Exploring Research through Design in Animal Computer Interaction

French, Fiona; Mancini, Clara; Sharp, Helen

doi:10.1145/3152130.3152147

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“…[25,45]), we are unaware of HCI research which seeks to promote engagement with nature and wildlife in this way (though see REF). ACI is typically concerned with animals that have existing relationships with humans, whether as pets [16], farm animals [11] or zoo inhabitants [12], and focuses on devices with which such creatures interact, often developed using some variation of 'pawticipatory' design [26]. Several of our early proposals (see Figure 2) were more interventionist and might benefit from ACI approaches and principles.…”

Section: Engagement With Naturementioning

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My Naturewatch Camera

Gaver

Boucher

Vanis

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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My Naturewatch Camera is an inexpensive wildlife camera that we designed for people to make themselves as a way of promoting engagement with nature and digital making. We aligned its development to the interests of the BBC's Natural History Unit as part of an orchestrated engagement strategy also involving our project website and outreach to social media. Since June 2018, when the BBC featured the camera on one of their Springwatch 2018 broadcasts, over 1000 My Naturewatch Cameras have been constructed using instructions and software from our project website and commercially available components, without direct contact with our studio. In this paper, we describe the project and outcomes with a focus on its success in promoting engagement with nature, engagement with digital making, and the effectiveness of this strategy for sharing research products outside traditional commercial channels.

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Section: Engagement With Naturementioning

confidence: 99%

My Naturewatch Camera

Gaver

Boucher

Vanis

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…In a Research through Design approach to finding a solution to a brief, the iterative making of designed objects is emphasized in order to fully appreciate their qualities and to enable sharing and testing with users [10]. In this respect, a ZooJam, and specifically the crafting session, can be an early stage in a Research through Design process, stimulating fresh perspectives by facilitating new ways of framing old challenges [6].…”

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ZooJamming

French

Baskin

Gupfinger

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons and Game Creation Events 2019

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This is a report of three ZooJams that have taken place at the annual Animal-Computer Interaction conference. The ZooJam is a type of workshop whose aim is to extend the reach of UX design beyond human experience in order to become inclusive of other species and their interactions with technology. As organisers, our attempts have knitted together colleagues from a range of disciplines, all focused on developing practical solutions to different environmental enrichment challenges. We describe the format of the event, explaining the rationale for this approach, and showcase some of the crafted design outcomes.

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“…This involved many design iterations, as well as planning and implementing a series of prototypes to be tested in the field." [29] Active involvement of experts is reported by e.g., Gupfinger and Kaltenbrun-ner [30], who presented initial work towards auditory interfaces for grey parrots while actively consulting with experts to interpret the exact behavioral response of parrots to different musical stimuli.…”

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Developing for non-human users: Reflecting on practical implications in the ubiquitous computing era

Linden

Zamansky

Hadar

et al. 2019

Journal of Industrial Information Integration

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Advances in modern technology, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and ubiquitous computing, open up new exciting opportunities for technology for animals. This is evidenced by the explosion of products and gadgets available for pets, digital enrichment for captive animals in zoos, sensor based smart farming, etc. At the same time, the emerging discipline of Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) marks a new era in the design and development of animal technologies, promoting a more animal-centric approach, considering the needs of the animal in the development process. In this article, we reflect on the ways in which ideas of animal-centric development may impact the development of technology for animals in practice. We start by looking at the process of development for and with animals, and propose a development model facilitating the principles of Agility, Welfare of Animals, and eXperts' involvement (AWAX) within the development lifecycle. While promoting the animal-centric approach, it is important to acknowledge that an animal usually uses technology through humans and in a particular environment. We further extend the AWAX model to include considerations of the human in the loop and the environment, and discuss some practical implications of this view, including aspects such as security and privacy.

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Exploring Research through Design in Animal Computer Interaction

Cited by 33 publications

References 25 publications

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My Naturewatch Camera

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Developing for non-human users: Reflecting on practical implications in the ubiquitous computing era

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