[chisigmail] IDG Seminar: RECONNECTING DISTRIBUTED FAMILIES WITH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY

[Mitchell Owen Harrop]

You are cordially invited to an IDG Seminar.

PRESENTER:    KONSTANTINOS G. KAZAKOS
                             Interaction Design Group,
                            Department of Information Systems,
                            The University of Melbourne
 
TITLE:               RECONNECTING DISTRIBUTED FAMILIES WITH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
VENUE:              University of Melbourne, IDEA Lab, Level 4, 111 Barry Street, Carlton

DATE and TIME:  Friday 28 May 2010, 3.00 - 4.00 pm


ABSTRACT:
John C. is an artillery officer of the British Royal Army who was stationed for six months in Afghanistan. He has been deployed in unusual battle settings many times in the past, is a father of three (aged between 10 and 19) and he recently came back to England. BBC news reported his first reaction upon returning to home: 



"Children have grown, and spouses/partners may have changed as well. They have had to be more independent. Some decisions they've made you are OK with, others not. Maybe there were conflicts that were there before you left, and those are still there. The next big question is how are we going to adapt to the changes, and it goes on for a couple of years after you get back." (BBC, 2010).



In recent decades, families all around the world have become more geographically distributed making it more difficult for family members to support the feeling of connectedness. Communication and connectedness between remote family members has attracted much research interest from the disciplines of HCI and CSCW over the last years. This talk will:


1.	Present the current communication technologies that support and enhance the feelings of connectedness in distributed families,
2.	Explore potential research gaps that are associated with the reconnection of distributed families and the use of technology,
3.	Explain the research questions that fuel this research,
4.	Present and analyze the research design, and
5.	Discuss the potential contributions

Kostas is a PhD student in the IDG advised by Prof. Steve Howard and Dr. Frank Vetere. His research interests are on HCI and the design of "humane" technology; technology that is focused on issues of social concern. Find Kostas at: http://kazakos.info


 

Please forward to others if interested. All are Welcome.
http://www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/research/groups/interactiondesign/seminars.html <http://www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/research/groups/interactiondesign/seminars.html> 


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Mitchell Harrop
Interaction Design Group Seminar Coordinator

Interaction Design Group
Department of Information Systems
The University of Melbourne
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