Take it to the next stage: the roles of role playing in the design process
CHI '03 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
UCPCD: user-centered product concept design
Proceedings of the 2003 conference on Designing for user experiences
Design of a role-playing game to study the trajectories of health care workers in an operating room
CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
When is role playing really experiential?: case studies
Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Tangible and embedded interaction
Playing with fire: participatory design of wearable computing for fire fighters
CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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The paper presents a case in which the new method for studying user-related issues in dangerous working environments was used. An innovation of reshaped role play, named as here as Worst Case Role Play, accompanied by reality checks in the form of verbal re-enactments, was used in searching for use context and information needs of a fire fighter performing smoke diving in a burning building. The specific purpose of this study was to gain knowledge of fire fighters' potential need for wearable electronics. The method, described and discussed in this paper, proved fruitful in eliciting user-centric information, usable also for technical design.