SESSION 15(1) Beyond the Office: Vineyard Computing

(2) Flickr photos – How Do We Actually Work?

Work: macro to micro focus

macro

• National Economy• IT adoption within firms and productivity gains?

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• Occupational Groups• Trans-firm groups, professionalization efforts

micro

• Interactional, Work Process Focus• Within the firm: working alone or in a group

BEYOND THE OFFICEVineyard Computing

Vineyard Computing

Research Questions• What data should we

gather and how often?• What level of

computational interpretation should we apply to the data?

• How should we present the data to users?

Findings: user interface level• Proactive computing

(return of the socio-technical gap): Need to delegate btwn automatic and human-initiated decisions about data appropriately

• UI matched to “work paradigm” – tangible UI (tagged tools) given diverse work roles in the field

Findings: network configuration

• Suggestions for sensor network configurations, system optimization driven by work practice.

• Battery conservation (don’t need instant, live data)

• In-network data processing• Data mules

HOW DO WE REALLY WORK?

Work Styles / Rituals

“I always try to eliminate the amount of clutter on my desk. I experience clutter as a type of visual noise, and it makes it hard for me to concentrate on whatever I'm studying or working on.”- Soren

“I have tried many times to use a desk but my desk always becomes a storage space. No matter how great my desk is I always end up working on my bed. I have since given up the hope of doing work at a desk and fully surrendered to working out of my bed. I work better in a comfortable environment.” - Sophie

Photo: Victor

Work Styles

Intention vs. Reality

The Big Screen Phenomenon

Vs. Enduring Paper Use“Don’t bother with perfection. Go make another. Paper is cheap. Time is not.” ~ MobiouSoul

Collaboration, Visual Creation Work

Memory Work (Spatial)

Hot, Warm, Cold Documents

Memory Work (Spatial)

Post-it Notes