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Title:
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AVATAR 1, MEDIA AND SOCIO-TECHNOLOGICAL
IMAGINARIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR HCI RESEARCH |
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Author(s):
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Jorun Børsting, Alma Leora Culén and William Odom |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-90-6 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Guo Chao Peng |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Research through Design, Research Products, Social Entrepreneurship, Socio-Technological Imaginaries, Media |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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28 |
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Last Page:
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38 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In this paper, we discuss the media coverage of a research product made for social innovation and its implications on our
research and commercialization of the product that followed. We were interested in how media coverage shaped
socio-technological imaginaries, cultural and social views of people around this new technology. The research product that
was in the eye of the media interest was a networked artifact in the shape of a small robot called AV1, developed to reduce
isolation among long-term ill children and adolescents. Discourse analysis was used to examine 170 news articles to explore
diverse perspectives on AV1. Our work uncovers potential opportunities and challenges for researchers working with
responsible social innovation and research products before commercialization. Further, it highlights the opportunities for
research products to surface deeper entanglements between socio-cultural factors and technology innovation. |
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