Videos

Shadowplay and Play of Light at Light up Lancaster

Showing our ever-evolving AI-powered installation at Lancaster's amazing light festival

5 Levels of Design Research

Exploring Design Research at 5 increasing levels of complexity

Shadowplay Installation at Electromagnetic Field Camp

Exhibiting our live interactive Shadowplay installation to over 3000 people at Electromagnetic Field Camp

Reflections on the Lab Engagements

The end of an era? Perhaps, but QuBr lives on

Interaction Design and Architectures Journal: 'Meet the Authors' Video

This is a video recorded for a 'Meet the Authors' session relating to a Special Issue of the Interaction Design and Architectures Journal. It gives a quick overview of our paper in the issue.

Lab Engagement Series

Facilitating exchanges, contributions, community building, and sharing with Design Research labs around the world

The Interview Box

This paper is about 'The Interview Box'. Back in late 2020 we were optimistic that the pandemic was over. We thought we could travel and conduct interviews. We were wrong, so we built the Interview Box. This is a paper about what we learned.

Trust me? I'm an autonomous machine

Pump-Priming project in association with the EPSRC Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub

Design Research and Ambiguity

A paper published at the European Academy of Design Conference based on interviews with several leading design researchers that argues the field is inherently ambiguous

Machine Learning vs Digital Portraits: A Design Researchers Perspective

In this research pictorial apply a Design Research lens to the topic of material interactions between machine learning and digital portraiture

Making Design Research Funny at Bright Club

Trying my hand at stand up comedy? Whatever could go wrong! (Contains lots of bad language, so watch with discretion)

The Revolution Will (Sort of) Be Televised

In this Design Informatics Webinar Joe and Dave discuss the high levels if Design Research Works.

Room For Improvement in Video Conferencing 'Space'

A paper published at the Association of Internet Researchers Conference disucussing the future of video conferencing

An Experimental Murmuration at Uroborus Festival

Where to start with this? A crazy paper, rejected by reviewers, has second life at Czech design festival via Gather Town? I think that about covers it.

The World's First Paper That is Not a Paper

This contribution to the ever-popular alternative track at the Human Factors in Computing Conference (alt.CHI) offers a novel lens on what the future of conferences could be.

Uncanny AI: How to Spot a Mutant Algorithm

A paper and interactive event at the Economic and Social Research Councils Festival of Social Science