Studying a community of volunteers at a historic cemetery to inspire interaction concepts

dc.contributor.authorCiolfi, Luigina
dc.contributor.authorPetrelli, Daniela
dc.contributor.editorAvram, Gabriela
dc.contributor.editorDe Cindio, Fiorella
dc.contributor.editorPipek, Volkmar
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:53:51Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:53:51Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractWe present empirical fieldwork conducted in collaboration with a local community of cultural heritage volunteers at the historic Sheffield General Cemetery, in order to inform and realise concepts for interactive installations. The volunteers take care of the site and of its visitors and perform a variety of important activities for preservation and outreach. With the purpose of co-envisioning and co-designing novel technological interventions to support the volunteers in engaging visitors and communicating the heritage site to the public, we have embarked on collaboration with the Cemetery Trust. In this paper we describe a particular study, conducted to glean an understanding of the volunteers' practices, concerns and strategies. We conclude by presenting a number of interaction concepts developed as part of co-design workshops and brainstorming sessions involving the volunteers that address their concerns and needs.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/2768545.2768547
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-3460-0
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACM Press, New York
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
dc.relation.ispartofseriesC&T
dc.subjectcemeteries
dc.subjectco-design
dc.subjectcommunity heritage
dc.subjectcultural heritage
dc.subjectqualitative methodologies
dc.titleStudying a community of volunteers at a historic cemetery to inspire interaction conceptsen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.endPage148
gi.citation.startPage139
gi.conference.dateJune, 27-30, 2015
gi.conference.locationLimerick, Ireland
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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