This is a crosspost from an article, I wrote first on Medium. Yesterday evening, I gave a talk at the eMedia Research Lab at KU Leuven about “Bodies in Play”. It attracted a surprisingly large audience asking interesting and intriguing questions that challenged and strengthened my theoretical explorations in this area. Additionally, there seemed to be interest by others …
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Piss Perfect: Privacy in Continence Care
On October 27th, 2019, I gave a talk at privacy week. I will edit this post to insert a static video once it is up. Until then, have a look at my slides and the abstract. With 50% of residents in nursing homes classified as incontinent, continence care is an area in which technological development …
Beyond Transparency — Comments on the Update to Submission and Reviewing Guidelines for CHI
This is a crosspost from an article, I wrote first on Medium. [This post specifically addresses a recent update for the submission and reviewing guidelines of CHI, a conference within the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research community, but might be relevant for readers interested in discussions around what constitutes ‘good research’ more broadly.] To discuss different aspects of what constitutes …
“Anonymous Review” says it all
This is a crosspost from an article, I wrote first on Medium. Ableism is deeply tied into our everyday language. There are countless examples of where disabilities are used to imply negativity very explicitly. Today, though, I want to write about a more deeply entangled case; I am asking people to stop (and I’m only …
CHI 2019 Cowl Knitting Pattern
This year’s theme for CHI is ‘Weaving the Threads of CHI’, inviting us to see the connections between different strands of research and how they connect the field. To provide the community with an opportunity to reflect on how different aspects of the field come together to create something each of them could not do …
No Blow Hat
Viennese winds can be harsh, particularly if you’re a child. Having had their previously favourite hat blown off their head numerous times, I was asked to please make another hat, that doesn’t do that. Behold, the No Blow Hat, so elastic, it clings onto your head without pressure (and, as a side effect, fits most …
Bobble Hat
I started creating patterns again. So here comes one that is surprisingly easy, but comes with a bunch of interesting different shapes and effects. Still not good at making pictures, though. You’ll need: about 75g of bulky yarn for main colour (MC); about 20g of bulky yarn for contrasting colour (CC), 4.5mm needles (either double …
Current Penalty Code Cheat Sheet (March 2016 codes) for Penalty Trackers
While I had the wherewithal to create a new penalty code cheat sheet when the new verbal codes came out… over a year ago and to share it with my league, I’ve kind of forgot to make it available for anyone else, also because I thought that would only matter to me and someone else …
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Presentation and Journal Paper: Evaluating Experiences of Autistic Children with Technologies.
Last year in Barcelona, I have given a talk about how I plan to evaluate the experiences of autistic children with technologies. You can find the slides for the talk here. They also allow a unique glimpse into a preliminary state of what was later becoming my paper at the International Journal of Child Computer …
Subjectivity in Mathematics – Implications of Richard Buckminster Fuller’s Energetic Geometry
I compare Euclidean and Energetic Geometry to show how there is a set of mathematical languages, which are subjected to interpretation. This theoretical exercise provides deeper insights into the agendas and world views mathematical concepts carry and deconstruct the presumed ‘neutral’ or ‘objective’ stance that is largely attributed to them.