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Aide Memoire (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Flint, T., & Dylan, T. H. (2018). Aide Memoire. In L. Hall, T. Flint, S. O'Hara, & P. Turner (Eds.), Proceedings of BHCI 2017. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.69

The Aide Memoire is a fully realised product constructed from discarded testing equipment. Born out of a series of creative sessions exploring the broad theme of interactivity the product was developed in partnership between Tom Flint and Tommy Dylan... Read More about Aide Memoire.

Eidolon360 – A VR Experience (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Hood, B., & Flint, T. (2018). Eidolon360 – A VR Experience. In L. Hall, T. Flint, S. O'Hara, & P. Turner (Eds.), Proceedings of the 31st International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2017). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.63

Eidolon360 is a virtual reality artwork and experience that is interacted with through VR headsets. The viewer, reclining on a bed within the exhibition space, experiences a 360 film, shot within a medical simulation centre, that mimics clinical hosp... Read More about Eidolon360 – A VR Experience.

A psychology of User Experience: Involvement, affect and aesthetics (2017)
Book
Turner, P. (2017). A psychology of User Experience: Involvement, affect and aesthetics. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70653-5

It is well-established that while cognitive psychology provides a sound foundation for an understanding of our interactions with digital technology, this is no longer sufficient to make sense of how we use and experience the personal, relational and... Read More about A psychology of User Experience: Involvement, affect and aesthetics.

Appropriating Affordances. Three Practice Based Explorations (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Flint, T. (2017). Appropriating Affordances. Three Practice Based Explorations. In L. Hall, T. Flint, S. O'Hara, & P. Turner (Eds.), Proceedings of the 31st International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2017). https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.36

Affordance and Appropriation are related. An effective way of examining these phenomena is through practice. This paper discusses practice based exploration of affordance in the design of physical interfaces. This study follows a framework developed... Read More about Appropriating Affordances. Three Practice Based Explorations.

The Digital Rubber Hand Illusion (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Aldhous, J., Hetherington, R., & Turner, P. (2017). The Digital Rubber Hand Illusion. In Proceedings of British HCI 2017 – Digital Make-Believe. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.59

The rubber hand illusion (RHI) is a body ownership illusion whereby congruently stroking a fake rubber hand and a subject's hidden hand while observing the rubber hand produces the illusion of them feeling the touch on the rubber hand and experiencin... Read More about The Digital Rubber Hand Illusion.

HCI Redux: The Promise of Post-Cognitive Interaction (2016)
Book
Turner, P. (2016). HCI Redux: The Promise of Post-Cognitive Interaction. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42235-0

This book explores the role of cognition in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) assessing how the field has developed over the past thirty years and discusses where the field is heading, as we begin to live in increasingly interconnected di... Read More about HCI Redux: The Promise of Post-Cognitive Interaction.

The Ensoulment of Virtual Space Minecraft as a Tool for Engaging With a Sculpture Park (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Flint, T., Turner, P., & Banach, A. (2016). The Ensoulment of Virtual Space Minecraft as a Tool for Engaging With a Sculpture Park. In J. C. Read, & P. Stenton (Eds.), IDC '16 Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (680-683). https://doi.org/10.1145/2930674.2938613

This is a demonstration of a Minecraft facsimile of Jupiter Artland, a sculpture park on the outskirts of Edinburgh. With the cooperation of primary school children we developed a mixed reality game employing Minecraft. Our aim is to investigate atta... Read More about The Ensoulment of Virtual Space Minecraft as a Tool for Engaging With a Sculpture Park.

Fiction for design: appropriating Hollywood techniques for design fictions (2016)
Book Chapter
Flint, T. (2016). Fiction for design: appropriating Hollywood techniques for design fictions. In P. Turner, & T. Harviainen (Eds.), Digital Make-Believe (49-66). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29553-4_4

There is evidence that narratives told in a structured manner are more likely to be convincing to an audience. Design Fictions are an increasingly popular medium in HCI. It is important that we make our stories believable so that they can be more rea... Read More about Fiction for design: appropriating Hollywood techniques for design fictions.

Affect, Availability and Presence. (2015)
Book Chapter
Turner, P. (2015). Affect, Availability and Presence. In M. Lombard, F. Biocca, J. Freeman, W. Ijsselsteijn, & R. J. Schaevitz (Eds.), Immersed in Media (59-71). Springer International. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10190-3_4

This chapter is intended to be both theoretical and a little speculative. It draws upon psychological, neuro-dynamic and philosophical sources to create an account of what happens when we experience presence, that is, when we become aware that we are... Read More about Affect, Availability and Presence..