Fear and danger in nocturnal urban environments
Contribuinte(s) |
Viller, Stephen Kraal, Ben |
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2010
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Resumo |
At the centre of this research is an ethnographic study that saw the researcher embedded within the fabric of inner city life to better understand what characteristics of user activity and interaction could be enhanced by technology. The initial research indicated that the experience of traversing the city after dark unified an otherwise divergent user group through a shared concern for personal safety. Managing this fear and danger represented an important user need. We found that mobile social networking systems are not only integral for bringing people together, they can help in the process of users safely dispersing as well. We conclude, however, that at a time when the average iPhone staggers under the weight of a plethora of apps that do everything from acting as a carpenter’s level to a pregnancy predictor, we consider the potential for the functionality of a personal safety device to be embodied within a stand alone artifact. |
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ACM (The Association for Computing Machinery) |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/38242/1/c38242.pdf http://dl.acm.org/authorize?498506 DOI:10.1145/1952222.1952308 Satchell, Christine & Foth, Marcus (2010) Fear and danger in nocturnal urban environments. In Viller, Stephen & Kraal, Ben (Eds.) Proceedings of the Conference of the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of Australia on Computer-Human Interaction: Design - Interaction - Participation (OZCHI2010), ACM (The Association for Computing Machinery), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, pp. 380-383. |
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Copyright 2010 Christine Satchell, Marcus Foth, and CHISIG. © ACM, 2010. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of ACM for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in The Proceedings of OZCHI 2010 : Design – Interaction – Participation |
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Creative Industries Faculty; Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation |
Palavras-Chave | #080602 Computer-Human Interaction #City #Night #Safety #Convergence #Privacy |
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Conference Paper |