Tales from the Materialverse: Comic-Based Narratives and Character Cut-Outs for Co-Design Fiction

E. Economidou; S. Vogel; Nathalia Campreguer Franca; B. Maurer; M. Tscheligi

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85616-8_18

Tales from the Materialverse: Comic-Based Narratives and Character Cut-Outs for Co-Design Fiction

E. Economidou
, S. Vogel
, Nathalia Campreguer Franca
, B. Maurer
, M. Tscheligi

University of Salzburg

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Abstract

Sequential art in the form of comics is a powerful and effective vehicle for graphic storytelling and communication, rendering it a suitable means for design fiction. Few, dispersed examples introduce comic-based design fictions in HCI research, yet little is reported on the design and implementation process or the use of paper cut-outs. In this paper, we present our process of crafting and implementing comics and character cut-outs for facilitating co-designing fictions. Our utopian visions, “Tales from the Materialverse”, informed by our interest in future smart materials and their applications, were used as a provocative communication tool to mediate discussions and encourage critical thinking. Based on learnings derived from our process and an expert workshop, we propose suggestions for designing design fiction comics and cut-outs as an alternative co-design fiction approach. © 2021, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021
Subtitle of host publication	18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings, Part II
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Number of pages	10
Volume	12933 LNCS
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-85616-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-85615-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85616-8_18
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2021 - Bari, Italy Duration: 30 Aug 2021 → 3 Sept 2021 https://www.interact2021.org/

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2021
Abbreviated title	INTERACT 2021
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Bari
Period	30/08/21 → 3/09/21
Internet address	https://www.interact2021.org/

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Co-design
Comics
Design fiction
Design tools
Human computer interaction
Co-designing
Co-designs
Communication tools
Critical thinking
Design and implementations
Design fictions
Hci researches
Paper-Cut
Design

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Economidou, E., Vogel, S., Campreguer Franca, N., Maurer, B., & Tscheligi, M. (2021). Tales from the Materialverse: Comic-Based Narratives and Character Cut-Outs for Co-Design Fiction. In Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings, Part II (Vol. 12933 LNCS). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85616-8_18

Economidou, E. ; Vogel, S. ; Campreguer Franca, Nathalia et al. / Tales from the Materialverse: Comic-Based Narratives and Character Cut-Outs for Co-Design Fiction. Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings, Part II. Vol. 12933 LNCS Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Economidou, E, Vogel, S, Campreguer Franca, N , Maurer, B & Tscheligi, M 2021, Tales from the Materialverse: Comic-Based Narratives and Character Cut-Outs for Co-Design Fiction. in Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings, Part II. vol. 12933 LNCS, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2021, Bari, Italy, 30/08/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85616-8_18

Tales from the Materialverse: Comic-Based Narratives and Character Cut-Outs for Co-Design Fiction. / Economidou, E.; Vogel, S.; Campreguer Franca, Nathalia et al.
Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings, Part II. Vol. 12933 LNCS Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Stud. 25(3),(2021). https://doi.org/10. 6531/JFS.202103 25(3).0003; Nicenboim, I., Giaccardi, E., Schouwenaar, M., Everyday Entanglements of the Connected Home (2018) ACM Press, Montreal, , https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427. 3186596; Rowland, D., Sequential art for science and CHI (2010) Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systemsvol (CHI 2010, p. 2651. , https://doi.org/10.1145/1753846.1753848, ), p., ACM Press, Atlanta; Shirow, M., Schodt, F.L., Smith, T., (2009) The Ghost in the Shell, , 1st edn., p. oCLC: ocn567444265. Kodansha Comics, New York; Sturdee, M., Alexander, J., Coulton, P., Carpendale, S., (2018) Sketch & the Lizard King: Supporting Image Inclusion in HCI Publishing, 18, pp. 1-10. , https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188408, vol., pp., ACM Press, Montreal; Sturdee, M., Design fiction: How to build a Voight-Kampff machine (2016) Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHIEA 2016), pp. 375-386. , https://doi.org/10.1145/2851581.2892574, . pp., ACM, New York; Sturdee, M., Lindley, J., Sketching & drawing as future inquiry in HCI (2019) Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium 2019 On-Httf 2019, pp. 1-10. , https://doi.org/10.1145/3363384.3363402, . pp., ACM Press, Nottingham; Superflux: Uninvited Guests (2015). http://www.superflux.in/work/uninvited-guestsUR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115225041&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-030-85616-8_18&partnerID=40&md5=880b2aae831e16c886243def36b48f9a

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Economidou E, Vogel S, Campreguer Franca N , Maurer B, Tscheligi M. Tales from the Materialverse: Comic-Based Narratives and Character Cut-Outs for Co-Design Fiction. In Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings, Part II. Vol. 12933 LNCS. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2021. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-85616-8_18

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