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The work of making: reflections on the process, form and function of two sets of design research artefacts

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Heather McKinnon,

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OzCHI '17: Proceedings of the 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

Pages 191 - 200

https://doi.org/10.1145/3152771.3152792

Published: 28 November 2017 Publication History

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In this paper we present a reflexive account of the development of two separate Research-through-Design studies. We draw from the experience of designing and creating two separate sets of design research artefacts that fit within a broader study into everyday domestic life. The paper's contribution is structured around three elements relating to the development of design research artefacts and the: 1) Participants; 2) Researchers; 3) Study. It further aims to emphasise the need for a range of documentation on the diverse approaches researchers take within their design processes.

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The work of making: reflections on the process, form and function of two sets of design research artefacts
1. Human-centered computing
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    1. Interaction design process and methods

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OzCHI '17: Proceedings of the 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

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Mikkonen JMitchell R(2022)A Making Mode is Missing Code: Research Through Design Lacks Discourse Around Programming[ ] With Design: Reinventing Design Modes10.1007/978-981-19-4472-7_140(2131-2147)Online publication date: 6-Nov-2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4472-7_140
Harley DP. Tarun AJ. Stinson BTibu TMazalek AKaltenbrunner MMurer MWolf KOakley I(2021)Playing by Ear: Designing for the Physical in a Sound-Based Virtual Reality NarrativeProceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3430524.3440635(1-9)Online publication date: 14-Feb-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3430524.3440635
McKinnon HFoth MSade GWakkary RAndersen KOdom WDesjardins APetersen M(2020)1300 Pieces of RubbishProceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3357236.3395576(1351-1364)Online publication date: 3-Jul-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3357236.3395576
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