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IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
The eLabBench in the WildSupporting Exploratory Science in the Biology Lab
Aurélien Tabard, J.D. Hincapié-Ramos, & Jakob Bardram.
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Research cycle3
Design
Office
Analysis
Construction
Laboratory
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Iterative4
From Sketching User Experiences (Bill Buxton) via A. de Luca teaching slides
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Exploratory5
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Study and needs�9
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The problem
Digitization of laboratory work:.: Access to digital data needed in the lab.: Strong need for capture tools in the lab.: Laptops not allowed in the lab
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Related work�11
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Field work
.: Situated access to digital information.
.: Capture of laboratory data in digital format.
.: Coverage throughout the whole experimental cycle
.: Accommodate to the constant presence of clutter
.: Expect the user’s attentional focus not to lay on the digital tools
.: Provide the mechanisms to deal with bio-hazard risks
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eLabBench hardware�13
pen
keyboard
mouse
multitouch cell
button
cameraglass plate
frame
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eLabBench deployment
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lab com
puter
sink
refrigerator + freezers
LB1
LB2
bench
LB4
LB5
LB6
LB7
LB8
LB9
flow bench
6 biologists - 5 months
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eLabBench
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Interaction with tangibles
Levels of information capture
Transformation of the workflow
Usage patterns
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the
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Information Roaming
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.: Organization around activities
.: Roaming
.: Duplication/forking
.: Capture and Contextual annotations
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Activity Based Computing
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Results
Usage patterns .:Predefined experiment
.:Predefined experiment with changes on the way
.:Variation of an experiment done in the past
.:Ad-hoc experiment, not prepared
.:Collaborative experiment
Different levels of information capture
Interaction with tangibles (racks and machine tags)
Transformation of the workflow
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Results
Usage patterns
Different levels of information capture
Interaction with tangibles (racks and machine tags)
Transformation of the workflow
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Image of the wiki and the rack UI23
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Results
Usage patterns
Different levels of information capture
Interaction with tangibles (racks and machine tags)
Transformation of the workflow
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Tangible integration25
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Tangible integration26
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Mediated tabletop interaction27
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Results
Usage patterns
Different levels of information capture
Interaction with tangibles (racks and machine tags)
Transformation of the workflow .:Blending laboratory and office work
.:Computation in the laboratory
.:Changes in the plans
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Native applications
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Physical Design
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.: Snapshots, stills from a top-mounted camera
.: Notes, longer typed notes
.: Scribbles, short hand-written notes,
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Capture and access
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.: Wiki based notebook
.: Web browser
.: Calculator
.: Bio-informatics tools
.: Word/Excel
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Native applications
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Questions?
Work done in collaboration with .: M. Esbensen .: J. Bardram .: E. Andersen
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Architecture 2.�36
ActivityDock eLabBench
ABC server
miniAbcLib miniAbcLib
HTTPPOST/GET
Cornerstone Win7
IR pen
Win NativeServices
frontbutton
Arduino/Serproxy
topcamera
keyboard
mouse
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Architecture 3.�37
ActivityDock eLabBench
ABC server
miniAbcLib miniAbcLib
HTTPPOST/GET
Cornerstone Win7
IR pen
keyboard
mouse
Win NativeServices
frontbutton
Arduino/Serproxy
topcamera
Window managemen
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Architecture 4.�38
ActivityDock eLabBench
ABC server
miniAbcLib miniAbcLib
HTTPPOST/GET
Cornerstone Win7
Win NativeServices
Arduino/Serproxy
topcamera
Window managemen
Cornerstone API
Racks
Machinetags
IR pen
keyboard
mouse frontbutton