Publications & Exhibitions – Unstable Design Lab

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Investigating Underdetermination Through Interactive Computational Handweaving
- Lea Albaugh
  Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Scott E. Hudson
  Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Lining Yao
  Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
July 2020pp 1033-1046 https://doi.org/10.1145/3357236.3395538

Computational handweaving combines the repeatable precision of digital fabrication with relatively high production demands of the user: a weaver must be physically engaged with the system to enact a pattern, line by line, into a fabric. Rather than …
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Entangling the Roles of Maker and Interpreter in Interpersonal Data Narratives: Explorations in Yarn and Sound
- Mikhaila Friske
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Jordan Wirfs-Brock
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
July 2020pp 297-310 https://doi.org/10.1145/3357236.3395442

To explore how materials, data, and humans collaborate to produce physical data representations, we created a series of artefacts from personal data we collected (about commuting, forgetting, and busy-ness) in different media—yarn and sound. We …
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Embracing Uncertainty in HCI
- Robert Soden
  Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Richmond Y. Wong
  University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Lydia B. Chilton
  Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Ann Light
  University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Yoko Akama
  RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
April 2020pp 1-8 https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3375177

Uncertainty is prevalent characteristic of contemporary life, and a central challenge of HCI. This one-day workshop will explore how HCI has and might continue to engage uncertainty as a generative feature in design, as opposed to a force to mitigate …
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Craftspeople as Technical Collaborators: Lessons Learned through an Experimental Weaving Residency
- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Katya Arquilla
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Sandra Wirtanen
  Adidas, Herzogenaurach, Germany, Finland
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- Allison Anderson
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Steven Frost
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
April 2020pp 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376820

While craft has had increasing influence on HCI research, HCI researchers tend to engage craft in limited capacities, often focusing on the juxtapositions of “traditional” craft and “innovative” computing. In this paper, we describe the structure and …
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What HCI Can Learn from ASMR: Becoming Enchanted with the Mundane
- Josephine Klefeker
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- libi striegl
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
April 2020pp 1-12 https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376741

In this paper we explore how the qualities of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) media – its pairing of sonic and visual design, ability to subvert fast-paced technology for slow experiences, production of somatic responses, and attention to …
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Making Design Memoirs: Understanding and Honoring Difficult Experiences
- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Kristina Andersen
  Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Noord Brabant, Netherlands
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- Aisling Kelliher
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
April 2020pp 1-12 https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376345

Design is commonly understood as a storytelling practice, yet we have few narratives with which to describe the felt experiences of struggle, pain, and difficulty, beyond treating them as subjects to resolve. This work uses the praxis of embodied design …
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Unfabricate: Designing Smart Textiles for Disassembly
- Shanel Wu
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
April 2020pp 1-14 https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376227

Smart textiles development is combining computing and textile technologies to create tactile, functional objects such as smart garments, soft medical devices, and space suits. However, the field also combines the massive waste streams of both the …
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Digital crafts-machine-ship: creative collaborations with machines
- Kristina Andersen
  TU/e
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- Ron Wakkary
  SFU and TU/e
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder
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- Alex McLean
  Deutsches Museum Munich
December 2019pp 30-35 https://doi.org/10.1145/3373644
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Sensing Kirigami
- Clement Zheng
  University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- HyunJoo Oh
  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Ellen Yi-Luen Do
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
June 2019pp 921-934 https://doi.org/10.1145/3322276.3323689

This pictorial presents our material-driven inquiry into carbon-coated paper and kirigami structures. We investigated two variations of this paper and their affordances for tangible interaction; particularly their electrical, haptic, and visual aspects …
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Envisioning Reflective and Relaxing Design with ASMR
- Josephine Klefeker
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
June 2019pp 225-229 https://doi.org/10.1145/3301019.3323903

In this paper, we aim to acquaint the sensory phenomenon of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) with the DIS community and investigate its relevance via research through design. We inquire if the aesthetics of ASMR media can inspire the design …
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Doing Things with Research through Design: With What, with Whom, and Towards What Ends?
- Kristina Andersen
  TU Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Andy Boucher
  Goldsmiths University, London, United Kingdom
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- David Chatting
  Goldsmiths University, London, United Kingdom
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- Audrey Desjardins
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- William Gaver
  Goldsmiths University, London, United Kingdom
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- Tom Jenkins
  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- William Odom
  Simon Fraser University, Surrey, BC, Canada
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- James Pierce
  California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Anna Vallgårda
  IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
May 2019pp 1-8 https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3299011

This workshop provides a venue within CHI for research through design (RtD) practitioners to present their work and discuss how, with whom, and why it is used. Building on the success of prior RtD and design research workshops at CHI, this workshop will …
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AdaCAD: Crafting Software For Smart Textiles Design
- Mikhaila Friske
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Shanel Wu
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
May 2019pp 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300575

Woven smart textiles are useful in creating flexible electronics because they integrate circuitry into the structure of the fabric itself. However, there do not yet exist tools that support the specific needs of smart textiles weavers. This paper …
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From HCI to HCI-Amusement: Strategies for Engaging what New Technology Makes Old
- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Kristina Andersen
  Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Daniela K. Rosner
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Ron Wakkary
  Simon Fraser University & Eindhoven University of Technology, Surrey, BC, Canada
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- James Pierce
  California College of the Arts & University of California, Berkeley, San Francisco/Berkeley, CA, USA
May 2019pp 1-12 https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300265

Notions of what counts as a contribution to HCI continue to be contested as our field expands to accommodate perspectives from the arts and humanities. This paper aims to advance the position of the arts and further contribute to these debates by …
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Adapting Double Weaving and Yarn Plying Techniques for Smart Textiles Applications
- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Chad Di Lauro
  University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
March 2019pp 77-85 https://doi.org/10.1145/3294109.3295625

Smart textiles integrate sensing and actuation components into their structures to bring interactivity to fabrics. We describe how we adapted two existing fiber arts techniques, double weaving and yarn plying, for the purpose of creating a woven textile …
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Sociotechnical Systems of Care
- Austin Toombs
  Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Patrick Shih
  Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Elizabeth Kaziunas
  AI Now Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- David Nemer
  University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Helena Mentis
  University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laura Forlano
  Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
October 2018pp 479-485 https://doi.org/10.1145/3272973.3273010

The goal of this workshop is to bring together CSCW audiences who engage in studies and interventions related to care work. Our aims are to understand how care has been conceptualized in the extant CSCW community, identify core issues and concerns, and …
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Tensions of Data-Driven Reflection: A Case Study of Real-Time Emotional Biosensing
- Noura Howell
  University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Tomás Alfonso Vega Gálvez
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Rundong Tian
  University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Kimiko Ryokai
  University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
April 2018pp 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3174005

Biosensing displays, increasingly enrolled in emotional reflection, promise authoritative insight by presenting users’ emotions as discrete categories. Rather than machines interpreting emotions, we sought to explore an alternative with emotional …
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String Figuring: A Story of Reflection, Material Inquiry, and a Novel Sensor
- Josephine Klefeker
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
April 2018pp 1-6 https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188570

We describe a process of materials inquiry that gave rise to a new kind of sensor: a string figure sensor that correlates resistance changes with the topology of a closed loop of string. We describe the critical and reflective process from which our …
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Disruptive Improvisations: Making Use of Non-Deterministic Art Practices in HCI
- Kristina Andersen
  Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- James Pierce
  University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Ron Wakkary
  Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands & Simon Fraser University, Surrey, BC, Canada
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- Daniela K. Rosner
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
April 2018pp 1-8 https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3170630

The goal of this one-day workshop is to open space for disruptive techniques and strategies to be used in the making, prototyping, and conceptualizations of the artifacts and systems developed and imagined within HCI. Specifically, this workshop draws …
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Design for Collaborative Survival: An Inquiry into Human-Fungi Relationships
- Jen Liu
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Daragh Byrne
  Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
April 2018pp 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173614

In response to recent calls for HCI to address ongoing environmental crises and existential threats, this paper introduces the concept of collaborative survival and examines how it shapes the design of interactive artifacts. Collaborative survival …
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Information science at CU Boulder
- Casey Fiesler,
- William Aspray,
- Lecia Barker,
- Jed Brubaker,
- Laura Devendorf,
- Brian Keegan,
- Leysia Palen,
- Michael Paul,
- Danielle Szafir,
- Ricarose Roque,
- Rick Robinson,
- Amy Voida,
- Stephen Voida
June 2017pp 18-21 https://doi.org/10.1145/3097266
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Beyond Hybrids: Metaphors and Margins in Design
- Laura Devendorf
  University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Daniela K. Rosner
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
June 2017pp 995-1000 https://doi.org/10.1145/3064663.3064705

This paper offers a critical reflection on the term “hybrid”? a term describing the merging of distinct and often contradictory entities. We trace how the term has been taken up in HCI’s programs of design research to explore resolutions between two …