Digital family portraits: supporting peace of mind for extended family members
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
International standards for HCI and usability
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Heuristic evaluation of ambient displays
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Techniques for researching and designing global products in an unstable world: a case study
CHI '04 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Staying open to interpretation: engaging multiple meanings in design and evaluation
DIS '06 Proceedings of the 6th conference on Designing Interactive systems
Threshold devices: looking out from the home
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Anchored mobilities: mobile technology and transnational migration
Proceedings of the 7th ACM conference on Designing interactive systems
Supporting parent-child communication in divorced families
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Sacred imagery in techno-spiritual design
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Cultural difference and adaptation of communication styles in computer-mediated group brainstorming
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Developing a media space for remote synchronous parent-child interaction
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Making love in the network closet: the benefits and work of family videochat
Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Understanding family communication across time zones
Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Avaaj Otalo: a field study of an interactive voice forum for small farmers in rural India
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
MOSES: exploring new ground in media and post-conflict reconciliation
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Postcolonial computing: a lens on design and development
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The family window: the design and evaluation of a domestic media space
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Transnational times: locality, globality and mobility in technology design and use
Proceedings of the 12th ACM international conference adjunct papers on Ubiquitous computing - Adjunct
Making spaces: how design workbooks work
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Transnational HCI: humans, computers, and interactions in transnational contexts
CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the ACM 2012 conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
mClerk: enabling mobile crowdsourcing in developing regions
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Hi-index | 0.01 |
Uneven access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in parts of the African continent make it challenging for some Africans who migrate to the U.S. to communicate with family members in their countries of origin. However, Internet access is becoming more widespread throughout the continent and this development presents an opportunity to explore how future interactive systems can support exchanges between families with members living in developed and less developed countries. To investigate these design possibilities we interviewed 27 African-born students, currently living in Virginia, U.S., and asked them how they used ICTs to connect with family members in their home countries. Our findings informed the development of a low-fidelity prototype that eight students lived with for four to five months. Findings from this deployment study motivate a discussion regarding features to include in interfaces designed to support transnational family communication. Features include personally meaningful imagery, country specific content, and the ability to monitor the weather and changing currency rates in migrants' countries of origin.