Abstract
As research increasingly turns to work 'in the wild' to design and evaluate technologies under real-world conditions, little consideration has been given to what happens when research ends. In many cases, users are heavily involved in the design process and encouraged to integrate the resulting technologies into their lives before they are withdrawn, while in some cases technologies are being left in place after research concludes. Often, little is done to assess the impact and legacy of these deployments. In this paper, we return to two examples in which we designed technologies with the involvement of communities and examine what steps were taken to ensure their long-term viability and what happened following the departure of researchers. From these examples, we provide guidelines for planning and executing technology handovers when conducting research with communities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CHI 2013 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Changing Perspectives, Conference Proceedings - The 31st Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Pages | 1549-1558 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 27 May 2013 |
| Event | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2013 - Paris, France Duration: 27 Apr 2013 → 2 May 2013 Conference number: 31st https://chi2013.acm.org/program/ |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2013 |
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| Abbreviated title | CHI 2013 |
| Country | France |
| City | Paris |
| Period | 27/04/13 → 2/05/13 |
| Other | Theme: Changing Perspectives |
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Keywords
- Action research
- Community
- Longitudinal
- Research in the wild
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Leaving the wild : Lessons from community technology handovers. / Taylor, Nick; Cheverst, Keith; Wright, Peter; Olivier, Patrick.
CHI 2013: Changing Perspectives, Conference Proceedings - The 31st Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2013. p. 1549-1558.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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