Based on these explorations, three promising areas of potential for physical visualizations were identified and investigated in more detail: perception & memorability, communication & collaboration, and motivation & self-reflection.The results of two studies in the area of information recall showed that participants who used a physical bar chart retained more information compared to the digital counterpart. Particularly facts about maximum and minimum values were be remembered more efficiently, when they were perceived from a physical visualization.Two explorative studies dealt with the potential of physical visualizations regarding communication and collaboration. The observations revealed the importance on the design and aesthetic of physical visualizations and indicated a great potential for their utilization by audiences with less interest in technology. The results also exposed the current limitations of physical visualizations, especially in contrast to their well-researched digital counterparts.In the area of motivation we present the design and evaluation of the Activity Sculptures project. We conducted a field study, in which we investigated physical visualizations of personal running activity. It was discovered that these sculptures generated curiosity and experimentation regarding the personal running behavior as well as evoked social dynamics such as discussions and competition.Based on the findings of the aforementioned studies this thesis concludes with two theoretical contributions on the design and potential of physical visualizations. On the one hand, it proposes a conceptual framework for material representations of personal data by describing a production and consumption lens. The goal is to encourage artists and designers working in the field of personal informatics to harness the interactive capabilities af...

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Sharing is Caring

Cited by 149 publications

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HCI Research as Problem-Solving

HCI Research as Problem-Solving

Making a Customized DIY-Computer with Infobricks

Exploring the Potential of Physical Visualizations

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