http://aubreyshick.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:32:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What I can offer your team is experience and knowledge in ethnographic research methods and product design.  I have experience with ethnographic techniques such as contextual inquiry, diary studies, card sorts, and others.  I use these techniques to research and provide analysis for collaborative design work. My most recent project ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=124 I'm a third year Ph.D Student in Human-Computer interactionat Carnegie Mellon University.  My current research looks at the application of technology to the acculturation needs of immigrants. Currently however I am taking a leave of absence.  I will return to my coursework July 2010. I'm taking this time to do freelance work, ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=113 Description: Vibe Attire is a wearable music experience.  Your MP3 player may be plugged into the vest driver and headphones at the same time to provide a multi-sensory music experience.  The driver controls and array of bar motors in the vest which transduce the sounds into synchronized vibrations.  I am ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=107 Abstract:  Personal-Public Displays - a class of devices that presents actionable personal information not only to the user, but also to the public, including friends, family, colleagues, neighbors and even strangers. Six properties are outlined that we believe are important for such information displays to embody. These build on two ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=103 Abstract: Advances in electronics have brought the promise of wearable computers to near reality. Such systems can offer a highly personal and mobile information and communication infrastructure. Previous research has investigated where wearable computers can be located on the human body – critical for successful development and acceptance.  However, for ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=95 Abstract: Robots are complex and difficult to understand. It is important to take particular precautions in the design process to avoid rejection, confusion, discomfort and other ill effects. We advocate sensemaking as a holistic solution to the design of human-robot interaction. We describe sensemaking and enumerate a series of interface ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=90 This is a symbol for the three stages in a woman's life: maiden, mother and crone.  My triskel is a hybrid of the original design mixed with symbols for the passage of time and nature.  The spirals are all logarithmic spirals.  This is a graph of an algorithm written to ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=85 Spring 2009 05772 A3 SOCIAL PERSPCTVS HCI 6.00 M 01:30PM 04:20PM NSH 2609 KRAUT 05773 A4 C S PERSPECTIVES HCI 6.00 M 09:00AM 11:50AM NSH 2609 MANKOFF PT770 A ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=83 Research Interests Social Dynamics of Technology, Design Research, Ethnographic Research, Human-Robot Interaction Education Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Ph.D. Student in Human-Computer Interaction. Fall 2007 – Present Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA BFA Industrial Design, Minor in Engineering Studies. Fall 2002 – Spring 2006 University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia Study Abroad Industrial Design. February 2005 – ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=77 Description: An interactive system utilizing online and personal electronic media to leverage virtual social networks to build a personalized system to educate and influence decisions related to energy consumption and the reduction of one’s ecological footprint. Role:  Conducted initial word association studies, card sorts, in-home ethnographic studies, created a comprehensive report ... http://aubreyshick.com/?p=68