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| Content Provider | ACM Digital Library |
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| Author | Pearson, Jennifer Jones, Matt Joshi, Anirudha Reitmaier, Thomas Parab, Chinmay Robinson, Simon Jenson, Scott Mogoi, Frankline Onchieku |
| Abstract | Over several years, our team has been involved in participatory design of novel future technologies with people in resource-constrained contexts in India and Kenya. A key motivator is to include these groups, who often have lower literacy, infrequent access to data connections, low exposure to technology, and other constraints, in the process of shaping and appropriating devices and services. This is in contrast to what typically happens in such regions, where technologies from traditional markets (e.g., in USA and Europe) "trickle down" after several years. In this case study, we explore the potential and barriers of one such new platform - the Physical Web In resource-constrained contexts in Mumbai and Nairobi. The Physical Web is an open source Bluetooth-based beacon system, which aims to provide quick and seamless interaction with physical objects over a web platform. Our goal is to understand how this emerging technology might provide local small enterprise traders in these regions with the facility to quickly and easily create and distribute a simple online presence via a local broadcasting medium. In this case study we discuss the design rationale for the approach in terms of how it might address issues around users' resource constraints, and present initial findings from deployments in the two locations. |
| Starting Page | 1117 |
| Ending Page | 1125 |
| Page Count | 9 |
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| ISBN | 9781450346566 |
| DOI | 10.1145/3027063.3053349 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Publisher Date | 2017-05-06 |
| Publisher Place | New York |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Subject Keyword | Emergent users Internet of things Participatory design Physical web Hci for development Methods |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
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