Amir is a researcher working within the Communication and Computing Research Centre (C3RI) at Sheffield Hallam University. Amir works on how electronic paper-prototyping tools could facilitate computer-supported-collaboration in the early stages of design and has developed Gabbeh, an electronic paper-prototyping tool which integrated pen-based electronic prototyping media within a framework of participatory design. In that context he has an interest in how designers and users might interact using models and the comment facility offered by such tools (e.g. Gabbeh) as the primary mediating representation in a distributed design team or co-located design team around a multi-user interactive table environment.
Karin is a PhD-student in informatics from Umea University, Sweden. In her research she focuses on if and how, PD may be applied in development of educational computer games. Karin focuses on real-life, short time design projects and has collaborated with industry during research. The design teams have been distributed with users participating during design. At present, her research consists of three cases, all web based educational computer games developed for the Swedish Broadcasting Company, the Swedish Parliament and the BBC.
Andy is a reader in e-SocialAction within the Communication and Computing Research Centre (C3RI) at Sheffield Hallam University. He uses many artefacts to support representation in the design process - videos of users working, paper-prototypes, requirements documents, software specifications, lists of priorities and decision matrices. Andy develops frameworks to support re-presentation (Rich Pictures, the House of Quality, Z, UML, GUI-builders, ....) But what makes a framework a 'good' way of re-presenting to support design?
At present he is particularly interested in:
- Ways in which paper prototypes and more formal representations can be related,
- How 'pattern languages' can be used as tools in participatory design
- What design techniques can be used by organisations in 'civil society'
Research: http://www.shu.ac.uk/research/c3ri/staff/ccrc/dearden.cfm
