Search for dissertations about: "Anna Croon Fors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Anna Croon Fors.

2. 1. Being-with Information Technology : Critical explorations beyond use and design

   Author : Anna Croon Fors; Erik Stolterman; Peter Wright; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Informatik; Informatics; Informatik;

   Abstract : In the thesis a theoretical exploration concerning the significance of information technology in everyday life is conducted. The main question advanced is how the reflexive nature of information technology can be envisioned. By this question attention is directed to transformative, experiential and dynamic qualities of information technology,i.e. READ MORE

4. 2. Developing delay-tolerant networking applications for Arctic communities

   Author : John Näslund; Anna Croon Fors; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Science; Genus och teknik; Gender and Technology;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how usability in delay- and disruption tolerant network (DTN) applications might be developed and how DTN applications services might be put to practical use in remote regions of the Swedish Arctic. The tangible results presented are a set of end-user DTN application services that were developed for the remote sites Saltoluokta and Staloluokta. READ MORE

5. 3. Exploring self-efficacy in end-user programming : a feminist approach

   Author : Lena Palmquist; Anna Croon Fors; Anders Broberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; end-user development; technological self-efficacy; gender HCI; interaction design; människa-datorinteraktion; människa-datorinteraktion;

   Abstract : Digital services and devices are today more spread than ever, forming a basis for new innovations, even among ordinary people. And yet, producers of such services and devices are mostly men with programming skills. Women's participation in development and design of digital products is thus not yet as influential as that of men. READ MORE

6. 4. Perpetual perspectives : on designing for aesthetic engagement

   Author : Jeroen Peeters; Anna Croon Fors; Ambra Trotto; John Zimmerman; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; interaction design; embodiment; embodied interaction design; design research; aesthetic interaction; aesthetic engagement; engagement; design; design;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates aesthetics of engagement in -interaction. Aesthetic refers to the aesthetic experience, based on a phenomenological and pragmatist understanding: dynamic and personal, appealing mutually to - and formed inseparably by - our bodily, emotional, as well as intellectual faculties. READ MORE

7. 5. Between health and healthcare : a lifeworld perspective on personal informatics

   Author : Robyn Schimmer; Karin Danielsson; Anna Croon Fors; Åsa Hörnsten; Ericka Johnson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; user experience; human-computer interaction; postphenomenology; lifeworld; design informatics; human-computer interaction; människa-datorinteraktion;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the role of technology in digitized life focusing on lived experiences of personal informatics technologies in health and healthcare contexts. The work departs from an interest in how digital technologies affects us as individuals in contemporary life. READ MORE