Ambiguity has been identified as a useful tool for designing ubicomp systems. In the design
of safety critical systems, however, the expectations for a system are particularly high, and …

Indoor navigation plays a central role for the safety of firefighters. The circumstances in
which a firefighting intervention occurs represent a rather complex challenge for the design …

In this paper we present a role-playing workshop in a firefighting scenario conducted within
the frame of a multidisciplinary consortium. Our work focuses on developing a navigation …

This paper presents an ethnographic study, conducted to gain an insight of the practices
around navigation of firefighters on the first line of intervention. We argue that the common …

This paper presents a new perspective for the design of indoor navigation support. In
contrast to technology oriented approaches coming from Context Awareness research, we …

Designing pervasive computing for hostile environments is challenging, because it's difficult
to assess the many design options and their implications. To help address this issue, the …

In this paper we present an ethnographic study conducted with the Paris Firefighting Brigade
to understand the sensemaking practices of firefighters on the first line of intervention and …

One challenge for ubiquitous computing is providing appropriate tools for professional
designers, thus leading to stronger user-valued applications. Unlike many previous tool …

We present our approach to the design of two generations of outdoors device that enable
visitors to view 3D historical reconstructions when exploring present day sites. Reacting to …

This research studies firefighting frontline practice and the effects on this practiceposed by
the introduction of computing systems. As the central result, a pattern languagedescribes the …