Aubrey Shick http://aubreyshick.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Hire Me http://aubreyshick.com/?p=124 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=124#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:06:38 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=124 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 was a series of in-home interviews on how Latinos use mobile technology to maintain social ties in a foreign country.  We were able to recognize a life-stage pattern and develop technology profiles for each of these stages. The output of my work can take many forms depending on the research including: diagrams, formal reports, raw participant data such as diaries or photos, mock-up prototypes and or statistical analysis of quantitative or qualitative analysis (grounded theory).

I am currently available to do short term contract work or interships!

]]> http://aubreyshick.com/?feed=rss2&p=124 0 About me http://aubreyshick.com/?p=113 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=113#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:34:56 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=113 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, pursue my talents and interests in the arts and get back to my roots as a sculptor and designer.

]]> http://aubreyshick.com/?feed=rss2&p=113 0 Vibe Attire ltd. http://aubreyshick.com/?p=107 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=107#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:28:15 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=107 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 currently involved in a start-up company to mass produce this product.

Role: Inventor, developer, prototyping, industrial design, logo design, company consultant.

www.VibeAttire.com

]]> http://aubreyshick.com/?feed=rss2&p=107 0 Pediluma http://aubreyshick.com/?p=103 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=103#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:03:27 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=103 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 well-established methods for inducing behavior change: presenting pertinent information at the point-of-decision and leveraging social influence. To investigate the effectiveness of our concept, we have chosen a popular, but challenging target: motivating physical activity. This led to the development of Pediluma, a shoe accessory that tracks and visualizes the wearer’s physical activity by varying the intensity of a lighted housing. Results from a two-week, seventeen-participant user study indicated people wearing our device significantly increased their physical activity.

Role: Conducted real-world user study of participants wearing a pedometer-like device that reflected the environmental impact of their physical activities.  Assisted in the design of the study, designed and fabricated wearable devices, conducted setup and all intro and exit interviews.

Paper: Pediluma

]]> http://aubreyshick.com/?feed=rss2&p=103 0 Firefly – Ambient Displays http://aubreyshick.com/?p=95 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=95#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:41:48 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=95 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 a location to be truly useful, it needs to not only be accessible for interaction, socially acceptable, comfortable and sufficiently stable for electronics, but also effective at conveying information. In this paper, we describe a study that evaluated reaction time performance to visual stimuli at seven different body locations. Results indicate numerous, statistically significant differences in the reaction time performance characteristics of these locations. We believe our findings can be used to inform the design and placement of future wearable computing applications and systems.

Role: Lead real-world user studies of participants doing work in a library and measured reaction time to peripheral visual display devices in array on the body.

Paper: Wearable Reaction Times from Tip-to-Toe

]]> http://aubreyshick.com/?feed=rss2&p=95 1 Sensemaking and Robots http://aubreyshick.com/?p=90 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=90#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:36:04 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=90 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 variables that can be applied to HRI. We explore one of the most important aspects, robotic motion, and apply this framework in the domain of motion. Our results indicate that the design of motion may not be as important as the design of form and or appearance for this particular robot platform

Role: Designed and conducted lab studies on human perception of a robot’s task status when the robot is outfitted with an on-board affective/ associated display.

Paper: Sensemaking in HRI

]]> http://aubreyshick.com/?feed=rss2&p=90 0 My Triskelion http://aubreyshick.com/?p=85 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=85#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:24:50 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=85 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 mimic my original sketch.

]]> http://aubreyshick.com/?feed=rss2&p=85 0 Course Work http://aubreyshick.com/?p=83 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=83#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:20:28 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=83 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 ANTHRO FIELD METHODS 12.00 MW 04:00PM 06:00PM PVH 4308 DEWALT

Fall 2008

05814 A PERCEPTION 9.00 TR 09:00AM 10:20AM BH 336B KLATZKY
05834 A APPLD MACHINE LEARNG 12.00 TR 01:30PM 02:50PM WEH 4615 ROSE

Spring 2008

05774 A3 DSGN PRSPCTVS HCII 6.00 M 01:30PM 04:20PM SCR 201 FORLIZZI
05817 A COMPTR-MEDIATD COMMN 12.00 TR 01:30PM 02:50PM WEH 4615 TORREY,FUSSELL

Fall 2007

05771 A HCI PROCESS & THEORY 9.00 F 09:00AM 11:50AM WEH 4615 MANFOFF

05816 A APPLD RESRCH METHDS 12.00 M 02:30PM 04:50PM SCR 201 KIESLER

Spring 2006

16865 A ADV MOBILE ROB DEV 12.00 TR 09:00AM 10:20AM NSH 1305 WHITTAKER
19101 Lec1 INTRO ENGR & PUB POL 0.00 MW 01:30PM 02:20PM HH B103 KIELER
51414 A SR PRJ INT PRDCT DEV 12.00 TR 01:30PM 04:20PM IA 145 ANDERSON
98012 A STUCO FUN WTH ROBOTS 3.00 M 06:30PM 08:20PM BH 237B SHAMLIAN,JUCHNIEWICZ,KILLFOILE
98063 A STUCO DANCE 101 3.00 R 06:30PM 07:50PM TBA TBA WHITE

Fall 2005

24101 Lec1 FUND OF MECH ENGR 0.00 MWF 03:30PM 04:20PM DH 2210 WICKERT
C FUND OF MECH ENGR 12.00 R 06:30PM 08:20PM SH 220 WICKERT
51379 A EMOTION REASON DESGN 9.00 TR 12:00PM 01:20PM MM 121 BUCHANAN
51405 A SR PROJ:COMMCTN DSGN 12.00 TR 01:30PM 04:20PM MM 121 SWINEHART
51441 A1 PROD PLN & DEVELOP 4.50 T 06:30PM 09:20PM MM A11 BEALE
51471 A PRACTICING DESIGN 9.00 W 06:30PM 09:20PM MM A11 CROWLEY

51472 A2 GLOBALZTN & DESIGN 4.50 T 06:30PM 09:20PM MM A11 JUN,JAFARINAIMI

Spring 2005

00080 A CMU SPON STY ABROAD 36.00 TBA TBA TBA INSTRUCTOR TBA

Fall 2004

05413 A HUMAN FACTORS 9.00 TR 12:00PM 01:20PM WEH 5409 FUSSELL
51311 A PRODCT DESIGN ID III 9.00 MW 08:30AM 11:20AM MM 211 ANDERSON
51341 A HOW THINGS ARE MADE 9.00 R 03:00PM 04:20PM MM 211 STADELMEIER
51399 D JR INDEPENDENT STUDY 9.00 TBA TBA TBA DISALVO

Spring 2004

39606 A ENGRNG PRDCT DES PRJ 12.00 R 04:30PM 06:20PM HH B131 JACOBSON,GARRETT,ARCHER,BIGRIGG,WESNER,SUBRAHMANIAN
51212 A MEAN FORMS:ID STU II 9.00 MW 08:30AM 11:20AM PH 27 CRUZE
51242 A HW THNGS WK: MEC ELE 9.00 MW 01:30PM 04:20PM PH 27 STADELMEIER
51246 A3 PHOTO DOCUMENTATION 4.50 F 08:30AM 11:20AM MM 227 PETROSKY
51272 A DESIGN HISTORY II 9.00 TR 12:00PM 01:20PM MM A14 CICOZI
51392 A AWRENSS ACTN INTRCTN 9.00 TR 08:30AM 11:20AM MM A15 DISALVO

Fall 2003

39605 A ENGINEERING DSGN PRJ 12.00 R 04:30PM 06:20PM TBA TBA WESNER,SUBRAHMANIAN
51211 A GENERATN OF FRM ID I 9.00 TR 08:30AM 11:20AM PH 23 MERRIMAN,ANDERSON
51241 A HOW PEOPLE WORK 9.00 MW 01:30PM 04:20PM PH 23 HANINGTON
51243 A1 PROTOTYPING 4.50 F 08:30AM 11:20AM PH 27 MERRIMAN
51251 A2 DIGITAL PROTOTYPING 4.50 F 08:30AM 11:20AM CFA 317 SASS
51271 A DESIGN HISTORY I 9.00 TR 01:30PM 02:50PM MM 103 VOGEL
51327 A WEB DESIGN 9.00 MW 09:00AM 11:20AM MM 121 ROHRBACH

Spring 2003

39245 C SP TP RAP PRTYPE DES 9.00 TR 01:30PM 02:50PM HBH 2224 FINGER
51102 A DESIGN STUDIO II 9.00 TR 08:30AM 11:20AM MM 212 VOGEL,HUGHES
51122 A DESIGN DRAWING II 9.00 MWF 08:30AM 11:20AM MM 212 MENTZER,ANDERSON
51132 C INTRO PHOTO DESIGN 9.00 F 01:30PM 04:20PM MM 227 BRODSKY
51174 A HISTORY OBJ & IMAGES 9.00 T 06:30PM 09:20PM MM 103 VOGEL
79104 Lec2 INTRO WORLD HISTORY 0.00 MW 12:30PM 01:20PM PH 100 SOLURI

Fall 2002

51101 B DESIGN STUDIO I 9.00 TR 08:30AM 11:20AM MM 212 HANINGTON,HUGHES
51121 B DESIGN DRAWING I 9.00 MWF 08:30AM 11:20AM MM 212 BALLAY,MENTZER
51171 A HUMAN EXPER IN DES 9.00 TR 12:00PM 01:20PM MM A14 CRUZE
76101 N INTERPRETN & ARGMNT 9.00 MWF 11:30AM 12:20PM PH 226B BACHMAN
85100 Lec1 INTRO TO INTELLIGNCE 0.00 MWF 02:30PM 03:20PM DH 2210 HAYES
99103 C2 COMPUTNG SKLLS WKSHP 3.00 MW 01:30PM 02:20PM HL FAR ALEXANDER

]]> http://aubreyshick.com/?feed=rss2&p=83 0 Curriculum Vitæ http://aubreyshick.com/?p=77 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=77#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:03:38 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=77 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 – July 2005

Research Experience

Acculturation Technologies, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Graduate Student Researcher
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2007 — Present
Conducting in-home ethnographic studies on how Latino immigrants in a new growth area utilize technologies to build, maintain and extend their social networks and support their acculturation process.

Ambient Notification, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Graduate Student Researcher
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2007 — 2008
Lead real-world user studies of participants doing work in a library and measured reaction time to peripheral visual display devices in array on the body.

Pediluma, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Graduate Student Researcher
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2007 — 2008
Conducted real-world user study of participants wearing a pedometer-like device that reflected the environmental impact of their physical activities. Assisted in the design of the study, designed and fabricated wearable devices, conducted setup and all intro and exit interviews.

Duckie and Duddle, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Graduate Student Researcher
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2007 — Present
Designed and conducted lab studies on human perception of a robot’s task status when the robot is outfitted with an on-board affective/ associated display.

Footprints Project, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Staff Researcher
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2006 – 2007
Leveraged 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. Conducted initial word association studies, card sorts, and in-home ethnographic studies.

Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Student Researcher
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2006.
Working with PhD students to conduct research and user testing for multiple projects including glanceable interfaces and software that recognizes and adapts to disabilities.

Lunar Rover Initiative, CMU Robotics Institute Advanced Mobile Robotics Project
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2006.
Worked with student engineers and space professionals from NASA’s Glen Research Center to develop a feasible lunar mission and build a functional robot prototype to search for lunar ice. Designed and prototyped a Kevlar track design.

Independent Study Physical Computing and Small Robotics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Designed, produced, and program interactive objects, utilizing sensors and BASIC stamp technology to study interaction between users and emotional products as well as the roll of emotion in decision-making.

Design Experience

International Truck Design Team Project,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2006.
Worked on an interdisciplinary team to develop after market lifestyle products for truck drivers. Conducted on-the-road and in-the-cab ethnographic interviews with truckers. Developed a patent-pending communications device and system. Designed and built prototype.

ALCOA Product Development Project,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Worked with student engineers to find a market opportunity, developed a patent-worthy product, and produced a working prototype utilizing aluminum and personal electronics.

Carnegie Mellon University Robotics, Housing Fabrication,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Developed, and fabricated housing for experimental walk-on-water robot.

CMU Biorobotics Lab Remote Controller Housing,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Designed and produced a housing around existing raw electronic architecture for robotic snake remote controller.

MEDRAD Engineering Design Team Project,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Worked as industrial designer on a team of engineering students to design a concept to better control temperature of contrast fluid into MRI patients.

Work Experience

Imaxeon Internship, Interface and Communication Design,
Sydney, Australia 2005.
Developed and mocked-up full series of touch interface screens for an automated fluid injector.

MEDRAD Innovations Internship,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004 – 2005.
Industrial and communication design work; developed form for emerging technology concepts, communicated concepts and functionality internally and externally, created patent application drawings, consult for brainstorming, human factors, ergonomics.

MEDRAD Innovations Consulting, Concept Sketches for Patents,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Rendered and digitally altered a series of concept sketches for potential patent review and application.

Publications and Presentations

Harrison, C., Lim, B. Y., Shick, A., and Hudson, S. E. (2009). Where to Locate Wearable Displays? Reaction Time Performance of Visual Alerts from Tip to Toe. In Proceedings of the 27th Annual SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. CHI ‘09. ACM, New York, NY. – presented by Shick, A.

Evaluating Glanceable Visuals for Multitasking (EECS-2006-173)
Tara Lynn Matthews, Devin Blais, Aubrey Shick, Jennifer Mankoff, Jodi Forlizzi, Stacie Rohrbach and Roberta Klatzky.

Lim, B., Shick, A., Harrison, C. Personal-Public Displays: Motivating Behavior Change through Ambient Information and Social Pressure. CHI2008 Ambient Persuasion – Workshop position paper.

Shick, A. “Duckie and Duddle: A Preliminary Demonstration Using Affective Display To Communicate Task Status.” – Presentation at HCI Engage, London, UK 2006. http://www.aubreyshick.com/aShick_DuckieDuddle06.pdf

Fellowship

2007-8 NSF IGERT Graduate Fellowship in Assistive Technology

Activities

Teaching Assistant, CMU WSCS Tech Nights for Girls, 2007, 2008.

Feria Latina, a Latin-American job and awareness fare held at CMU
Volunteer Translator 2007, 2009.

ACM SIGGRAPH Guerilla Studio, Cyber Fashion Group,
Workshop Assistant, 2006.
Assistant Production coordinator, 2005.
Featured work, “Feel the Beat,” 2004.

Visiting Speaker, Mount Pleasant Public Library, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania 2006.
Gave a talk on robotics and Human-Computer Interaction in the world today.

It’s About Time, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2002, 2003, and 2006.
Clock competition, designed clocks for an auction to benefit New Haven Group,
Profits fund the building of homes for less fortunate.


Memberships

CMU Women in the School of Computer Science, 2007.
ACM SIGCHI Student Member 2007.
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Club 2004-2007.
IDSA Student Chapter member 2003-2006.

Boy Scouts of America
Tiger Cub Leader 2001–2002, Active involvement 1999–2004.

Roundtable Leader Training Committee, 2001–2002.

Hobbies

Travel, Castellano, Assemblage Arts, Clothing Design and Sewing, Painting, Sculpture, and Squash.

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]]> http://aubreyshick.com/?feed=rss2&p=77 1 StepGreen http://aubreyshick.com/?p=68 http://aubreyshick.com/?p=68#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:47:53 +0000 admin http://aubreyshick.com/New/wordpress/?p=68 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 and provided design direction.

www.StepGreen.org

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