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...
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...
Families have a strong need to connect with their loved ones over distance. However, most technologies do not provide the same feelings of connectedness that one feels from seeing...
Tejinder K. Judge, Carman Neustaedter, Andrew F. K...
This paper explores end-user sensor installation for domestic ubiquitous computing applications and proposes five design principles to support this task. End-user sensor installati...
Domestic ubiquitous computing systems often rely on inferences about activities in the home, but the open-ended, dynamic and heterogeneous nature of the home poses serious problem...
William W. Gaver, Phoebe Sengers, Tobie Kerridge, ...