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CANDC
2011
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Scaffolding creativity with open-source hardware
In this paper we discuss the role of open-source hardware in supporting creativity. We use the case study of an opensource FM radio and explore the modes of creation that emerged ...
David Mellis, Leah Buechley
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MDM
2004
Springer
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16 years 9 days ago
Mobile Agents: Can They Assist with Context Awareness?
This position paper argues that the mobile agents paradigm is a useful and important technology enabling pervasive and ubiquitous computing. Context awareness drives adaptability ...
Arkady B. Zaslavsky
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CHI
2008
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
MAHI: investigation of social scaffolding for reflective thinking in diabetes management
In the recent years, the number of individuals engaged in self-care of chronic diseases has grown exponentially. Advances in computing technologies help individuals with chronic d...
Lena Mamykina, Elizabeth D. Mynatt, Patricia David...
162
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CHI
2008
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
A resource kit for participatory socio-technical design in rural Kenya
We describe our approach and initial results in the participatory design of technology relevant to local rural livelihoods. Our approach to design and usability proceeds from rese...
Kevin Walker, Joshua Underwood, Timothy Mwololo Wa...
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CHI
2005
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Testing the media equation with children
Designers of children's technology are often more interested in user motivation than those who design systems for adults. Since children's technology often has aims such...
Sonia Chiasson, Carl Gutwin