Towards sociable technologies

Ludwig, Thomas; Stickel, Oliver; Boden, Alexander; Pipek, Volkmar

doi:10.1145/2598510.2598528

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“…Given that these research keywords are not located in any of the clusters in Decade 1, we can conclude that these topics are emerging. It is not surprising as prototyping has become more popular within the community with increased availability of 3D printing technology (Ludwig et al, 2014). 3D printing technology became widely available in the second decade of the 21st century and empowered accessibility communities to create Do-It-Yourself (DIY) assistive technologies (Hurst and Tobias, 2011).…”

Section: Shift In Research Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mapping 20 years of accessibility research in HCI: A co-word analysis

Sarsenbayeva

Berkel

Hettiachchi³

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International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

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Section: Shift In Research Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mapping 20 years of accessibility research in HCI: A co-word analysis

Sarsenbayeva

Berkel

Hettiachchi³

et al. 2023

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

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“…Various papers conducted studies in maker-and hackerspaces to study maker ethics [Toombs et al, 2015], self-made tools [Bardzell et al, 2014], the design of infrastructures for 3D printing [Ludwig et al, 2014] and in which ways the process of creating worked for elderly DIY enthusiasts .…”

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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“…Summarized under the concept of sociable technology as 'highly hardware-centered appropriation infrastructures', Ludwig et al (2014) have outlined several design implications for deploying an appropriation infrastructure to the machine itself. As their application field, they used 3D printing.…”

Section: Hardware-centered Appropriation Infrastructuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The same could be interesting for modern CPPS because technology changes the current work practices of industrial manufacturing. Ludwig et al (2014) pointed out different design ideas for functionalities which support infrastructuring activities (Table 1). They build on previous work for software infrastructures (Dalton et al, 2012;Draxler & Stevens, 2011;Lazar & Preece, 2002;Mackay, 1990).…”

Section: Hardware-centered Appropriation Infrastructuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…by defining standardized interfaces between various infrastructural layers; it must also allow for -and actively support -the negotiation of the socio-material aspects of emerging new practices connected to these technologies. Ludwig et al (2014) showed that the ability to articulate and discuss usage and configuration issues would benefit from sociable technologies that describe themselves on three context levels, potentially using additional sensors, and providing visualizations and tools in three dimensions: (1) Internal context. At this level, information about the inner workings of a machine, including its current state as well as behavioral structure, should be provided; (2) Socio-material context, providing e.g.…”

Section: Hardware-centered Appropriation Infrastructuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Should I Try Turning It Off and On Again?

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Kotthaus

Pipek

2015

International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management

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The flexible production and process designs of complex and automated manufacturing systems – called Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) – lead to enormous challenges for the machine operator with regard to understanding their “behavior” and therefore their technical controllability. One way to face these challenges is to foster the operator's appropriation of highly complex hardware-centered ICT-systems. Based on the historical development of CPPS and a short excursion into a study about the appropriation of 3D printers, the authors will adapt the concept of sociable technologies, as hardware-centered appropriation infrastructures, to CPPS.

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Towards sociable technologies

Cited by 43 publications

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Mapping 20 years of accessibility research in HCI: A co-word analysis

Mapping 20 years of accessibility research in HCI: A co-word analysis

Exploring the Potential of Physical Visualizations

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