Situated Abilities: Understanding Everyday Use of ICTs
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- Institutt for informatikk [4930]
Abstract
The thesis is positioned at the cross of Human-Computer Interaction (HRI), Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) fields, with Universal Design (UD) concepts and literature being orthogonal to those. The main thesis’ contribution is the concept of situated ability that emerged from the findings of two different cases included in the thesis. The situated abilities concept is defined, framed, explained, and exemplified with concrete examples. Its anatomy is presented together with the situated ability continuum that includes low- and high-end abilities. The concept is theoretically anchored in Heidegger’s concept of Befindlichkeit (= situatedness). Other smaller contributions consist of a salutogenic approach to design, concept development, introducing qualitative data analysis methods well established in the medical field to the design fields, and introducing a workshop method of both data collection and analysis to the HCI community. The work is relevant for an audience interested in theoretical and philosophical explorations in design research fields, but also practitioners and activists within Universal Design, or those who wish to create ethical or legal frameworks, guidelines, or recommendations addressing the use of modern technology, such as robots, in the public sector (e.g., homecare, healthcare or education).List of papers
Paper I: (Conference paper, MECS) Saplacan, D., Herstad, J., Pajalic, Z. (2020). An analysis of independent living elderly’s (≥65 years) views on robots and welfare technology – A descriptive study from the Norwegian context. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI), pp. 199-208. The article is included in the thesis. |
Paper II: (Journal paper, MECS) Saplacan, Diana & Herstad, Jo (2019). An Explorative Study on Motion as Feedback: Using Semi-Autonomous Robots in Domestic Settings. International Journal on Advances in Software. Vol. vol. 12, nr. 1&2, pp. 68- 90. The article is included in the thesis. |
Paper III: (Journal paper, MECS) Saplacan, D., Herstad, J., Tørresen, and Pajalic, Z. (2020). A Framework on Division of Work Task between Humans and Robots in the Home, Multimodal Technologies Interactions, vol. 4, nr. 44, p. 22. doi:10.3390/mti4030044. The article is included in the thesis. Also available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/mti4030044 |
Paper IV: (Journal paper, MECS) Saplacan, D., Herstad, J., Schulz, T. (Accepted 09.11.2020), Situated Abilities within Universal Design – A Theoretical Exploration, submitted to International Journal On Advances in Intelligent Systems, vol. 13, nr. 3&4, 2020,p. 14. To be published. The paper is not available in DUO awaiting publishing. |
Paper V: (Conference paper, UDFeed) Saplacan, D. (2020). Cross-Use of Digital Learning Environments in Higher Education: A Conceptual Analysis Grounded in Common Information Spaces, In Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI), pp. 272-281. The article is included in the thesis. |
Paper VI: (Journal paper, UDFeed) Saplacan, D., Herstad, J, Pajalic, Z. (2020). Use of Multiple Digital Learning Environments: A Study about Fragmented Information Awareness. Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A), nr. 43, 2019-2020, pp. 86-109. The article is included in the thesis. |
Paper VII: (Conference paper, UDFeed) Saplacan, D. (2020). Situated ability: A Case from Higher Education on Digital Learning Environments, 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2020), Copenhagen Denmark, 19-24 July 2020, published in Antona M., Stephanidis C. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Practice, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Part I, vol. 12189, Chapter 19. Springer. The article is not available in DUO due to publisher restrictions. The published version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49108-6_19 |