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CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 6 months ago
Exploring mobile technologies for the urban homeless
My research examines the practical and social impact of technology on the urban homeless. To accomplish this, I have conducted interviews with the homeless to understand how techn...
Christopher A. Le Dantec
ACMDIS
2010
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
A tale of two publics: democratizing design at the margins
The design and use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has now evolved beyond its workplace origins to the wider public, expanding to people who live at the margins ...
Christopher A. Le Dantec, Jim Christensen, Mark Ba...
CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 2 months ago
Publics in practice: ubiquitous computing at a shelter for homeless mothers
Today, commodity technologies like mobile phones—once symbols of status and wealth—have become deeply woven into social and economic participation in Western society. Despite ...
Christopher A. Le Dantec, Robert G. Farrell, Jim C...
ACMDIS
2010
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Participatory sensing in public spaces: activating urban surfaces with sensor probes
Recent convergence between low-cost technology, artform and political discourse presents a new design space for enabling public participation and expression. We explore non-expert...
Stacey Kuznetsov, Eric Paulos
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Urban probes: encountering our emerging urban atmospheres
Urban Atmospheres captures a unique, synergistic moment – expanding urban populations, rapid adoption of Bluetooth mobile devices, tiny ad hoc sensor networks, and the widesprea...
Eric Paulos, Tom Jenkins