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  2. 1. Arrangement Design Studies : the introduction of the digital wall in domestic environments

    Author : Morteza Abdipour; Erik Stolterman; Mikael Wiberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Digital Walls; Large Displays; Ambient Display Environments; Arrangement; Domestic Environments; Design Research; Research Through Design; Design Studies; Design Research Lab; Constructive Design Research; Participatory Design; User-centered Design; industrial design; industridesign;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the emergence of 'digital walls' that can project images onto almost all or even the entirety of interior (and perhaps exterior) walls, and what implications this might have for how we arrange our rooms. It demonstrates the arrangement, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. 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

  5. 3. Opening Up Design : Engaging the Layperson in the Design of Everyday Products

    Author : Guido Hermans; Erik Stolterman; Ron Wakkary; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; democratisation of design; toolkits; 3D printing; layperson participation; post-phenomenology; research through design; design; design;

    Abstract : This dissertation in industrial design focuses on the gap between the context of design and the context of use. It aims to open up design to the layperson and investigate an active role for the layperson in the design of everyday products. READ MORE

  6. 4. Information system and organization as multipurpose network

    Author : Jonny Holmström; Erik Stolterman; Eric Monteiro; Daniel Robey; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; IS and organization; organizational change; organizational behavior; actor-network theory; interpretive case study; Informatics; Informatik; Informatics and systems science; Informatik och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract :    Information systems (IS) are widely acknowledged to be central for contemporary organizations. Along with the increasing importance of new IS in organizations, a school of thought has developed over the last few years that claims that IS and organizations mutually shape each other. READ MORE

  7. 5. Virtual worlds and social interaction design

    Author : Mikael Jakobsson; Erik Stolterman; Ralph Schroeder; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Interaction design; virtual worlds; massively multiplayer online games; internet studies; computer mediated communication; virtual reality; virtual ethnography; human-computer interaction; interacture; social interaction design; Informatics; Informatik;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a study of social interaction in virtual worlds and virtual world design. A virtual world is a synchronous, multi-user system that offers a persistent spatial environment for iconically represented participants. Together, these form an example of social interaction design. READ MORE