Problematising Upstream Technology through Speculative Design

Lawson, Shaun; Kirman, Ben; Linehan, Conor; Feltwell, Tom; Hopkins, Lisa

doi:10.1145/2702123.2702260

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“…A more troubling matter, of which developers of T4As need be aware, is the potential impact of their intervention suggestions, and the extent to which they may override expert suggestions. A study by Lawson et al [31] showed that pet owners do not tend to question the outputs of the T4As, such as dog activity trackers, even valuing the output of the technology over the professional opinion of their veterinarian.…”

Section: Accuracy and Interpretability Of T4a-suggested Interventionsmentioning

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

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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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Section: Accuracy and Interpretability Of T4a-suggested Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…Ethical concerns and challenges of ACI were illustrated through examples of his research. One project applied speculative design to explore technologies for pet owners: several prototypes were developed and included tracking the animal's movement, a collar to interpret emotions, and a device to analyse cat excrement to identify health issues and track hunting behaviour [16]. This project emphasised the concern that technology industries push animal technology to unwary (human) consumers when this may be useless or even dangerous.…”

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A Report on the First International Workshop on Research Methods in Animal-Computer Interaction

Zamansky

Roshier

Mancini

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) is a new and quickly developing discipline, which is closely related to HCI and is making reference to some of its theoretical frameworks and research methodologies. The first edition of the Workshop on Research Methods in ACI (RM4ACI) was co-located with the Third International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, which took place in Milton-Keynes, UK in November 2016. This paper presents an overview of the workshop, including insights from discussions on some of the challenges faced by the ACI community as it works to develop ACI as a discipline, and on important opportunities for cross-fertilization between HCI and ACI that the HCI community could consider.

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“…3,7,9,17] The lighthearted aspects of the paper were, thankfully, acknowledged by the reviewers without detracting from the underlying serious rhetoric of the paper. The meta reviewer even points out that perhaps the main contribution goes beyond design fiction and into more fundamental discussions about research and HCI:…”

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Peer Review and Design Fiction

Lindley

Coulton

2016

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

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In the 10 years since the term was coined design fiction has become an increasingly common approach in HCI research. The practice involves working with 'diegetic prototypes', that is prototypes that need not exist in reality, but instead exist from within a 'story world'. Although fictional aspects are not unusual in HCI prototyping methods (e.g. storyboards, personas, Wizard-of-Oz), the breadth and flexibility of design fiction poses new challenges. This paper will illuminate those challenges by examining peer reviews of design fiction orientated papers submitted to ACM SIGCHI conferences.

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Problematising Upstream Technology through Speculative Design

Cited by 95 publications

References 37 publications

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

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

A Report on the First International Workshop on Research Methods in Animal-Computer Interaction

Peer Review and Design Fiction

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