scholarly journals Multiverse Ethnography: A Qualitative Method for Gaming and Technology Use Research

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veli-Matti Karhulahti ◽  
Valtteri Kauraoja ◽  
Olli Ouninkorpi ◽  
Soli Perttu ◽  
Jussi Perälä ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Use ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Technological Artifacts

This article introduces multiverse ethnography as a systematic team-based qualitative method for studying the mechanical, structural, and experiential properties of videogames and other technological artifacts. Instead of applying the ethnographic method to produce a single in- depth account of the studied research object, multiverse ethnography includes multiple researchers carrying out coordinated synergetic ethnographic work on the same research object, thus producing a multiverse of interpretations and possible meanings. To test the method, 41 scholars carried out a multiverse ethnography on two videogames, Cyberpunk and Among Us. Explorative thematic findings regarding both titles are reported and methodological implications of multiverse ethnography are discussed.

scholarly journals Explaining multistability: postphenomenology and affordances of technologies

AI & Society ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bas de Boer
Keyword(s):  
Technology Use ◽  
Material Design ◽  
Material Structure ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Affordance Theory ◽  
Form Of Life ◽  
Technological Artifacts ◽  
The Stability

AbstractA central issue in postphenomenology is how to explain the multistability of technologies: how can it be that specific technologies can be used for a wide variety of purposes (the “multi”), while not for all purposes (the “stability”)? For example, a table can be used for the purpose of sleeping, having dinner at, or even for staging a fencing match, but not for baking a cake. One explanation offered in the literature is that the (material) design of a technology puts constraints on the purposes for which technologies can be used. In this paper, I argue that such an explanation—while partly correct—fails to address the role of the environment in which human beings operate in putting constraints on technology use. I suggest that James Gibson’s affordance theory helps highlighting how stabilities in technology use arise in the interaction between human being and environment. Building on more recent approaches in affordance theory, I suggest that the environment can be conceptualized as a “rich landscape of affordances” that solicits certain actions, which are not just cued by the environment’s material structure, but also by the normativity present in the form of life in which a human being participates. I briefly contrast the approach to affordances developed in this paper with how Klenk (2020) and Tollon (2021) have conceptualized the “affordance character” of technological artifacts, and highlight how a focus on the situated nature of affordances augments these earlier conceptualizations.

Strategic improvement planning in schools: A sociotechnical approach for understanding current practices and design recommendations

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 166-180
Author(s):  
Fatih Demir ◽  
So Mi Kim ◽  
Neeley Current ◽  
Isa Jahnke
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
The United States ◽  
Digital Systems ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Design Recommendations ◽  
Data Intensive ◽  
Group Interviews

The schools in the United States undergo reforms that involve the integration of data-intensive improvement process known as strategic improvement plans (SIPs). This process requires digital systems to set goals, create interventions, use and analyse student data, monitor and report SIPs. A challenge with digital systems is the integration of a highly diverse set of data sources and identifying users who are engaged with the processes. This study explored how teachers and principals carry out SIPs currently. We applied the sociotechnical walkthrough, a qualitative method that combines a modelling notation and focus group interviews to understand the current workflows, technology use and interactions of teachers and principals developing SIPs. The results illustrate a variety of existing activities and indicate how a newly developed technology may have an impact as well as propose design recommendations to fill a gap in managing SIPs.

scholarly journals Religious Moderation Strategy in The Virtual Era and Its Implication to Improving the Quality of Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-216
Author(s):  
Faisal S. Kamaludin ◽  
Tata Septayuda Purnama ◽  
Zirmansyah Zirmansyah
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Educational Quality ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Quality Of Education

Technology use in education is important to transfer knowledge and solve problems especially during the pandemic situation. Unfortunately, the development of technology has not brought the positive assurance for religious moderation discourse amongst Muslims in Indonesia. One of the risks facing students during independent online learning is that they are exposed to vulnerable and extreme radical teachings. The present study investigated the school’s strategies to safeguard religious moderation policy during online learning. It applied qualitative method using case study. The findings show the application of religious moderation strategies have brought positive impact on educational quality. The strategies required cooperation among several parties including teachers, students, parents. Their strategic partnership is pivotal element to increase educational quality

Recontextualising Technology in Appropriation Processes

2009 ◽  
pp. 153-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Janneck
Keyword(s):  
Technology Use ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Technological Artifacts ◽  
Work Routines ◽  
Use Context ◽  
Technical Artifact ◽  
Empirical Illustration

For a technology use to be successful, the circumstance of its introduction into a use context—or recontextualization— is crucial. The users of a technical artifact play an active role in this process: They appropriate the technology, that is, they explore a new technology and choose how to integrate (or not integrate) it into their practices and (work) routines. This chapter discusses a variety of factors that influence technology artifact appropriation. It illustrates the process of recontextualizing technological artifacts, and common pitfalls associated with it, as well as the protagonists doing the appropriation. For empirical illustration, case studies from different use contexts are presented, including some “lessons learned” drawn from them. Concluding, further research perspectives and challenges are discussed.

Aging and assistive technology use

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 63-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Mann
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Technology Use

Computer Technology Use and Attitudes Among Older Adults

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Wadley ◽  
Rachel Benz ◽  
Martha Frankel ◽  
David Ball ◽  
Daniel Roenker
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Technology Use

Survey of psychologists’ telebehavioral health practices: Technology use, ethical issues, and training needs.

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Glueckauf ◽  
Marlene M. Maheu ◽  
Kenneth P. Drude ◽  
Brittny A. Wells ◽  
Yuxia Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Use ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Health Practices ◽  
Telebehavioral Health ◽  
And Training

Pengembangan Butik Muslim yang Terkait dengan Pelayanan Prima dan Kualitas Produk pada Butik Firta Collection

Liquidity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-107
Author(s):  
Esust Setiawati
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Customer Trust

This study aims to analyze how strategic management in the Firta Collection Boutique to develop its business, especially in providing services to customers. The method used in this research is a qualitative method that includes Marketing Mix (4P Analysis) and SWOT Analysis, to find out what external factors are opportunities or threats to the Firta Collection Boutique. The results of the study show that the strategies adopted by the Firta Collection Boutique are still inappropriate and need to use other strategies. Changes in the external environment have continued to increase so that it is an opportunity and anticipates threats by utilizing strengths and minimizing weaknesses by innovating and improving approaches and gaining customer trust in product quality, in order to compete in the fashion sector.

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