Unlike any other city, Dubai is proactive in foreseeing the congestion issue popular among
the cities. Therefore, the government has embarked on implementing the smart city agenda …

In this paper we look at the Steampunk movement and consider is relevance as a design
strategy for HCI and interaction design. Based on a study of online practices of Steampunk …

Driven by the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and anthropomorphic robotic
systems, the various possibilities and risks of such technologies have become a topic of …

This paper presents a novel application of participatory design fiction for sustainable
domestic energy consumption. In our study we examine how social practices relate to a …

In this position paper a perspective on how movies and science fiction are currently shaping
the design of robots is presented. This analysis includes both behaviour and embodiment in …

People with speech disabilities communicate in sign language and therefore have trouble in
mingling with the able-bodied. There is a need for an interpretation system which could act …

Abstract Background Design fictions (DFs) are emerging as a tool aimed at engaging people
in debating and questioning the direction of future technologies, services and possible …

Priming is used as a way of increasing the diversity of proposals in end-user elicitation
studies, but priming has not been investigated thoroughly in this context. We conduct a …

Apple's 1987 Knowledge Navigator video contains a vision of a sophisticated digital
personal assistant, but the natural human-agent conversational dialog shown does not …

Research on science fiction (sci-fi) in scientific publications has indicated the usage of sci-fi
stories, movies or shows to inspire novel Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research. Yet …