Anthropologically-inspired approaches coupled with design techniques to study and create digital technology across cultures and socio-economic groups.
Technology, Design, and Culture
We are a research lab focussed on technology, design, and culture in the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. Specifically, we focus on cross-cultural technologies, collaboration, international development, disaster relief, workplace practices, education, and games research.
Recent Publications
- My Life as a Night Elf Priest: An Anthropological Account of World of Warcraft.
- Embodied Social Proxy: Mediating Interpersonal Connection in Hub-and-Satellite Teams
- Culture and Creativity: World of Warcraft Modding in China and the U.S.
- Survival Needs and Social Inclusion: Technology Use Among the Homeless
- I am a black cat, letting day come and go:Multimodal Conversations in a Poetry Workshop
- Ubicomp4D: Interaction and Infrastructure for International Development-The Case of Urban Indian Slums"
