Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life: Lessons from Home

Evaluating and Designing Research Methods for Domestic Life provides you with the definitive, high-level book on research methods for domestic life. You will find descriptions of how to adapt existing HCI research methods to study and design technologies for families. It also articulates the challenges in applying existing methods to this context, and presents some new methods that can be used. Throughout the book, you'll find individual chapters from industry experts, real-life examples, case studies and tips and tricks. After reading this book, you'll be able to master what methods you can use to study families and design technology for them, anticipate what challenges you'll face, and how to overcome them. Identify and master the challenges in designing and studying for domestic lifeDiscover new research methods for designing and studying domestic relationships research, and apply it to other aspects of researchIncludes coverage of how to research family life in sensitive situations, including health, illness, and death INDICE: Part 1. Studying and Designing Inside the Traditional Home 1. Autobiographical Design for the Home 2. Mixed methods to study families and households 3. Remote Interviewing over Video Chat 4. In-Home Deployments 5. Exploring The Touchy Topic of Finances 6. Exploring Families' Internet and Technology Usage through Origami Part 2. Studying and Designing in Non-Traditional Homes 7. Recruiting and interviewing farm families 8. Conducting field trials with multiple connected households Part 3. Studying and Designing Outside the Home 9. Working with Community Groups to Inform the Design of Domestic Technologies 10. Ethnography with Underprivileged Populations: Families in Slums and Sex Workers 11. Conducting Cross Cultural Studies Part 4. Studying and Designing for Specific Age Groups 12. Conducting research with older adults in care homes 13. Studying Youth in the Home 14. Ethical Considerations for Researching Domestic Life

• ISBN: 978-0-12-800555-2
• Editorial: Morgan Kaufmann
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 220
• Fecha Publicación: 22/10/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés