Christine Satchell PhD

Username: Christine Satchell PhD

Participant details

	Network Member	Christine Satchell
	Organisation/Institution	Queensland University of Technology
	Department/Centre	Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation
	Lab	Interaction Design Group University of Melbourne
	Website	http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Satchell,_Christine.html
	Research area	Human-Computer Interaction
	Research keywords	Cultural theory, social networks, digital identity, urban spaces

Research Interests

In the early 21st century information technologies are generating new sites where social and cultural meanings are produced and a new generation of users are re-creating their everyday experiences in these increasingly pervasive digital spheres. When exploring a topic as intangible as the construction of social networks it is necessary to look at how relationships are formed and at the way users identify themselves through these interactions. This represents a considerable challenge for human computer interaction practitioners who must look beyond ‘efficiency’ and ‘function’ to such abstract notions as ‘identity’ and ‘friendship’. My recently completed PhD thesis argues that the integration of cultural theory within HCI provides a critically informed perspective at the intersection of use, technology and design. A recent example is how abstract cultural theory concepts were applied to the practical act of analysing user studies and translating the findings into the design of the Swarm mobile phone prototype. Current and recent projects I am engaged with at The University of Melbourne include: Refining the Swarm mobile phone prototype in conjunction with the Smart Internet Technology CRC. A federated digital identity management project for Novell in conjunction with Associate Professor Steve Howard, Professor Graeme Shanks and John Murphy. A Nokia funded research project investigating the use of mobile blogging to bring about personal change with Dr Mark Rouncefield and Connor Graham from The Department of Computing, Lancaster University. In October I will begin an APDI post on an ARC Linkage grant with QUT, Optus and The Queensland Department of Housing with Dr Marcus Foth and Prof. Greg Hearn that will examine the introduction of interfaces into public spaces to enhance a sense of community.

Representative Publications

http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1357054.1357303

http://www.pixelshifter.net/client_login/swarm_2007/

Publications page: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Satchell,_Christine.html

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