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Demonstrating Interaction: The Case of Assistive Technology

Reyes-Cruz, Gisela; Fischer, Joel E; Reeves, Stuart

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Authors

Gisela Reyes-Cruz

JOEL FISCHER Joel.Fischer@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction



Contributors

Gisela Reyes-Cruz
Researcher

Abstract

Technology "demos"have become a staple in technology design practice, especially for showcasing prototypes or systems. However, demonstrations are also commonplace and multifaceted phenomena in everyday life, and thus have found their way into empirical research of technology use. In spite of their presence in HCI, their methodical character as a research tool has so far received little attention in our community. We analysed 102 video-recorded demonstrations performed by visually impaired people, captured in the context of a larger ethnographic study investigating their technology use. In doing so, we exhibit core features of demonstrational work and discuss the relevance of the meta-activities occurring around and within demonstrations. We reflect on their value as an approach to doing HCI research on assistive technologies (AT), for enabling shared understanding and letting us identify opportunities for design. Lastly, we discuss their implications as a research instrument for accessibility and HCI research more broadly.

Citation

Reyes-Cruz, G., Fischer, J. E., & Reeves, S. (2022). Demonstrating Interaction: The Case of Assistive Technology. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 29(5), 1-37. https://doi.org/10.1145/3514236

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 26, 2022
Online Publication Date Apr 14, 2022
Publication Date 2022-10
Deposit Date Mar 8, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
Print ISSN 1073-0516
Electronic ISSN 1557-7325
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 29
Issue 5
Pages 1-37
DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/3514236
Keywords demonstration, methods, visual impairments, EMCA
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7565642
Publisher URL https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3514236
Additional Information © Copyright held by the owner/author(s). Publication rights licensed to ACM. 2022. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3514236

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