Title
How probes work
Abstract
'Cultural probes', since first being proposed and described by Bill Gaver and his colleagues, have been adapted and appropriated for a range of purposes within a variety of technology projects. In this paper we critically review different uses of Probes and discuss common aspects of different Probe variants. We also present and critique some of the debate around Probes through describing the detail of their use in two studies: The Digital Care Project (Lancaster University) and The Mediating Intimacy Project (University of Melbourne). We then reorient the discussion around Probes towards how probes work: both as interpretative fodder for social scientists and as a resource for 'designers'. Finally we discuss new possible directions for Probes as an approach and some of the challenges confronting Probes as an approach.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1145/1324892.1324899
Australasian Computer-Human Interaction Conference
Keywords
Field
DocType
interpretative fodder,cultural probe,bill gaver,digital care project,common aspect,probes work,different probe variant,cultural probes,design process,lancaster university,mediating intimacy project,different use
Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Design process
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
27
2.13
13
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Connor Graham1272.13
Mark Rouncefield21631144.08
Martin R. Gibbs3114491.32
Frank Vetere41805143.63
Keith Cheverst51931214.84