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CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
Sharing conversation and sharing life: video conferencing in the home
Video conferencing is a technology that families and friends use to connect with each other over distance. However, even with such technology readily available, we still do not ha...
Tejinder K. Judge, Carman Neustaedter
PUC
2007
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13 years 7 months ago
Probing user values in the home environment within a technology driven Smart Home project
Smart Home technology looks set to become an increasingly common feature of domestic life. However commercial desire for technical innovation rather than explicit user needs are of...
Victoria Haines, Val Mitchell, Catherine Cooper, M...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Sabbath day home automation: "it's like mixing technology and religion"
We present a qualitative study of 20 American Orthodox Jewish families' use of home automation for religious purposes. These lead users offer insight into real-life, longterm...
Allison Woodruff, Sally Augustin, Brooke E. Foucau...
COBUILD
1999
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
The Importance of Homes in Technology Research
This paper argues for the importance of home-related research on technology. Several important differences between researching homes and researching workplaces are described, and s...
Debby Hindus
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Sonic interventions: understanding and extending the domestic soundscape
This paper presents a new study of the role, importance and meaning of sound in the home. Drawing on interview data and sound recordings gathered from seven households, this study...
Gerard Oleksik, David Frohlich, Lorna M. Brown, Ab...