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Call for Participation: 2nd Workshop on
DESIGNING ROBOTIC ARTEFACTS WITH USER- AND EXPERIENCE-CENTRED PERSPECTIVES
Help us identify and kill the myths about robots!
When and where: Oct 16, At NordicCHI'10 in Reykjavik, Iceland
Workshop website: http://www.sics.se/~majac/workshop2/
Which myths?
Our first workshop on this theme (at NordiCHI'08) broadly aimed to examine the intersections between HCI and HRI and how the two fields could learn from one another. A particular focus was on how user- and experience-centred methods and techniques could be applied and possibly modified to suit the design and study of robotic systems (Fernaeus et al, 2009 a). This led to us re-thinking some common ideas in robotics as well as questioning a number of the current trends in HCI design methods (e.g. Fernaeus et al, 2009 b). For instance, the various forms and cultural notions of robots introduced some very different ideas of design and evaluation. The possibility for varying degrees of movement, autonomy, intelligence, etc. resulted in alternative ways of thinking about some key design principles in HCI, such as control, intelligibility and the mutual production of experience.
In this second workshop, we aim to discuss and generate a more explicit manifesto, aiming to shed an empirically grounded light on some of the myths about designing user centred robotic systems. For example, a robotic system modeled on human behaviour is not necessarily a human-centred design, and an autonomous robot is not necessarily the best system from a user-centred perspective. We also wish to go beyond the conventional ideas of robots operating in the service of humans, and to consider other roles they may have in everyday life. This myth killing will aim to address ethical concerns too; for instance, we hope consider ethics in terms of user centred design and how this perspective compares with ideas developed in other realms, e.g. in fiction (Asimov's Laws). Overall, we want to start with a fresh perspective of robotic design that critically reflects on previous intellectual and design trajectories. And yes, we plan to publish the outcome of the workshop!
Join us!
We welcome students, researchers and practitioners active in the areas of HRI and HCI, as well as those from related fields with relevant experience of working with robots, e.g. industrial design, sculpture, and the performing arts.
* Deadline for papers is July 1st.
* Application is by position paper no longer than four pages, formatted using the CHI extended abstracts template. http://www.chi2010.org/authors/chi2010extendedabstracts.doc The paper should cover an issue that is relevant to the theme of the workshop.
* Papers and any questions should be submitted to [log in to unmask]
* Selected participants will be notified on the July 16th. Detailed instructions for how to register will be sent together with notifications of acceptance.
* The date for workshop itself is October 16th, 2010.
Who are we?
Ylva Fernaeus, Ph.D in Human-Machine Interaction at Stockholm University. Has published primarily in the areas of tangible interaction and design of children's technology. Currently working at the Swedish Institute of Computer Science on the topic of Human-Robot Interaction.
Mattias Jacobsson is a Ph.D student and research assistant of the Future Applications Lab and is interested in the bridge between HCI and HRI. He has previously worked on projects involving design (GlowBots) and studies of robotic products (e.g. Pleo) and more recently worked on the concept of ActDresses, where the already established use of accessories together with technology is used to alter the mode and attitude of the technology itself.
Sara Ljungblad is a Ph.D in Human-Machine Interaction at Stockholm University. She arranged a workshop "Designing Robot Applications for Everyday Environments" in 2005, where several robot researchers and interaction designers participated. Sara has been working with an experience-oriented perspective on agent- and robot-applications in the ECAgents project, and is currently project leader for the SICS team's participation in another european funded project called LIREC - Living With Robots and Interactive Companions.
Alex Taylor is a member of the Socio-Digital Systems Group at Microsoft Research, Cambridge (UK). He has undertaken investigations into a range of routine and often mundane aspects of everyday life. For instance, he's had an unhealthy preoccupation with hoarding, dirt, clutter and similar seemingly banal subject matter. Most recently he has begun obsessing over robots and other curious 'thinking' machines....
References
Fernaeus, Y., Ljungblad, S., Jacobsson, M., and Taylor, A. (2009 a). Where third wave HCI meets HRI: report from a workshop on user-centred design of robots. In Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE international Conference on Human Robot interaction (La Jolla, California, USA, March 09 - 13, 2009). HRI '09. ACM, New York, NY, 293-294.
Fernaeus, Y., Jacobsson, M., Ljungblad, S., and Holmquist, L. E. (2009 b). Are we living in a robot cargo cult?. In Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE international Conference on Human Robot interaction (La Jolla, California, USA, March 09 - 13, 2009). HRI '09. ACM, New York, NY, 279-280.
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