Outputs (27)

Gifting in Museums: Using Multiple Time Orientations to Heighten Present-Moment Engagement (2021)
Journal Article
Spence, J., Darzentas, D., Cameron, H., Huang, Y., Adams, M., Farr, J. R., …Benford, S. (2022). Gifting in Museums: Using Multiple Time Orientations to Heighten Present-Moment Engagement. Human-Computer Interaction, 37(2), 180-210. https://doi.org/10.10

HCI has recently increased its interest in the domains of museums and gifting. The former is often oriented primarily towards the past, while the latter is often oriented towards the future, in terms of anticipating the receiver’s reactions. Our arti... Read More about Gifting in Museums: Using Multiple Time Orientations to Heighten Present-Moment Engagement.

VRtefacts: Performative Substitutional Reality with Museum Objects (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spence, J., Darzentas, D. P., Huang, Y., Cameron, H. R., Beestin, E., & Benford, S. (2020). VRtefacts: Performative Substitutional Reality with Museum Objects. In DIS '20: Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. https://doi.

We explore how a combination of manipulations and transitions can extend Substitutional Reality to create a highly personal Virtual Reality experience. Our design aimed to meet two challenges faced by museums: the limitations of object handling and t... Read More about VRtefacts: Performative Substitutional Reality with Museum Objects.

Thresholds: Embedding Virtual Reality in the Museum (2020)
Journal Article
Tennent, P., Martindale, S., Benford, S., Darzentas, D., Brundell, P., & Collishaw, M. (2020). Thresholds: Embedding Virtual Reality in the Museum. Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 13(2), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1145/3369394

We examine the experience of Thresholds, a virtual reality (VR) recreation of the world's first photographic exhibition, which has toured to multiple museums. Following the method of performance-led research in the wild, we provide an account of the... Read More about Thresholds: Embedding Virtual Reality in the Museum.

Demo hour (2019)
Journal Article
Mann, D., Benford, S., Hazzard, A., Chamberlain, A., Darzentas, D., Avila, J. P. M., …Otte, L. (2019). Demo hour. Interactions, 26(4), 8-11. https://doi.org/10.1145/3338074

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MeMa: Designing the Memory Machine (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Price, D., Jacobs, R., Darzentas, D., Perez Vallejos, E., Chadborn, N., Martindale, S., & Urquhart, L. (2019). MeMa: Designing the Memory Machine. In DIS '19 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Co

The Memory Machine is an ambitious project that aims to develop a device to capture people's memories to create a blend of personal and factual data that builds identities, and contextualizes personal recollections. The Memory Machine has been guided... Read More about MeMa: Designing the Memory Machine.

Card Mapper: Enabling Data-Driven Reflections on Ideation Cards (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Darzentas, D., Velt, R., Wetzel, R., Craigon, P. J., Wagner, H. G., Urquhart, L. D., & Benford, S. (2019). Card Mapper: Enabling Data-Driven Reflections on Ideation Cards. In CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing S

We explore how usage data captured from ideation cards can enable reflection on design. We deployed a deck of ideation cards on a Masters level module over two years, developing the means to capture the students' designs into a digital repository. We... Read More about Card Mapper: Enabling Data-Driven Reflections on Ideation Cards.

The GIFT Framework: Give Visitors the Tools to Tell Their Own Stories (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Løvlie, A. S., Benford, S., Spence, J., Wray, T., Hviid Mortensen, C., Olesen, A., …Waern, A. (2019). The GIFT Framework: Give Visitors the Tools to Tell Their Own Stories.

GIFT is an ongoing EU-funded research project developing hybrid visitor experiences: mixed reality designs that complement, challenge, or overlay physical visits with digital content. Through design exploration of two concepts focusing on gifting and... Read More about The GIFT Framework: Give Visitors the Tools to Tell Their Own Stories.

Object-focused mixed reality storytelling: technology-driven content creation and dissemination for engaging user experiences (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Darzentas, D., Flintham, M., & Benford, S. (2018). Object-focused mixed reality storytelling: technology-driven content creation and dissemination for engaging user experiences. In PCI '18: Proceedings of the 22nd Pan-Hellenic Conference on Informatics (

In this paper we present the creation and deployment of a concerted set of Mixed Reality Technologies designed for creating engaging public experiences and enhanced storytelling opportunities focused on artefacts. Under the title of the Mixed Reality... Read More about Object-focused mixed reality storytelling: technology-driven content creation and dissemination for engaging user experiences.

Harnessing the digital records of everyday things (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Darzentas, D. P., Hazzard, A., Brown, M. J. I., Flintham, M., & Benford, S. (2016). Harnessing the digital records of everyday things.

We address how, framed by the Internet of Things, digitally-enabled physical objects may acquire rich digital records throughout their lifetimes, and how these might enhance their value, meaning and utility. We reflect on emerging findings from two c... Read More about Harnessing the digital records of everyday things.

Accountable Artefacts: The Case of the Carolan Guitar (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S., Hazzard, A., Chamberlain, A., Glover, K., Greenhalgh, C., Xu, L., …Darzentas, D. (2016). Accountable Artefacts: The Case of the Carolan Guitar. In CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (1163-

We explore how physical artefacts can be connected to digital records of where they have been, who they have encountered and what has happened to them, and how this can enhance their meaning and utility. We describe how a travelling technology probe... Read More about Accountable Artefacts: The Case of the Carolan Guitar.