Student Design Competitions as an Awareness-building activity for HCI in the Global South: Extended abstract

Christian Sturm, Edward Peter Greenwood White, Marisol Wong-Villacres, Melissa Densmore, Mario A Moreno Rocha, Carlos Alberto Martínez, César Collazos, Nobert Rangarirai Jere, Alicia Am Mon

Tutkimustuotos: KonferenssiartikkeliTieteellinen

Abstrakti

Increasing the awareness for the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in the Global South faces many challenges. The value of integrating HCI into computer science programs is still in its infancy across locations. Drawing from 16 years of experiences supporting Student Design Competitions (SDCs) in Latin America and Africa, in this paper we reflect on the intrinsic and extrinsic value of the CHI SDC in conjuction with local and regional events to address this challenge. Via the competitions, students get exposed to global perspectives on HCI, and industry experiences first hand the power of bringing students together. The SDC provides regional and global visibility for local research and HCI groups, which would be impossible otherwise. It allows the student teams to be on par with other teams worldwide. This, in turn, supports local researchers to raise resources both locally and regionally. Participation in the SDC, however, needs reframing and more support to deliver its full potential.
AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
OtsikkoIncreasing the awareness for the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in the Global South faces many challenges. The value of integrating HCI into computer science programs is still in its infancy across locations. Drawing from 16 years of experiences supporting Student Design Competitions (SDCs) in Latin America and Africa, in this paper we reflect on the intrinsic and extrinsic value of the CHI SDC in conjuction with local and regional events to address this challenge. Via the competitions, students get exposed to global perspectives on HCI, and industry experiences first hand the power of bringing students together. The SDC provides regional and global visibility for local research and HCI groups, which would be impossible otherwise. It allows the student teams to be on par with other teams worldwide. This, in turn, supports local researchers to raise resources both locally and regionally. Participation in the SDC, however, needs reframing and more support to deliver its full potential.
ToimittajatFlorian Floyd Mueller, Penny Kyburz, Julie R. Williamson, Corina Sas
KustantajaACM
Sivut1-7
ISBN (elektroninen)979-8-4007-0331-7
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 11 toukok. 2024
OKM-julkaisutyyppiB3 Vertaisarvioimaton artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
TapahtumaACM SIGCHI Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Honolulu, Yhdysvallat
Kesto: 11 toukok. 202416 toukok. 2024

Conference

ConferenceACM SIGCHI Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Maa/AlueYhdysvallat
KaupunkiHonolulu
Ajanjakso11/05/2416/05/24

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