Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life
Lessons from Home
Published on 25. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-0-12-800555-2 (ISBN)
Description
Conducting research and technology design for domestic life is by no means easy. Methods commonly used in the field of Human-Computer Interaction in settings like the workplace may not easily translate to the richness and complexity of domestic life. This book documents new ways in which researchers are studying domestic life, as well as designing and evaluating technology in the home. Each chapter is a candid discussion about methods that were successfully used for research studies with a focus on the challenges that the researchers faced and the best practices they learned.
Reviews / Votes
"Anyone researching technology use in domestic life quickly discovers the limitations of stock methodologies. This valuable book offers an inside look at how various researchers altered, combined, redesigned, and developed methodologies to study and design for particular domestic life situations. Collectively, it is wealth of knowledge and experience that will help other domestic researchers develop their own methodologies." --Dr. Saul Greenberg, Professor, University of Calgary"This diverse and comprehensive collection highlights the intricacies and sensitivities of doing research within the inner sanctum of the home. More than that, it is a practical book crammed full of advice and fascinating insights from researchers who have been working at the coal-face of the field: inventing, designing and evaluating domestic technologies." --Abigail Sellen, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-800555-2 (9780128005552)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Tejinder K. Judge | Carman Neustaedter
Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life
Lessons from Home
E-Book
09/2014
Morgan Kaufmann
€53.95
Available for download
Persons
Dr. Tejinder K. Judge is a User Experience Researcher at Google Inc, and has organized and led multiple conference workshops on this topic. She is currently researching the design and use of social computing technologies to connect close ties such as family and social circles. Dr. Judge has published over thirty scholarly articles in these research areas. Dr. Carman Neustaedter is an Assistant Professor in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University, Canada. Dr. Neustaedter specializes in the areas of human-computer interaction, domestic computing, and computer-supported collaboration. He is the director of the Connections Lab and has published a book and over seventy scholarly articles.
Content
1: An Introduction to Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life
I. Understanding Domestic Life2: Interviews with Remote Participants3: "Rainy Days Work Best For Us?: Lessons from Home-Based Family Interviews4: Wear Nice Socks: Guidance for Researchers Conducting In-Home Studies with Children5: The Flexible Realities of using Design Probes: Reflections from a Care Home Context6: Using the Business Origami Technique to Understand Complex Ecosystems Such As the Internet Usage of Households7: The Financial Tour: Methods for Studying Sensitive Financial Questions
II. Technology Design and Evaluation8: Autobiographical Design in the Home9: In-Home Deployments10: Field Trials with Multiple Connected Households11: Techniques for Studying Actual Usage of Personal Communication Prototypes 12: Working with Community Groups to Inform the Design of Domestic Technologies13: Conflict in Families as an Ethical and Methodological Consideration
I. Understanding Domestic Life2: Interviews with Remote Participants3: "Rainy Days Work Best For Us?: Lessons from Home-Based Family Interviews4: Wear Nice Socks: Guidance for Researchers Conducting In-Home Studies with Children5: The Flexible Realities of using Design Probes: Reflections from a Care Home Context6: Using the Business Origami Technique to Understand Complex Ecosystems Such As the Internet Usage of Households7: The Financial Tour: Methods for Studying Sensitive Financial Questions
II. Technology Design and Evaluation8: Autobiographical Design in the Home9: In-Home Deployments10: Field Trials with Multiple Connected Households11: Techniques for Studying Actual Usage of Personal Communication Prototypes 12: Working with Community Groups to Inform the Design of Domestic Technologies13: Conflict in Families as an Ethical and Methodological Consideration