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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

A value-oriented and culturally informed approach to the design of interactive systems

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Author(s):
Pereira, Roberto [1] ; Calani Baranauskas, Maria Cecilia [1]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Comp, BR-13084971 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER STUDIES; v. 80, p. 66-82, AUG 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 9
Abstract

Cultural aspects such as values, beliefs, and behavioral patterns influence the way technology is understood and used, and the impact it may cause on the environment and on people. Although there is influential literature devoted to the subject of values and culture in Human-Computer Interaction, there is still a lack of principled and practical artifacts and methods to support researchers and practitioners in their activities. In this paper, we present a Value-oriented and Culturally Informed Approach (VCIA) to sensitize and support Computer Science and Engineering professionals in taking values and culture into consideration throughout the design of interactive systems. The approach is grounded on theoretical and methodological bases of Organizational Semiotics, Building Blocks of Culture, and Socially Aware Computing. VCIA offers a set of artifacts and methods articulated to support the design process in its different stages and activities: from the identification of stakeholders and their values, to the organization of requirements and the evaluation of the designed solution. In this paper, we present VCIA's principles, artifacts, and illustrate its usefulness in bringing values into consideration, supporting a socially aware system design. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licensesiby-nc-nd/4.0/). (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/01382-7 - Norms and values in design: theories, artifacts and methods
Grantee:Roberto Pereira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
FAPESP's process: 13/02821-1 - Norms in socially aware design of computing systems: artifacts, methods and tools
Grantee:Roberto Pereira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral