A plurality of practices: artistic narratives in HCI research

Miriam Sturdee; Makayla Lewis; Angelika Strohmayer; Katta Spiel; Nantia Koulidou; Sarah Fdili Alaoui; Josh Urban Davis

doi:10.1145/3450741.3466771

A plurality of practices: artistic narratives in HCI research

Miriam Sturdee
, Makayla Lewis
, Angelika Strohmayer
, Katta Spiel
, Nantia Koulidou
, Sarah Fdili Alaoui
, Josh Urban Davis

Lancaster University
Northumbria University
Human-Computer Interaction Group TU
Sheffield Hallam University
Université Paris-Saclay
Dartmouth College

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Abstract

The arts and Human Computer Interaction (HCI) have a lot in common. As part of computer science HCI is ground breaking, interdisciplinary and focused on the interactions that form part of our everyday world. As part of the arts, HCI is a lens on technology, showing us spaces where there is room to interact and create new and meaningful blended experiences. It is therefore no surprise that many researchers and practitioners in our field have and maintain creative practices alongside, and as part of their research. We explore how these dual practices relate to each other, and how we might reconcile our mindful creative experiences with the formality of research. What benefits does such duality have, and can we illustrate the value of arts practice in HCI? This pictorial curates diverse artistic practice from a range of researchers, and offers reflection on the benefits and tensions in creativity and computing.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3450741.3466771
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021
Event	ACM Creativity and Cognition 2021 conference - Held Online, Italy Duration: 22 Jun 2021 → 23 Jun 2021

Conference

Conference	ACM Creativity and Cognition 2021 conference
Abbreviated title	C&C '21
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Held Online
Period	22/06/21 → 23/06/21

Bibliographical note

Winner of Best Pictorial Award.

Organising Body: Association for Computing Machinery

Keywords

Computer science and informatics

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A plurality of practices: artistic narratives in HCI research
Sturdee, M., Lewis, M., Strohmayer, A., Spiel, K., Koulidou, N., Alaoui, S. F. & Urban Davis, J., 22 Jun 2021, C&C '21: proceedings of the 13th Conference on Creativity and Cognition. New York, U.S.: Association for Computing Machinery , 14 p. 35
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