The novice researcher, such as the graduate student, can be overwhelmed by the intricacies
of the research methods employed in conducting a scholarly inquiry. As both a consumer …

We describe methods and practices of early user involvement and human-centred design:
how researchers and designers, in the ICT industry, attempt to cooperate with end-users …

It is widely acknowledged that adopting a socio-technical approach to system development
leads to systems that are more acceptable to end users and deliver better value to …

In human-centred design (HCD), researchers and designers attempt to cooperate with and
learn from potential users of the products or services which they are developing. Their goal …

Ethnography is now a fundamental feature of design practice, taught in universities
worldwide and practiced widely in commerce. Despite its rise to prominence a great many …

Fieldwork for Design looks at why ethnographic approaches have been turned to in the
design of computing devices for the workplace, for the home and elsewhere. It presents a …

In this article we focus attention on ethnography's place in CSCW by reflecting on how
ethnography in the context of CSCW has contributed to our understanding of the sociality …

An increasing number of corporations engage with users in co-innovation of products and
services. But there are a number of competing perspectives on how best to integrate these …

Previous studies on Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT), the most well-known marketplace for
microtasks, show that the largest population of workers on AMT is US based, while the …

We present a study of a mobile mixed reality game called Can You See Me Now? in which
online players are chased through a virtual model of a city by 'runners'(professional …