Research through design, and the role of theory in Human-Computer Interaction

Every day, designers create the world around us: every website you've visited, book or magazine you've read, every app you've used on your phone, every chair you've sat on, almost everything around you has been consciously designed by someone. Since this activity is so important, an area of academia known as design research is concerned …

Setwise Comparison: a faster, more consistent way to make judgements

I originally wrote this post in 2016 for the Sparrho blog. Have you ever wondered whether doctors are consistent in their judgements? In some cases, they really aren’t. When asked to rate videos of patients with multiple sclerosis (a disease that causes impaired movement) on a numeric scale from 0 being completely healthy to 4 …