2024
Smit, Dorothé; Regal, Georg; Gerdenitsch, Cornelia
Making Your Makerspace: A Tale of Tension Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, Association for Computing Machinery, Cork, Ireland, 2024, ISBN: 9798400704024.
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2023
Smit, Dorothé
Being in the Hybrid World — a Feminist Phenomenological Perspective on Embodied Sensemaking PhD Thesis
2023.
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Fuchsberger, Verena; Smit, Dorothé; França, Nathalia Campreguer; Gerdenitsch, Cornelia; Jaques, Olivia; Kowolik, Joanna; Regal, Georg; Roodbergen, Emma
Heterogeneity in making: Findings, approaches, and reflections on inclusivity in making and makerspaces Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Human Dynamics, vol. 4, 2023.
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has been associated with many benefits. It is considered to contribute to
the development of skills and to enable participation in innovation, and
even democracy. At the same time, institutionalized making (in makerspaces,
FabLabs) is known to be exclusive as members of such spaces are very often
young well-educated white men. This is in contradiction to the promise and
self-understanding of the maker culture, which aims to be open and inclusive.
In the past 3 years, we, a group of researchers, makers, fablab employees,
hackerspace operators, and artists, have engaged with such disparities in a
collaborative research project. We inquired into barriers that women and
other underrepresented groups experience, created visions to change the
status quo, and implemented smaller and bigger interventions in dierent
spaces (fablab, hackerspace, and makers’ homes) to explore their impacts.
This article discusses findings, approaches, and foremost, reflections and
experiences. In addition to presenting selected insights from our explorations,
we pay particular attention to the tensions and challenges that we encountered
during our research endeavors. Many of those are rooted in our own roles,
perspectives, and backgrounds, which are multiple, sometimes conflicting,
troubling, frustrating, yet enriching, and rewarding. In the form of a written
conversation among project members, we present those dierent viewpoints,
connect them where possible, and oppose them where needed. We conclude
by articulating tensions
has been associated with many benefits. It is considered to contribute to
the development of skills and to enable participation in innovation, and
even democracy. At the same time, institutionalized making (in makerspaces,
FabLabs) is known to be exclusive as members of such spaces are very often
young well-educated white men. This is in contradiction to the promise and
self-understanding of the maker culture, which aims to be open and inclusive.
In the past 3 years, we, a group of researchers, makers, fablab employees,
hackerspace operators, and artists, have engaged with such disparities in a
collaborative research project. We inquired into barriers that women and
other underrepresented groups experience, created visions to change the
status quo, and implemented smaller and bigger interventions in dierent
spaces (fablab, hackerspace, and makers’ homes) to explore their impacts.
This article discusses findings, approaches, and foremost, reflections and
experiences. In addition to presenting selected insights from our explorations,
we pay particular attention to the tensions and challenges that we encountered
during our research endeavors. Many of those are rooted in our own roles,
perspectives, and backgrounds, which are multiple, sometimes conflicting,
troubling, frustrating, yet enriching, and rewarding. In the form of a written
conversation among project members, we present those dierent viewpoints,
connect them where possible, and oppose them where needed. We conclude
by articulating tensions
2022
Smit, Dorothé; Hengeveld, Bart; Murer, Martin; Tscheligi, Manfred
Hybrid Design Tools for Participatory, Embodied Sensemaking: An Applied Framework Proceedings Article
In: Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI ’22), Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 2022.
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Dziabiola, Marta; Steiner, Robert; Vetter, Ralf; Norskov, Daniel; Smit, Dorothé
Qude: Exploring Tactile Code in Long-Distance Relationships Proceedings Article
In: Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI ’22), Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 2022.
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2021
França, Nathalia Campreguer; Smit, Dorothé; Fuchsberger, Verena
The Women* Who Made It: Experiences from being a woman* at a maker festival Journal Article
In: Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 16, 2021.
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Smit, Dorothé; Neubauer, Ruth; Fuchsberger, Verena
Distributed Collaborative Sensemaking: Tracing a Gradual Process Proceedings Article
In: TEI ’21: Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 2021, ISBN: 9781450382137.
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2020
Smit, Dorothé; Fuchsberger, Verena
Sprinkling Diversity: Hurdles on the Way to Inclusiveness in Makerspaces Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society, pp. 1-8, Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 2020, ISBN: 9781450375795.
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Fuchsberger, Verena; Beuthel, Janne Mascha; Smit, Dorothé; Bentegeac, Philippe; Tscheligi, Manfred; Nouwen, Marije; Zaman, Bieke; Döring, Tanja
Designing for Tangible (Un-)Connectedness Proceedings Article
In: Companion Publication of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, pp. 409–412, Association for Computing Machinery, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2020, ISBN: 9781450379878.
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Smit, Dorothé
Augmenting Embodied Sensemaking Using VR-Enabled New and Unusual Perspectives Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 917–923, Association for Computing Machinery, Sydney NSW, Australia, 2020, ISBN: 9781450361071.
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2019
Murer, Martin; Fuchsberger, Verena; Krischkowsky, Alina; Maurer, Bernhard; Meschtscherjakov, Alexander; Smit, Dorothé; Tscheligi, Manfred
Center for HCI, University of Salzburg Journal Article
In: Interactions, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 18–21, 2019, ISSN: 1072-5520.
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Smit, Dorothé; Maurer, Bernhard; Murer, Martin; Reinhardt, Jens; Wolf, Katrin
Be the Meeple: New Perspectives on Traditional Board Games Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 695–698, Association for Computing Machinery, Tempe, Arizona, USA, 2019, ISBN: 9781450361965.
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Smit, Dorothé; Lindlbauer, Andreas; Murer, Martin; Hengeveld, Bart; Tscheligi, Manfred
Let the Bot Take Care of It: Exploring #CapIt, a Whiteboard Table Capture System Proceedings Article
In: ECSCW Exploratory Papers, Demos and Posters, 2019.
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2018
Smit, Dorothé; Grah, Thomas; Murer, Martin; van Rheden, Vincent; Tscheligi, Manfred
MacroScope: First-Person Perspective in Physical Scale Models Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 253–259, Association for Computing Machinery, Stockholm, Sweden, 2018, ISBN: 9781450355681.
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2017
Smit, Dorothé; Murer, Martin; van Rheden, Vincent; Grah, Thomas; Tscheligi, Manfred
The Evolution of a Scale Model as an Impromptu Design Tool Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, pp. 233–245, Association for Computing Machinery, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2017, ISBN: 9781450349222.
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The use of generative design tools for collaborative design tasks has been common practice in the fields of HCI and Design. In this pictorial, we present the evolution of an open-ended design tool: a scale model of a car showroom, used to investigate collaborative interactions in spatial environments. The features of the scale model evolved through several impromptu usage scenarios. With this contribution, we share our observations about the use of the prototype as a means of communication, as well as a means of inspiration, and argue for the use of non-prescriptive design tools in collaborative design projects.
van Rheden, Vincent; Maurer, Bernhard; Smit, Dorothé; Murer, Martin; Tscheligi, Manfred
LaserViz: Shared Gaze in the Co-Located Physical World Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 191–196, Association for Computing Machinery, Yokohama, Japan, 2017, ISBN: 9781450346764.
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title = {LaserViz: Shared Gaze in the Co-Located Physical World},
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abstract = {Gaze is an important aspect in social communication. In this paper we present a first exploration of visualizing gaze in the co-located physical world. LaserViz augments gaze in the physical world by means of an eye-tracking enabled wearable device that laser beams the gaze position to real world objects. Based on an initial prototype, we explored the effects of shared gaze through a collaborative as well as a competitive scenario in a co-located setting. This paper discusses the insights and implications following these explorations for the concept of shared gaze in the co-located physical world.},
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Gaze is an important aspect in social communication. In this paper we present a first exploration of visualizing gaze in the co-located physical world. LaserViz augments gaze in the physical world by means of an eye-tracking enabled wearable device that laser beams the gaze position to real world objects. Based on an initial prototype, we explored the effects of shared gaze through a collaborative as well as a competitive scenario in a co-located setting. This paper discusses the insights and implications following these explorations for the concept of shared gaze in the co-located physical world.
Jaasma, Philemonne; Smit, Dorothé; van Dijk, Jelle; Latcham, Thomas; Trotto, Ambra; Hummels, Caroline
The Blue Studio: Designing an Interactive Environment for Embodied Multi-Stakeholder Ideation Processes Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 1–10, Association for Computing Machinery, Yokohama, Japan, 2017, ISBN: 9781450346764.
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title = {The Blue Studio: Designing an Interactive Environment for Embodied Multi-Stakeholder Ideation Processes},
author = {Philemonne Jaasma and Dorothé Smit and Jelle van Dijk and Thomas Latcham and Ambra Trotto and Caroline Hummels},
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abstract = {This paper describes the process of designing the Blue Studio: an interactive space for embodied multi-stakeholder ideation processes. Inspired by embodied sensemaking -- the way people make sense of things through external expression and interaction with other people -- we iteratively designed material, interactive and spatial interventions in the Blue Studio and evaluated them with multi-stakeholder participants in various studies. Thereupon, we analyzed the impact of the design interventions, based on the seven principles to design for embodied sensemaking and highlighted opportunities for refining our interactive space for embodied ideation. Based on the insights gained, a final design of the Blue Studio was realized and evaluated on functionality.},
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This paper describes the process of designing the Blue Studio: an interactive space for embodied multi-stakeholder ideation processes. Inspired by embodied sensemaking — the way people make sense of things through external expression and interaction with other people — we iteratively designed material, interactive and spatial interventions in the Blue Studio and evaluated them with multi-stakeholder participants in various studies. Thereupon, we analyzed the impact of the design interventions, based on the seven principles to design for embodied sensemaking and highlighted opportunities for refining our interactive space for embodied ideation. Based on the insights gained, a final design of the Blue Studio was realized and evaluated on functionality.
2016
Smit, Dorothé; Oogjes, Doenja; de Rocha, Bruna Goveia; Trotto, Ambra; Hur, Yeup; Hummels, Caroline
Ideating in Skills: Developing Tools for Embodied Co-Design Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the TEI ’16: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, pp. 78–85, Association for Computing Machinery, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2016, ISBN: 9781450335829.
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title = {Ideating in Skills: Developing Tools for Embodied Co-Design},
author = {Dorothé Smit and Doenja Oogjes and Bruna Goveia de Rocha and Ambra Trotto and Yeup Hur and Caroline Hummels},
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publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
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abstract = {In this paper, we show the development of the Ideating in Skills (IiS) toolset: an embodied design tool aimed at supporting co-design processes. The iterative process of developing the toolset was carried out by students. They worked individually at first, exploring their own skills and moods through movement, visualisations and poetry. These explorations were translated into objects that were able to communicate and connect with each other. In each iteration, the design of the qualities of these connections was based on the findings of the previous explorations. After several individual and team-based iterations, a final toolset was collaboratively created and evaluated in various short design sessions. Based on the potential of the first version of the toolset, a second version was created that is currently used and tested in one-on-one settings all over the world and in multi-stakeholder settings in a creative hub in Sweden.},
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In this paper, we show the development of the Ideating in Skills (IiS) toolset: an embodied design tool aimed at supporting co-design processes. The iterative process of developing the toolset was carried out by students. They worked individually at first, exploring their own skills and moods through movement, visualisations and poetry. These explorations were translated into objects that were able to communicate and connect with each other. In each iteration, the design of the qualities of these connections was based on the findings of the previous explorations. After several individual and team-based iterations, a final toolset was collaboratively created and evaluated in various short design sessions. Based on the potential of the first version of the toolset, a second version was created that is currently used and tested in one-on-one settings all over the world and in multi-stakeholder settings in a creative hub in Sweden.