Exploring AltNarrative in HCI imagery and comics

Makayla Lewis; Miriam Sturdee; John Miers; Josh Urban Davis; Thuong Hoang

doi:10.1145/3491101.3516394

Exploring AltNarrative in HCI imagery and comics

Makayla Lewis, Miriam Sturdee, John Miers, Josh Urban Davis, Thuong Hoang

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Abstract

It is often assumed that imagery provides an easy or universal mode of communication, but when we imagine our worlds through sketches, visualizations, and comics are we leaving anyone behind? The visual world is rich, it transcends boundaries and connects us... but not all of us. To be able to create an image or visualize something is a skill, but to be able to view and interpret that image is a privilege: how can we bridge the gap between visual and textual interpretation? We propose that alt-narrative could bridge the gap between visual communication and imagery to connect everyone in storytelling, visualization, and thought. This AltCHI paper puts forward exploration of the AltNarrative method in HCI imagery and comics. To engage with this research, the reader should either activate their computer or smart device screen reader or open in Adobe Acrobat in Mac or Windows then activate Read Out loud.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3491101.3516394
Publication status	Published - 5 May 2022
Event	CHI 2022: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - New Orleans, U.S. Duration: 30 Apr 2022 → 5 May 2022

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Conference	CHI 2022: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Period	30/04/22 → 5/05/22

Bibliographical note

Note: Extended abstract published in Barbosa, S., Lampe, C., Appert, C. and Shamma, D.A., (eds.) (2022) CHI EA '22: Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York: Association for Computer Machinery. Article No.7, ISBN 9781450391566

Organising Body: Association for Computer Machinery

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Art and design

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