CPSC 701.81

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CPSC 701.81

Ubiquitous, Domestic and Tangible Computing





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Your Hosts

• Saul Greenberg

• Amy Voida

• computer supported cooperative work
• human computer interaction
• ubicomp

• postdoc
• HCI - bridging the domains of computing and the
  social sciences
• Susan Dray
• Dray Associates, Inc.
• consultant in user-centered design of systems
  products

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Your Hosts

• Contact information
• Saul saul.greenberg_at_ucalgary.ca
• Amy avoida_at_ucalgary.ca
• Susan susan.dray_at_dray.com
• Office hours
• MS 680 Interactions Laboratory or ME-dia Space
• by appointment
• email to arrange one
• by email any time
• before class for brief meetings
• drop in for urgent requests
• but no guarantees!

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Draw a computer
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We can do better
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But we need to revisit how we think about
computers
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CPSC 701.81

Ubiquitous, Domestic and Tangible Computing





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Course Description

• Advanced topics and applications in HCI
• In-depth course on a focused current research
  topic in Computer Science.
• Involves a significant research component and
  requires substantial background knowledge.

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Course contents

• Core concepts
• What is ubiquitous and domestic computing?
• lectures, readings, discussions

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Course contents

• Core concepts
• Social Science field study methods
• How can we understand the context of domestic
  situations?
• video lecture series by Dray and Associates
• mentoring by Amy Voida
• exercises by you

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Course contents

• Core concepts
• Social Science field study methods
• How can we understand the context of domestic
  situations?
• Introducing the challenges of Qualitative Field
  Research and placing it in its intellectual
  context
• Planning the research strategy
• Data gathering What makes for credible
  interpretable field data?
• Interviewing and Contextual Inquiry
• Artifact Walkthroughs and naturalistic Usability
  Evaluation
• Analysis Clustering, affinities, dimensions
• Wrap-up

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Course contents

• Core concepts
• Social Science field study methods
• Case studies
• How can domestic computing be realized in various
  situations?
• readings in list
• readings you discover
• presentations by you and visitors
• discussions / blog entries
• your research projects

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Course contents

• Core concepts
• Social Science field study methods
• Case studies
• how can domestic computing be realized in various
  situations?
• home coordination
• domestic calendaring
• home messaging
• domestic social networks
• the home office telecommuting
• photo management their social display
• Smart homes
• IT management in the home
• affordances of technology (large displays, RFID,
  etc.)

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Primary Resources

• course site
• www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/saul/
• lecture materials
• slides and readings
• see web site
• readings
• see web site
• software
• see software
• video archive

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The Blog

• blog site
• http//cpsc70181.blogspot.com/
• You can
• post
• comment
• Expected of all readings
• thoughts of one or two issues
• relate reading to
• other papers or
• everyday word or
• Personal experiences / research, etc,

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How you will be evaluated

• Assignments- 20
• 2 or 3 exercises in field methodologies
• research planning / data collection in home
  analysis
• Written / oral presentations 20
• on-going class discussions and critiques
• propose (1/2 page) present selected topic(s)
• presentations of your own work
• blog
• Project - 60
• major project defined by you
• ideally fits with your research interests
• can by field research, technology, or a mix
• milestones, demonstration / presentation / paper

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How you will be evaluated

• Project - 60
• propose and carry through a major project in this
  area
• broad range of topics
• field research and/or technology develpment
• publishable
• Deliverables
• initial proposal
• detailed proposal
• periodic reporting / demonstrations of milestones
  
• end of term
• conference-style presentation
• paper (8-10 pages, ACM style)
• Archive

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You are a Researcher, not a Hacker

• Learner
• to learn, to know, to understand, to apply
• Professional
• speaking, writing, presentations
• Contributor
• participate in all ways, in depth
• Critique
• question and challenge
• Computer Scientist
• process, coding, competent
• Social Scientist
• query, observe, analyze, understand
• Designer
• Implications, insight and application

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For Next Week

• Read
• Being Human, p10-62
• Doing Cultural Studies The Story of the Sony
  Walkman, Sec. 1
• Time, Ownership and Awareness The Value of
  Contextual Locations in the Home (Proc Ubicomp)
• The blog
• Send me your email that you will use for this
• Write a short summary of your thoughts about each
  paper
• Take, post and describe a digital photo showing
• an existing example of ubiquitous computing in
  your home
• possible good and bad places for ubiquitous
  computers

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For Next Week

• Presentation
• presentation topic suggestions
• Project
• proposal suggestions