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Papers by Trevor Hunter
Proceedings of the 30th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction
Libraries are facing many challenges driven by the amount and range of digital resources now avai... more Libraries are facing many challenges driven by the amount and range of digital resources now available. These challenges extend beyond how this information can be made available to people, but into the fundamental nature of libraries as social institutions. In this paper we propose Outpost, an interactive solution to make the State Library of Victoria's digital resources available to a wider range of people, thereby presenting an inspiration of how a library may enhance their position within society.
Proceedings of the 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction
Musical expression is a combination of the instruments, how the instruments are used to create th... more Musical expression is a combination of the instruments, how the instruments are used to create the music, and the physical gestures of the performer. The experience of the audience is influenced by these factors. In many digital music performances, musical expression may be disassociated with the music that is produced due to the nature of the interactions between the musician and the technology interfaces used in the creation and performance of that music. Soundscape is a Digital Music Interface consisting of a large-scale stretch fabric interface where the performance consists of the combination of: physical movements of the musician; the sounds produced as a response to these movements; and, graphics projected onto the fabric interface. Through this combination, Soundscape seeks to establish a connection between a digital musician and their audience.
Proceedings of the 30th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, 2018
There are a variety of smart city agendas but in recent times a citizen-centric focus has emerged... more There are a variety of smart city agendas but in recent times a citizen-centric focus has emerged. Citizen-centricity requires a different focus in terms of purpose and outcomes such as providing benefits that cross the digital divide and supporting people's general wellbeing and happiness. It is submitted that the design of the technology that enables smartness and citizen-centricity is another consideration to achieving these aims. Through a process to design technology for a community garden with the express aims of meeting the needs of people, three design implications for design have been identified: supporting a conceptual understanding of that technology and its place in a large system; supporting people's ability to perceive technology and its functionality; and, the technology must be designed to support people's experience of the space in which it is located. To some extent these implications contradict existing design intentions for technology of this nature, such as invisibility.
Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound, 2019
The design of New Musical Interfaces (NMIs) has been informed by principles and methods core to H... more The design of New Musical Interfaces (NMIs) has been informed by principles and methods core to Human-computer Interaction. Largely, the field of NMIs remains focused on usability as it evaluates and designs interfaces. Both fields, however, recognize but still wrestle with the need to adopt a more humanistic approach to both design and evaluation. In this project a design process informed by participatory design principles was followed. Through the discussions and evaluations within that process, the details of musicians' needs and values emerged indicating a need to step beyond usability. Soundscape, the resulting NMI, has value as a physical embodiment of the range of needs and values of those musicians in its design as an interface to support creativity. Further, it is hoped that through demonstration to the NMI design community critical discourse around humanistic design considerations will be supported
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 2020
Understanding how to take into account the breadth of considerations required by third-wave HCI r... more Understanding how to take into account the breadth of considerations required by third-wave HCI remains a challenge when designing technologies. This requires an understanding of what embodiment means, and in particular, a collective notion of embodiment. Within the field of digital musical instrument (DMI) design, the need for a DMI to support musical agency has been recognised along with a view of the interrelationship between musician, instrument, context and audience as an ecology has been developed. These considerations are consonant with an understanding of embodiment within this field. In this paper we describe a project in which a digital musical instrument was designed and developed adopting an approach informed by participatory design where musicians became integral to the design process. Through this process a practical understanding of the nature of musical agency and this ecology was developed. This understanding provides insights into the nature of embodiment and meaning making within a creative and performative practice, and is informative to the wider field of HCI as it seeks to understand considerations of embodiment.
Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound, 2019
The design of New Musical Interfaces (NMI) often involves an intersection of disciplines: NMI des... more The design of New Musical Interfaces (NMI) often involves an intersection of disciplines: NMI design, Human-computer Interaction (HCI) and Interaction Design (IxD). This intersection has brought into NMI design approaches and philosophies arising from the focus of HCI and IxD on human-centred design. Not unexpectedly, a number of challenges and questions have arisen along with a significant tension related to the nature of user involvement in the design process. This project adopted an approach informed by participatory design where musicians became integral to the design process. Through this process a deeper understanding of the needs of musicians beyond usability considerations was developed. Whilst this understanding is bounded by the specifics of the design context, this project is submitted as a case study that may provide some guidance in the processes adopted by others when designing NMIs.
Proceedings of the 30th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction
Libraries are facing many challenges driven by the amount and range of digital resources now avai... more Libraries are facing many challenges driven by the amount and range of digital resources now available. These challenges extend beyond how this information can be made available to people, but into the fundamental nature of libraries as social institutions. In this paper we propose Outpost, an interactive solution to make the State Library of Victoria's digital resources available to a wider range of people, thereby presenting an inspiration of how a library may enhance their position within society.
Proceedings of the 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction
Musical expression is a combination of the instruments, how the instruments are used to create th... more Musical expression is a combination of the instruments, how the instruments are used to create the music, and the physical gestures of the performer. The experience of the audience is influenced by these factors. In many digital music performances, musical expression may be disassociated with the music that is produced due to the nature of the interactions between the musician and the technology interfaces used in the creation and performance of that music. Soundscape is a Digital Music Interface consisting of a large-scale stretch fabric interface where the performance consists of the combination of: physical movements of the musician; the sounds produced as a response to these movements; and, graphics projected onto the fabric interface. Through this combination, Soundscape seeks to establish a connection between a digital musician and their audience.
Proceedings of the 30th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, 2018
There are a variety of smart city agendas but in recent times a citizen-centric focus has emerged... more There are a variety of smart city agendas but in recent times a citizen-centric focus has emerged. Citizen-centricity requires a different focus in terms of purpose and outcomes such as providing benefits that cross the digital divide and supporting people's general wellbeing and happiness. It is submitted that the design of the technology that enables smartness and citizen-centricity is another consideration to achieving these aims. Through a process to design technology for a community garden with the express aims of meeting the needs of people, three design implications for design have been identified: supporting a conceptual understanding of that technology and its place in a large system; supporting people's ability to perceive technology and its functionality; and, the technology must be designed to support people's experience of the space in which it is located. To some extent these implications contradict existing design intentions for technology of this nature, such as invisibility.
Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound, 2019
The design of New Musical Interfaces (NMIs) has been informed by principles and methods core to H... more The design of New Musical Interfaces (NMIs) has been informed by principles and methods core to Human-computer Interaction. Largely, the field of NMIs remains focused on usability as it evaluates and designs interfaces. Both fields, however, recognize but still wrestle with the need to adopt a more humanistic approach to both design and evaluation. In this project a design process informed by participatory design principles was followed. Through the discussions and evaluations within that process, the details of musicians' needs and values emerged indicating a need to step beyond usability. Soundscape, the resulting NMI, has value as a physical embodiment of the range of needs and values of those musicians in its design as an interface to support creativity. Further, it is hoped that through demonstration to the NMI design community critical discourse around humanistic design considerations will be supported
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 2020
Understanding how to take into account the breadth of considerations required by third-wave HCI r... more Understanding how to take into account the breadth of considerations required by third-wave HCI remains a challenge when designing technologies. This requires an understanding of what embodiment means, and in particular, a collective notion of embodiment. Within the field of digital musical instrument (DMI) design, the need for a DMI to support musical agency has been recognised along with a view of the interrelationship between musician, instrument, context and audience as an ecology has been developed. These considerations are consonant with an understanding of embodiment within this field. In this paper we describe a project in which a digital musical instrument was designed and developed adopting an approach informed by participatory design where musicians became integral to the design process. Through this process a practical understanding of the nature of musical agency and this ecology was developed. This understanding provides insights into the nature of embodiment and meaning making within a creative and performative practice, and is informative to the wider field of HCI as it seeks to understand considerations of embodiment.
Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound, 2019
The design of New Musical Interfaces (NMI) often involves an intersection of disciplines: NMI des... more The design of New Musical Interfaces (NMI) often involves an intersection of disciplines: NMI design, Human-computer Interaction (HCI) and Interaction Design (IxD). This intersection has brought into NMI design approaches and philosophies arising from the focus of HCI and IxD on human-centred design. Not unexpectedly, a number of challenges and questions have arisen along with a significant tension related to the nature of user involvement in the design process. This project adopted an approach informed by participatory design where musicians became integral to the design process. Through this process a deeper understanding of the needs of musicians beyond usability considerations was developed. Whilst this understanding is bounded by the specifics of the design context, this project is submitted as a case study that may provide some guidance in the processes adopted by others when designing NMIs.