Workshop Aims
This
workshop considers intergenerational
contact as a significant design context for
technology-mediated
interaction. The overarching objective of the workshop is to identify
key
research themes in respect of intergenerational communication and the
design of
interactive systems:
1. What is
state-of-the-art in the research
of computer mediated intergenerational
communication?
2. What are the issues
that need be considered when
designing, evaluating, using and
learning to use new
technology for intergenerational
communication?
A
more detailed list of topics can be found
in the extended abstract. To
explore these questions/topics the
workshop involves a mix of interactive discussions and hands-on design
exercises. We also engage users’ voices and have enlisted the online
participation
of an older video blogger called Peter (YouTube name: Geriatric1927)
and will
also co-opt younger voices.
Provisional Workshop Agenda
The workshop will
be a full-day event with the following structure:
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9.00-9.15
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Welcome: The organizers introduce the workshop and the
agenda for the day.
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9.15-10.30
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Poster Presentations: 5 minute presentations from each attendee
based on their poster. Throughout these sessions, participants will be
invited to take notes and record comments, ideas, and issues on
post-its. These will be used as part of the workshop.
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10.30
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Break (30 mins)
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11.00-12.00
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User Sessions: Question and answer sessions with a younger
teenage instant messaging user and an older video blogger
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12.00-12.30
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Sketching out Major Themes: Participants will be asked to arrange their
post-its on to the walls to construct a mind map of the significant
themes that have emerged.
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12.30
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Lunch (90 mins)
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14.00-15.00
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Discussion in Groups: We will break into smaller groups to
facilitate more coherent discussions on the themes identified before
lunch, reporting back to the whole group.
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15.30
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Break (30 mins)
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16.00-16.45
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Wizard of Oz Design
Session:
In small groups we will explore mockup designs of an intergenerational
communication application.
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16.45-17.15
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Design Showcase & Final Reflections from the whole group. Working towards
identifying 'state-of-the-art' and the 'issues-to-be-considered' in
this area.
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17.15
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Wrap up and Future Plans (15 mins)
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