Mixing Research Methods in HCI: Ethnography Meets Experimentation in Image Browser Design

We report the specification and evaluation of a browser designed to support sharing of digital photographs. The project integrated outcomes from experiments, ethnographic observations, and single-case immersive observations to specify and evaluate browser technologies. As well as providing and evaluating new browser concepts, a key outcome of our research is a case study showing the successful integration of ethnography and experimentation, research and design methods that are often viewed as orthogonal, sometimes even mutually exclusive, in HCI.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: EHCI
• Authors: Thomas C. Ormerod, John A. Mariani, N. J. Morley, Tom Rodden, Andy Crabtree, J. Mathrick, G. Hitch, K. Lewis
• Keywords: Browser Technologies, EHCI 2004, Human Computer Interaction, Project Integrated Outcomes, Single-case Immersive Observations