Data epics: Embarking on literary journeys of home internet of things data

A Desjardins, HR Biggs - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we use fiction as a method to complicate the commonplace narratives of data
as intangible and objective, in the particular context of Internet of Things (IoT) in the home …

On the Making of Alternative Data Encounters: The Odd Interpreters

A Desjardins, J McWhirter, J Petelka, C Simon… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
While data are the backbone for home Internet of Things'(IoT) functional and economic
model, data remain elusive and abstract for home dwellers. In response, we present the Odd …

IoT data in the home: Observing entanglements and drawing new encounters

A Desjardins, HR Biggs, C Key, JE Viny - … of the 2020 CHI Conference on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the home are gaining in popularity, generating
exponential data byproducts. Yet, everyday relationships between home dwellers and …

A Notebook of Data Imaginaries

G Benabdallah, MA Kaneko, A Desjardins - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The processes of data collection and transformation are often opaque to users. This means
they rely on their imagination to make sense of the data they produce. The images data …

Entangling the roles of maker and interpreter in interpersonal data narratives: Explorations in yarn and sound

M Friske, J Wirfs-Brock, L Devendorf - Proceedings of the 2020 ACM …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
To explore how materials, data, and humans collaborate to produce physical data
representations, we created a series of artefacts from personal data we collected (about …

In the data kitchen: A review (a design fiction on data science)

M Muller, T Erickson - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
The story" In the Data Kitchen" appeared online in 2017, and went viral, receiving an
astonishing degree of attention for an unattributed work with obscure origins. We review this …

Proceed with care: Reimagining home IoT through a care perspective

C Key, F Browne, N Taylor, J Rogers - … of the 2021 CHI Conference on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
As the internet is increasingly embedded in the everyday things in our homes, we notice a
need for greater focus on the role care plays in those relationships—and therefore an …

Alternative avenues for IoT: Designing with non-stereotypical homes

A Desjardins, JE Viny, C Key, N Johnston - Proceedings of the 2019 CHI …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
We report on the findings of a co-speculative design inquiry that investigates alternative
visions of the Internet of Things (IoT) for the home. We worked with 16 people living in non …

Quantified data & social relationships

C Elsden, A O'Kane, P Marshall, A Durrant… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
This one-day workshop will encourage the emergence of more critical and socially oriented
perspectives to a data-driven life. We adopt a focus on how data mediates relationships …

Fragile! handle with care: The morse things

D Oogjes, R Wakkary, H Lin, O Alemi - Proceedings of the 2020 ACM …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Morse Things are Internet connected ceramic cups and bowls that communicate with each
other in Morse Code. This ongoing research iteratively asks thing-centered questions of …