Methods for studying technology in the home
Tim Coughlan, Michael Brown, Sarah Martindale, Rob Comber, Thomas Plötz, Kerstin Leder Mackley, Victoria Mitchell, Sharon L. Baurley · 2013
Technology is becoming ever more integral to our home lives, and visions such as ubiquitous computing, smart technologies and the Internet of Things represent a further stage of this development. However studying interactions and experiences in the home, and drawing understanding from this to inform design, is a substantial challenge. A significant strand of research on technology in home life has developed in the CHI community and beyond, with a range of methods being created, adapted and used in combination. This workshop brings together a diverse group of researchers to develop a coherent understanding of this methodological space, and to identify connections and gaps, where further development of methods can occur to overcome issues specific to studying the home.