William Gaver

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Living with Light Touch: An Autoethnography of a Simple Communication Device in Long-Term Use

We are a mother and son who have been using a pair of simple, self-build communication devices to maintain a feeling of connection while separated by over 5,000 miles. The devices, called Light Touch, only allow us to send one another slowly-fading, coloured lights, yet we have been surprised by how much our ongoing i…

CHI '221st AuthorParticipatory Design +2

Yo–Yo Machines: Self-Build Devices that Support Emotional Connections During the Pandemic

Yo–Yo Machines are playful communication devices designed to help people feel socially connected while physically separated. We designed them to reach as many people as possible, both to make a positive impact during the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess a self-build approach to circulating research products and the app…

DIS '20CorrespondingCognitive Impairment & Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia) +2

Strategies for Annotating Portfolios: Mapping Designs for New Domains

In this paper, we extend the concept of annotated portfolios to include designs for new domains. Although annotated portfolios were intentionally left open to interpretation and appropriation, most of the published research that uses this method to articulate intermediate knowledge focuses on annotation strategies tha…

CHI '191st AuthorDesktop 3D Printing & Personal Fabrication +1

My Naturewatch Camera: Disseminating Practice Research with a Cheap and Easy DIY Design

My Naturewatch Camera is an inexpensive wildlife camera that we designed for people to make themselves as a way of promoting engagement with nature and digital making. We aligned its development to the interests of the BBC's Natural History Unit as part of an orchestrated engagement strategy also involving our project…

CHI '18CorrespondingParticipatory Design +2

TaskCam: Designing and Testing an Open Tool for Cultural Probes Studies

TaskCams are simple digital cameras intended to serve as a tool for Cultural Probe studies and made available by the Interaction Research Studio via open-source distribution. In conjunction with an associated website, instructions and videos, they represent a novel strategy for disseminating and facilitating a researc…

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