Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research

Smyth, Michael; Helgason, Ingi; Kresin, Frank; Balestrini, Mara; Unteidig, Andreas B.; Lawson, Shaun; Gaved, Mark; Taylor, Nick; Auger, James; Hansen, Lone Koefoed; Schuler, Douglas C.; Woods, Mel; Dourish, Paul

Abstract

Falling costs and the wider availability of computational components, platforms and ecosystems have enabled the expansion of maker movements and DIY cultures. This can be considered as a form of democratization of technology systems design, in alignment with the aims of Participatory Design approaches. However, this landscape is constantly evolving, and long-term implications for the HCI community are far from clear. The organizers of this one-day workshop invite participants to present their case studies, experiences and perspectives on the topic with the goal of increasing understanding within this area of research. The outcomes of the workshop will include the articulation of future research directions with the purpose of informing a research agenda, as well as the establishment of new collaborations and networks.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '18
• Start Date: Apr 20, 2018
• End Date: Apr 26, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Nov 22, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Apr 20, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Deposit Date: Dec 14, 2018
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Book Title: CHI EA '18 Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• ISBN: 9781450356213
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3170604
• Keywords: Human Computer Interaction,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1173829