All Outputs (5)

Re-creating Edinburgh: adopting the tourist gaze. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burrows, L., Turner, S., & Turner, P. (2010). Re-creating Edinburgh: adopting the tourist gaze. In M. Neerincx, & W. Brinkman (Eds.), Proceedings of ECCE 2010

Motivation – The work described in this paper investigated the potential of a low fidelity desktop application using the metaphor of the ‘tourist gaze’ in conveying a sense of place. Research approach – An exploratory study was used, in which an app... Read More about Re-creating Edinburgh: adopting the tourist gaze..

The Anatomy of Engagement. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P. (2010). The Anatomy of Engagement. In ECCE 2010

Soundscape mapping: a tool for evaluating sounds and auditory environments (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., LePlâtre, G., Turner, P., & Flint, T. (2010). Soundscape mapping: a tool for evaluating sounds and auditory environments. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Auditory Display

This paper describes a soundscape mapping tool, and provides an illustration of its use in the evaluation of an in-car auditory interface. The tool addresses three areas: communicating what people are listening to, showing how soundscapes can be visu... Read More about Soundscape mapping: a tool for evaluating sounds and auditory environments.

Everyday coping with technology (2010)
Preprint / Working Paper
Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2010). Everyday coping with technology

We report an empirical investigation of Borgmann’s observation that people are fixed in the range of relationships they can have with technology based on their prior familiarity with it. This technological horizon might serve to constrain the kinds o... Read More about Everyday coping with technology.

User experience at Edinburgh Napier University. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, S., & Turner, P. (2010, February). User experience at Edinburgh Napier University. Paper presented at BCS workshop on user experience competencies