Title
Making design probes work
Abstract
Probes have been adopted with great enthusiasm in both Design and HCI. The heterogeneity with which they have been used in practice reflects how the method has proved elusive for many. Originators and commentators of probes have discussed misinterpretations of the method, highlighting the lack of accounts that describe in detail the design of probes and their use with participants. This paper discusses our particular use of Design Probes as directed craft objects that are both tools for design and tools for exploration across a number of projects, spanning a decade, centered on self-identity and personal significance. In offering an example of what a framework for probe design and use might look like, we attempt to address the identified lacuna, providing a synthetic account of probe design and use over an extended period and conceptualizing the relationship between the properties of probes and their use in design projects.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2470654.2466473
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
design project,synthetic account,great enthusiasm,extended period,particular use,craft object,probe design,personal significance,design probes work,materiality,design,reciprocity,trust,investment,interaction design
Empathy,Craft,Interaction design,Enthusiasm,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Reciprocity (social psychology),Materiality (auditing)
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
20
1.37
9
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jayne Wallace144034.58
J McCarthy274572.26
Peter Wright31645203.56
Patrick Olivier4402.90