Provoking Innovation: Acting-out in Contextual Scenarios

Howard, Steve; Carroll, Jennie; Murphy, John; Peck, Jane; Vetere, Frank

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-0105-5_11

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“…In Stage 2, reported in this paper, we tested and refined the model by studying young people's responses to an unfamiliar technology. Further work in Stage 3 seeks to use this understanding of technology appropriation to envision young people's future needs and situations of use in order to design innovative technologies (see Howard et al 2002).…”

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From Adoption to Use: the process of appropriating a mobile phone

Carroll¹,

Howard²,

Peck³

et al. 2003

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Users appropriate a technology through a process of evaluation that results either in rejection or adoption, adaptation and integration of the technology into their everyday activities. Currently this process, and the influences on users' decisions within that process, is poorly understood. This paper reports a research project that examines young people's appropriation of mobile technologies. Thirty young Australians were supplied with a free WAP phone for a month and were tracked from their expectations, the initial encounter and the first month of use of a WAP phone. We found that the influences on their adoption of the phones were quite different to those on ongoing use and so the influences on adoption do not predict long-tern use. It is clear that studying adoption is only one step towards understanding technology acceptance and use and that rejection of a technology, even one that is supplied free of cost, is an ever-present option.

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From Adoption to Use: the process of appropriating a mobile phone

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Howard²,

Peck³

et al. 2003

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“…It is not our intention to implement these design ideas in their current forms. Rather we intend to use the design ideas to seed ongoing design activities such as participant design workshops and scenario-based acting out (Howard et al 2002). Memorabilia Manager: Couples spend a great deal of time and energy organising their personal mementos.…”

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Using Cultural Probes to Explore Mediated Intimacy

Kjeldskov¹,

Gibbs²,

Vetere³

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Intimacy is a crucial element of domestic life that has received insufficient attention from HumanComputer Interaction (HCI) researchers despite their rapidly growing interest in the design of interactive technologies for domestic use. Intimate acts differ from other activities, and there are unexplored opportunities to develop interactive technologies to support these acts. This paper presents the first phase of a two-part study exploring the potential of interactive technologies to support intimate relationships. We contribute to this uncharted domain of HCI research a literature review of concepts useful in understanding intimacy and methods for its investigation. We conclude with preliminary results and suggestive design ideas for interactive technologies intended to support intimacy.

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“…Following previous work by Carroll (1995) on scenario-based design, Howard et al (2002) within the GO project at Helsinki University (http://go.cs.hut.fi) used role playing in participatory design sessions, in which contextual scenarios were acted out. The games were structured so that the participants could play roles, or act as themselves.…”

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The use of theatre in requirements gathering and usability studies

Newell

Carmichael

Morgan

et al. 2006

Interacting with Computers

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This paper discusses the use of theatrical techniques to communicate to designers the user requirements for IT interfaces -particularly those of ''extreme users'' such as older people. The methodology and processes of producing such material in a video form are described, together with the strengths and weaknesses of this approach. The paper concludes by suggesting the various roles live theatre can play in user centered design. Although the research, on which this paper is based, focuses on the challenges presented by older and disabled users, the techniques described are applicable to a wider range of users.

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Provoking Innovation: Acting-out in Contextual Scenarios

Cited by 18 publications

References 7 publications

From Adoption to Use: the process of appropriating a mobile phone

From Adoption to Use: the process of appropriating a mobile phone

Using Cultural Probes to Explore Mediated Intimacy

The use of theatre in requirements gathering and usability studies

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