| 1. |
- Bergman, Johanna, et al.
(author)
-
An exploratory study on how internet of things developing companies handle user experience requirements
- 2018
-
In: Lect. Notes Comput. Sci.. - Cham : Springer International Publishing. - 0302-9743 .- 1611-3349. - 9783319772424 - 9783319772431 ; , s. 20-36
-
Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- [Context and motivation] Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming common throughout everyday lives. However, the interaction is often different from when using e.g. computers and other smart devices. Furthermore, an IoT device is often dependent on several other systems, heavily impacting the user experience (UX). Finally, the domain is changing rapidly and is driven by technological innovation. [Question/problem] In this qualitative study, we explore how companies elicit UX requirements in the context of IoT. A key part of contemporary IoT development is also data-driven approaches. Thus, these are also considered in the study. [Principal idea/results] There is a knowledge gap around data-driven methodologies, there are examples of companies that collect large amount of data but do not always know how to utilize it. Furthermore, many of the companies struggle to handle the larger system context, where their products and the UX they control are only one part of the complete IoT ecosystem. [Contribution] We provide qualitative empirical data from IoT developing companies. Based on our findings, we identify challenges for the companies and areas for future work.
|
|
| 2. |
- Eftring, Håkan, et al.
(author)
-
Eliciting parents' individual requirements for an inclusive digital school system
- 2016
-
In: Universal Design 2016: Learning from the Past, Designing for the Future - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD 2016. - 1879-8365 .- 0926-9630. - 9781614996835 ; 229, s. 211-221
-
Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Parents often have a busy time sorting out their life puzzles, including getting information about their children's activities in school. More and more communication between teachers and parents take place via digital school systems. It can be hard for parents to find the information they are looking for and the teacher decides when information is sent and what communication method to use. All parents, but especially parents with disabilities, might have individual preferences on how to receive information and how to adapt meetings at school. In this paper we present a project where we involved parents and teachers in focus groups, an idea workshop and iterative user trials of a digital prototype. The goal was to elicit parents' individual requirements for an inclusive digital school system, where they can store their individual preferences about how and when to receive information from school and what requirements they have on meetings at school. Preliminary results show that we managed to create open and focused discussions among parents and teachers. The parents reacted very positively on an onboarding page with the possibility to quickly and easily enter preferences after their first log in, but more work needs to be done on how preferences are categorized on the onboarding page. Finally, parents need to get clear feedback from teachers and school when they have entered or updated preferences, so they can trust that their preferences will be met.
|
|
| 3. |
|
|
| 4. |
- Erdtman, Emil, et al.
(author)
-
Let’s move beyond word battles and separatism: Strategies and concerns regarding Universal Design in Sweden
- 2022
-
In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. - 2040-7149. ; 41:9, s. 15-29
-
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose – Universal design (UD) is defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and adopted in Sweden as a guiding principle for the design of new products, facilities, services, etc. This study aims to contribute to knowledge about UD in practice – how it is conceived,experienced and discussed in Sweden, especially regarding education, working life and housing.Design/methodology/approach – A group interview and a workshop (immersion into personas and scenarios) with 14 practitioners of inclusion and accessibility from academia, civil society, business and the public sector were analyzed with qualitative content analysis.Findings – The participating practitioners related UD to a cluster of terms for inclusion and wanted to communicate the reason for UD rather than battling about words. Flexibility was considered openness to the diversity of human conditions and situations combined with individualization capacity including assistance. Short-term demands for access and compliance to minimum standards must be balanced with long-term learning processes. Evaluation, relation-building and dialogs must update and contextualize UD, for example, in relation to categorization.Originality/value – This study yields an in-depth picture of how the practice of UD is conceived, experienced and discussed among Swedish practitioners of inclusion and accessibility. It elucidates dissonances between experiences and ideals, standardized and flexible design, and the interests of users and institutions. It enhances knowledge of tHe dilemmas in inclusive and diversity-based practices, as well as the implementation and promotion of UD,
|
|
| 5. |
|
|
| 6. |
- Gunnarsson, Celie, et al.
(author)
-
Automation of audio descriptions of large bar charts for persons with visual impairment – prototyping and proof of concept
- 2018
-
In: Technology and Disability. - 1055-4181. ; , s. 53-62
-
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Current guidelines for accessing graphs non-visually are based on giving access to underlying tabular data and reading the values one by one. When data sets are large, it becomes impossible to get an overview.OBJECTIVE: This work presents a proof-of-concept of automated audio description of data sets up to 100 data points that can be used by persons with visual impairment or persons who for other reasons are unable to use their visual attention for data access.METHODS: A pilot study was conducted to elicit guidelines for oral chart descriptions, after which lo-fi and hi-fi prototypes were designed. Visually impaired and sighted users were involved throughout the process.RESULTS: The pilot study pinpointed important issues of oral chart descriptions and provided input for a lo-fi-prototype with three variants. The lo-fi-prototype singled out the most successful way of describing the charts based on which a hi-fi prototype for large data sets was created and tested.CONCLUSIONS: The results of the hi-fi tests are promising. Participants listened 1-2 times to the descriptions and were able to discuss details in the data. Thus, the initial guidelines and the following design process provided the necessary information to create a successful proof-of-concept.
|
|
| 7. |
- Johansson, Anders J, et al.
(author)
-
Lighting of RoboCup Games
- 2002
-
Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This paper describes the philosophy behind our lighting of the RoboCup«99 games in Stockholm 1999. It also gives relevant background in the theory of light, lighting and colour in order to motivate our design. It is our hope that it will be a valuable source of information for future RoboCup game organisers.
|
|
| 8. |
- Jönsson, Bodil, et al.
(author)
-
Situated research and design for everyday life
- 2004
-
Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This paper elaborates theoretical and methodological aspects of design processes in a disability context and aims to relate them to other sciences. It particularly emphasizes situated aspects of research: the need for being there, with the users in their
|
|
| 9. |
- Jönsson, Bodil, et al.
(author)
-
Situated research and design for everyday life
- 2005
-
In: Proceedings of Nordes, Nordic Design Research.
-
Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper presents examples of different aspects of design in a disability context with the aim of revealing some of its fundamentals. It particularly emphasizes situated aspects of research: the need for being there, with the users in their daily lives – where the action is.
|
|
| 10. |
|
|
