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Research Centres Groups : Centre for Interaction Design x Research Areas : User experience x Themes : Information Society x School : School of Computing x Output Type : Conference Proceeding x Themes : Sustainable Communities x

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The Lions' Gate: Towards a Permaculture-inspired Blended Space

Egan, C., Thompson, R., & O'Dowd, A. (in press). The Lions' Gate: Towards a Permaculture-inspired Blended Space. https://doi.org/10.1145/3338103.3338110
<p>Egan, C., Thompson, R., & O'Dowd, A. (in press). The Lions' Gate: Towards a Permaculture-inspired Blended Space. https://doi.org/10.1145/3338103.3338110</p>

In light of the devastating ecological effects of climate breakdown and with human well-being under severe stress, this paper presents The Lions' Gate-an in-development, urban...

2019
Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research

Smyth, M., Helgason, I., Kresin, F., Balestrini, M., Unteidig, A. B., Lawson, S., …Dourish, P. (2018). Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research. In CHI EA '18 Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systemsdoi:10.1145/3170427.3170604
<p>Smyth, M., Helgason, I., Kresin, F., Balestrini, M., Unteidig, A. B., Lawson, S., …Dourish, P. (2018). Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research. In <i>CHI EA '18 Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems</i>doi:10.1145/3170427.3170604</p>

Falling costs and the wider availability of computational components, platforms and ecosystems have enabled the expansion of maker movements and DIY cultures. This can be cons...

2018
Permaculture as a foundation for sustainable interaction design and UX

Egan, C., Benyon, D., & Thompson, R. (2017). Permaculture as a foundation for sustainable interaction design and UX. In Proceedings of British HCI 2017https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.93
<p>Egan, C., Benyon, D., & Thompson, R. (2017). Permaculture as a foundation for sustainable interaction design and UX. In <i>Proceedings of British HCI 2017</i>https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.93</p>

The main objective of this work is to gain an understanding of the relationships between UX and permaculture. This will deliver insights as to how digital media development ca...

2017
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Research Centres Groups : Centre for Interaction Design x Research Areas : User experience x Themes : Information Society x School : School of Computing x Output Type : Conference Proceeding x Themes : Sustainable Communities x

Research Centres Groups : Centre for Interaction Design x Research Areas : User experience x Themes : Information Society x School : School of Computing x Output Type : Conference Proceeding x Themes : Sustainable Communities x

The Lions' Gate: Towards a Permaculture-inspired Blended Space

Egan, C., Thompson, R., & O'Dowd, A. (in press). The Lions' Gate: Towards a Permaculture-inspired Blended Space. https://doi.org/10.1145/3338103.3338110
<p>Egan, C., Thompson, R., & O'Dowd, A. (in press). The Lions' Gate: Towards a Permaculture-inspired Blended Space. https://doi.org/10.1145/3338103.3338110</p>

In light of the devastating ecological effects of climate breakdown and with human well-being under severe stress, this paper presents The Lions' Gate-an in-development, urban...

2019
Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research

Smyth, M., Helgason, I., Kresin, F., Balestrini, M., Unteidig, A. B., Lawson, S., …Dourish, P. (2018). Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research. In CHI EA '18 Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systemsdoi:10.1145/3170427.3170604
<p>Smyth, M., Helgason, I., Kresin, F., Balestrini, M., Unteidig, A. B., Lawson, S., …Dourish, P. (2018). Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research. In <i>CHI EA '18 Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems</i>doi:10.1145/3170427.3170604</p>

Falling costs and the wider availability of computational components, platforms and ecosystems have enabled the expansion of maker movements and DIY cultures. This can be cons...

2018
Permaculture as a foundation for sustainable interaction design and UX

Egan, C., Benyon, D., & Thompson, R. (2017). Permaculture as a foundation for sustainable interaction design and UX. In Proceedings of British HCI 2017https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.93
<p>Egan, C., Benyon, D., & Thompson, R. (2017). Permaculture as a foundation for sustainable interaction design and UX. In <i>Proceedings of British HCI 2017</i>https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.93</p>

The main objective of this work is to gain an understanding of the relationships between UX and permaculture. This will deliver insights as to how digital media development ca...

2017
Sustainable HCI: Blending permaculture and user-experience

Benyon, D., & Egan, C. (2017). Sustainable HCI: Blending permaculture and user-experience. In DIS '17 Companion Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems, (39-43). https://doi.org/10.1145/3064857.3079115
<p>Benyon, D., & Egan, C. (2017). Sustainable HCI: Blending permaculture and user-experience. In <i>DIS '17 Companion Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems</i>, (39-43). https://doi.org/10.1145/3064857.3079115</p>

For approximately 10 years the SIGCHI Sustainable HCI (sHCI) and Sustainable Interaction Design (SID) communities have debated the contribution that HCI can make to sustainabi...

2017
Plotting affect and premises for use in aesthetic interaction design: towards evaluation of the everyday.

Kettley, S., & Smyth, M. (2007). Plotting affect and premises for use in aesthetic interaction design: towards evaluation of the everyday. In N. Bryan-Kinns, A. Blanford, P. Curzon, & L. Nigay (Eds.), People and computers XX Engage : proceedings of HCI 2006, 17-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-664-3
<p>Kettley, S., & Smyth, M. (2007). Plotting affect and premises for use in aesthetic interaction design: towards evaluation of the everyday. In N. Bryan-Kinns, A. Blanford, P. Curzon, & L. Nigay (Eds.), <i>People and computers XX Engage : proceedings of HCI 2006</i>, 17-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-664-3</p>

This short paper presents an experimental approach to the difficulty of evaluating interactive systems as artefacts for everyday life. The problem arises from the event-like n...

2007
An ethnographical orientated study of designers in a collaborative design project.

Joel, S., Smyth, M., & Rodgers, P. (2004). An ethnographical orientated study of designers in a collaborative design project. In Studying Designers '05, 307-322
<p>Joel, S., Smyth, M., & Rodgers, P. (2004). An ethnographical orientated study of designers in a collaborative design project. In <i>Studying Designers '05</i>, 307-322</p>

No abstract available.

2005
The tools designers use: what do they reveal about design thinking?

Smyth, M. (1997). The tools designers use: what do they reveal about design thinking?. In J. S. Smith, & E. W. L. Norman (Eds.), IDATER 98 : International Conference on Design and Technology Educational Research and Curriculum Development, 146-153
<p>Smyth, M. (1997). The tools designers use: what do they reveal about design thinking?. In J. S. Smith, & E. W. L. Norman (Eds.), <i>IDATER 98 : International Conference on Design and Technology Educational Research and Curriculum Development</i>, 146-153</p>

1998
The role of metaphor at the human computer interface.

Smyth, M., & Knott, R. P. (1993). The role of metaphor at the human computer interface. In S. Howard, & Y. K. Leung (Eds.), Proceedings of OZCHI'94, the CHISIG Annual Conference : Harmony through working together, 287-291
<p>Smyth, M., & Knott, R. P. (1993). The role of metaphor at the human computer interface. In S. Howard, & Y. K. Leung (Eds.), <i>Proceedings of OZCHI'94, the CHISIG Annual Conference : Harmony through working together</i>, 287-291</p>

Interface metaphors are introduced as a technique to facilitate the learning of systems. To better understand this process, metaphors are discussed in terms of their role in t...

1994
The use of design activity for research into Computer Supported Co-operative Work (CSCW)

Garner, S. W., Scrivener, S. A. R., Clarke, A. A., Clark, S., Connolly, J. H., Palmen, H., …Smyth, M. G. (1990). The use of design activity for research into Computer Supported Co-operative Work (CSCW). In J. Smith (Ed.), DATER 91, 84-96
<p>Garner, S. W., Scrivener, S. A. R., Clarke, A. A., Clark, S., Connolly, J. H., Palmen, H., …Smyth, M. G. (1990). The use of design activity for research into Computer Supported Co-operative Work (CSCW). In J. Smith (Ed.), <i>DATER 91</i>, 84-96</p>

This paper describes current research at Loughborough University in the field of Computer Supported Co-operative Working (CSCW). The project, which is funded by the Informatio...

1991

Research Centres Groups : Centre for Interaction Design x Research Areas : User experience x Themes : Information Society x School : School of Computing x Output Type : Conference Proceeding x Themes : Sustainable Communities x

Research Centres Groups : Centre for Interaction Design x Research Areas : User experience x Themes : Information Society x School : School of Computing x Output Type : Conference Proceeding x Themes : Sustainable Communities x

Research Centres Groups : Centre for Interaction Design x Research Areas : User experience x Themes : Information Society x School : School of Computing x Output Type : Conference Proceeding x Themes : Sustainable Communities x

Research Centres Groups : Centre for Interaction Design x Research Areas : User experience x Themes : Information Society x School : School of Computing x Output Type : Conference Proceeding x Themes : Sustainable Communities x

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