UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
             COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

                            presents

       "Autonomous Behaviour in Tangible User Interfaces
                        as a Design Factor"

                        Dr. Diana Nowacka
                    (University College London)

                     3 May  2017 (Wednesday)
                          1 pm - 2 pm

                  Hatfield, College Lane Campus
                       Seminar Room D450

                  Everyone is Welcome to Attend

                  Refreshments will be available

Abstract:


I am a post-doc at the UCL Interaction Centre working on Ubiquitous
Computing and HCI. At the moment I am particularly interested in
Autonomous IoT and smart homes. In my presentation I will talk about
my PhD work, which revolved around exploring autonomous behaviour in
tangible user interfaces. I will present two case studies which aimed
to understand the design space of autonomous and actuated artefacts,
considering how autonomous behaviours in interactive technologies might
shape and influence users’ interactions and behaviours. When does a
device or technology stop being functional and starts to turn into a
intentional entity? There is a tendency in humans to attribute life-like
qualities onto non-animate objects, which evokes social behaviour
towards technology. Maybe it would be possible to build user interfaces
that utilise such behaviours to motivate people towards frequent use,
or even motivate them to build relationships in which the users care
for their devices. Their aim is not to increase the efficiency of user
interfaces, but to create interfaces that are more engaging to interact
with and excite people to bond with these tangible objects.

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