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How informances can be used in design ethnography

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CHI EA '07: CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1240914

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In this paper we discuss how we've adapted the technique of informance design for use in design ethnography. We detail our design ethnography workflow method and describe our informances.

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Wakkary RTanenbaum KOlsen DArthur RHinckley KMorris MHudson SGreenberg S(2009)A sustainable identityProceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/1518701.1518761(365-374)Online publication date: 4-Apr-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1518701.1518761
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How informances can be used in design ethnography
1. Human-centered computing

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CHI EA '07: CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2007

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ISBN:9781595936424

DOI:10.1145/1240866

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Wakkary RTanenbaum KOlsen DArthur RHinckley KMorris MHudson SGreenberg S(2009)A sustainable identityProceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/1518701.1518761(365-374)Online publication date: 4-Apr-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1518701.1518761
Wakkary RMaestri L(2008)Aspects of Everyday Design: Resourcefulness, Adaptation, and EmergenceInternational Journal of Human-Computer Interaction10.1080/1044731080214227624:5(478-491)Online publication date: 24-Jun-2008
https://doi.org/10.1080/10447310802142276

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