I would DiYSE for it!: a manifesto for do-it-yourself internet-of-things creation

  • Authors:

  • Dries De Roeck;Karin Slegers;Johan Criel;Marc Godon;Laurence Claeys;Katriina Kilpi;An Jacobs

  • Affiliations:

  • Artesis University college of Antwerp, Mutsaardstraat, Antwerpen, Belgium, and CUO|Social Spaces, KU Leuven/IBBT, Parkstraat, Leuven, Belgium;CUO|Social Spaces, KU Leuven/IBBT, Parkstraat, Leuven, Belgium;Alcatel-Lucent - Bell Labs, Copernicuslaan, Antwerpen, Belgium;Alcatel-Lucent - Bell Labs, Copernicuslaan, Antwerpen, Belgium;Alcatel-Lucent - Bell Labs, Copernicuslaan, Antwerpen, Belgium;Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan, Brussel, Belgium;Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan, Brussel, Belgium

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

This paper presents a manifesto directed at developers and designers of internet-of-things creation platforms. Currently, most existing creation platforms are tailored to specific types of end-users, mostly people with a substantial background in or affinity with technology. The thirteen items presented in the manifesto however, resulted from several user studies including non-technical users, and highlight aspects that should be taken into account in order to open up internet-of-things creation to a wider audience. To reach out and involve more people in internet-of-things creation, a relation is made to the social phenomenon of do-it-yourself, which provides valuable insights into how society can be encouraged to get involved in creation activities. Most importantly, the manifesto aims at providing a framework for do-it-yourself systems enabling non-technical users to create internet-of-things applications.