All Outputs (98)

Accountable artefacts: The case of the Carolan Guitar (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S., Hazzard, A., Chamberlain, A., Glover, K., Greenhalgh, C., Xu, L., …Darzentas, D. (2016). Accountable artefacts: The case of the Carolan Guitar. In CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (1163-1175). https://doi.org/10.1145/2858036.2858306

We explore how physical artefacts can be connected to digital records of where they have been, who they have encountered and what has happened to them, and how this can enhance their meaning and utility. We describe how a travelling technology probe... Read More about Accountable artefacts: The case of the Carolan Guitar.

Families and mobile devices in museums: designing for integrated experiences (2016)
Journal Article
Rennick-Egglestone, S., Brundell, P., Koleva, B., Roussou, M., Chaffardon, C., & Benford, S. (2016). Families and mobile devices in museums: designing for integrated experiences. Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 9(2), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1145/2891416

This paper presents an observational study of eight families engaging with a bespoke tablet experience produced for a space science centre. It documents the various ways in which family members orientate themselves to the usage of technology in this... Read More about Families and mobile devices in museums: designing for integrated experiences.

Expanding exertion gaming (2016)
Journal Article
Marshall, J., Mueller, F. ‘., Benford, S., & Pijnappel, S. (in press). Expanding exertion gaming. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 90, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2016.02.003

While exertion games - digital games where the outcome is determined by physical exertion - are of growing interest in HCI, we believe the current health and fitness focus in the research of exertion games limits the opportunities this field has to o... Read More about Expanding exertion gaming.

MarathOn Multiscreen: group television watching and interaction in a viewing ecology (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anstead, E., Benford, S., & Houghton, R. (2016). MarathOn Multiscreen: group television watching and interaction in a viewing ecology.

This paper reports and discusses the findings of an exploratory study into collaborative user practice with a multiscreen television application. MarathOn Multiscreen allows users to view, share and curate amateur and professional video footage of a... Read More about MarathOn Multiscreen: group television watching and interaction in a viewing ecology.

Supporting group coherence in a museum visit (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fosh, L., Benford, S., & Koleva, B. (2016). Supporting group coherence in a museum visit.

Visiting museums as part of a group poses the challenge of managing engagement with exhibits while preserving group cohesion. We respond to this by reconfiguring the social dynamic of visiting with an experience designed specifically for groups, that... Read More about Supporting group coherence in a museum visit.

Understanding food consumption lifecycles using wearable cameras (2015)
Journal Article

The Ethical Implications of HCI's Turn to the Cultural (2015)
Journal Article
Benford, S., Greenhalgh, C., Anderson, B., Jacobs, R., Golembewski, M., Jirotka, M., …Jennings, K. (2015). The Ethical Implications of HCI's Turn to the Cultural. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 22(5), 1-37. https://doi.org/10.1145/2775107

We explore the ethical implications of HCI’s turn to the ‘cultural’. This is motivated by an awareness of how cultural applications, in our case interactive performances, raise ethical issues that may challenge established research ethics processes.... Read More about The Ethical Implications of HCI's Turn to the Cultural.

Augmenting a guitar with its digital footprint (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S., Hazzard, A., Chamberlain, A., & Xu, L. (2015). Augmenting a guitar with its digital footprint.

We explore how to digitally augment musical instruments by connecting them to their social histories. We describe the use of Internet of Things technologies to connect an acoustic guitar to its digital footprint – a record of how it was designed, bui... Read More about Augmenting a guitar with its digital footprint.

Considering musical structure in location-based experiences (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hazzard, A., Benford, S., Chamberlain, A., & Greenhalgh, C. (2015). Considering musical structure in location-based experiences.

Locative music experiences are often non-linear and as such the final structure of the music heard is guided by the movements of the user. We note an absence of principles regarding how composers should approach the structuring of such locative sound... Read More about Considering musical structure in location-based experiences.

The Challenges of Using Biodata in Promotional Filmmaking (2015)
Journal Article
Reeves, S., Martindale, S., Tennent, P., Benford, S., Marshall, J., & Walker, B. (2015). The Challenges of Using Biodata in Promotional Filmmaking. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 22(3), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1145/2699758

© 2015 ACM. We present a study of how filmmakers collected and visualized physiological data - "biodata" - to construct a series of short promotional films depicting people undergoing "thrilling" experiences. Drawing on ethnographic studies of two ma... Read More about The Challenges of Using Biodata in Promotional Filmmaking.

I'd Hide You: Performing Live Broadcasting in Public (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reeves, S., Greiffenhagen, C., Flintham, M., Benford, S., Adams, M., Farr, J. R., & Tandavantij, N. (2015). I'd Hide You: Performing Live Broadcasting in Public. In CHI '15: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2573-2582). https://doi.org/10.1145/2702123.2702257

We present a study of a mixed reality game called 'I'd Hide You' that involves live video streaming from the city streets. We chart the significant challenges facing performers on the streets who must simultaneously engage in the game, stream compell... Read More about I'd Hide You: Performing Live Broadcasting in Public.

Sculpting a mobile musical soundtrack (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hazzard, A., Benford, S., & Burnett, G. (2015). Sculpting a mobile musical soundtrack.

We present an in-the-wild project to design and study a mobile musical soundtrack that enhances the experience of visiting a sculpture park. As with soundtracks for films and games, the goal was to enhance the emotional and narrative aspects of the e... Read More about Sculpting a mobile musical soundtrack.

Doing it for themselves: the practices of amateur musicians and DIY music networks in a digital age (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hoare, M., Benford, S., Greenhalgh, C., & Chamberlain, A. (2014). Doing it for themselves: the practices of amateur musicians and DIY music networks in a digital age.

A fast expanding network of DIY music communities in the UK see digital technologies transforming ways in which part-time amateur musicians are able to collabo- rate creatively and form alliances, producing unique per- formance techniques, experiment... Read More about Doing it for themselves: the practices of amateur musicians and DIY music networks in a digital age.

You’ll never walk alone: designing a location-based soundtrack (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hazzard, A., Benford, S., & Burnett, G. (2014). You’ll never walk alone: designing a location-based soundtrack.

Musical soundtracks have great potential to enhance mobile walking experiences such as tours and guides, much as they already do for films and games. They also raise new challenges for composers as the music must fit a given landscape and respond to... Read More about You’ll never walk alone: designing a location-based soundtrack.

Gifting personal interpretations in galleries (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fosh, L., Benford, S., Reeves, S., & Koleva, B. (2014). Gifting personal interpretations in galleries. In CHI 2014 : conference proceedings: the 32nd annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Toronto, Canada, April 26 - May 1, 2014

The designers of mobile guides for museums and galleries face three major challenges: fostering rich interpretation, delivering deep personalization, and enabling a coherent social visit. We propose an approach to tackling all three simultaneously by... Read More about Gifting personal interpretations in galleries.

Musical intersections across the digital and physical (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hazzard, A., Benford, S., Chamberlain, A., Greenhalgh, C., & Kwon, H. (2014). Musical intersections across the digital and physical.

Digital musical experiences are commonplace, everyday occurrences for many of us. Digital technologies facilitate where, how and what we access, and they increasingly offer new methods for capturing, sharing, enhancing and supporting such musical exp... Read More about Musical intersections across the digital and physical.

Understanding mass participatory pervasive computing systems for environmental campaigns (2013)
Journal Article
Chamberlain, A., Paxton, M., Glover, K., Flintham, M., Price, D., Benford, S., …Greenhalgh, C. (2014). Understanding mass participatory pervasive computing systems for environmental campaigns. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 18(7), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-013-0756-x

Participate was a 3-year collaboration between industry and academia to explore how mobile, Web and broadcast technologies could combine to deliver environ- mental campaigns. In a series of pilot projects, schools used mobile sensors to enhance scien... Read More about Understanding mass participatory pervasive computing systems for environmental campaigns.

Indoors and outdoors: designing mobile experiences for Cité de l’espace (2013)
Book Chapter
Rennick-Egglestone, S., Roussou, M., Brundell, P., Chaffardon, C., Kourtis, V., Koleva, B., & Benford, S. (2013). Indoors and outdoors: designing mobile experiences for Cité de l’espace. In Proceedings of NODEM 2013. NODEM

The CHESS project has been working with Cité de l’espace, a space technology centre, to explore the use of tablets and mobile phones to deliver visitor experiences that integrate across multiple experiences. In this paper, we articulate three key cha... Read More about Indoors and outdoors: designing mobile experiences for Cité de l’espace.

Performance-Led Research in the Wild (2013)
Journal Article
Benford, S., Adams, M., Tandavanitj, N., Row Farr, J., Greenhalgh, C., Crabtree, A., …Giannachi, G. (2013). Performance-Led Research in the Wild. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 20(3), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1145/2491500.2491502

We explore the approach of performance-led research in the wild in which artists drive the creation of novel performances with the support of HCI researchers that are then deployed and studied at public performance in cultural settings such as galler... Read More about Performance-Led Research in the Wild.

Developing digital records: Early experiences of record and replay (2006)
Journal Article
Crabtree, A., French, A., Greenhalgh, C., Benford, S., Cheverst, K., Fitton, D., …Graham, C. (2006). Developing digital records: Early experiences of record and replay. Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 15(4), 281-319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-006-9026-z

In this paper we consider the development of 'digital records' to support ethnographic study of interaction and collaboration in ubiquitous computing environments and articulate the core concept of 'record and replay' through two case studies. One fo... Read More about Developing digital records: Early experiences of record and replay.