Published in NASA x CMU MHCI 2021: Team Chronos·Jun 13, 2021Hey Commander, There’s An Endless Path to ReexamineSprint 7: Low-Fidelity Prototypes and Initial Usability Testing — A vision must be much more than a project, even a big project. — Robert S. Walker, FINAL FRONTIER, April 1989. With endless possibilities of what space travel to Mars may look like, our team is prepared to make deep-space-mission communication one that can take on any of those possibilities. After a short break after presenting our research to the NASA Ames Research…9 min read9 min read
Published in NASA x CMU MHCI 2021: Team Chronos·May 6, 2021Mission Log in the Sky with Time DelaySprint 6: Future Visioning — Houston, We Are Now in Orbit. Our team has finally made it to the end of the Spring Semester and is ready to get started on our summer mission. We have been working on synthesizing the little bit of research we have remaining during this semester and thinking about what Summer might look like. …7 min read7 min read
Published in Isolation of Elderly Poeple·May 2, 2021Intergenerational Change: Empowered EldersEcology of Interventions — This is the last post in our five-part series on our wicked problem: the isolation of the elderly in the Greater Pittsburgh area. For part one, we parsed the intersecting points of multiple thorny issues and their distinct set of complexities; all of which shape the experiences of the elderly…Transition Design11 min readTransition Design11 min read
Published in Isolation of Elderly Poeple·Apr 12, 2021Thriving Intergenerational Cultures: Transitioning to de-center able-ism, age-ism, and individualismEnvisioning the Future — This is the fourth post in our five-part series on the isolation of the elderly in the Greater Pittsburgh area. In this post, we articulate a vision for 2075 in which individualism is reduced or non-existent. …12 min read12 min read
Published in Isolation of Elderly Poeple·Mar 22, 2021Bringing Together the PastMulti-Level Perspective Mapping — Elders in Pittsburgh encompass approximately 25% of the population, and of that percentage 13.8% are 65 and older (Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh, 2017). In a more recent survey conducted by AARP, research has found that the 65+ group has grown to be roughly 20% of the Pittsburgh population. This encourages the…Transition Design18 min readTransition Design18 min read
Published in Isolation of Elderly Poeple·Mar 8, 2021The Isolation of the Elderly: People, Influence, Hopes, and FearsMapping Stakeholders — The elderly population in Pittsburgh is one of the highest in the nation and assumed to reach its peak around 2030 (Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging, 2021, University of PIttsburgh, 2014). In such a context, our wicked problem, the isolation of the elderly in Pittsburgh, consists of actants from across…Cmu12 min readCmu12 min read
Published in NASA x CMU MHCI 2021: Team Chronos·Feb 15, 2021Started From The Bottom, Now We’re … In OrbitSprint 1: Kick-off & Research Plan — 5–4–3–2–1–0 booster ignition and liftoff! We are currently 21 days into our journey and have just started to scrape the surface. As NASA prepares for the Artemis Program, our team is also thinking about the future trip to Mars, specifically communication between crew and Mission Control Center (MCC). The Playbook is an application that the…NASA5 min readNASA5 min read
Published in Isolation of Elderly Poeple·Feb 15, 2021What is Influencing the Isolation of The Elderly?Mapping a Wicked Problem — Isolation of the elderly remains a recurring issue across the US. Whether they can age in place (in their homes) or in a separate facility, the elderly often experience a lack of companionship, camaraderie and a sense of belonging as their community continues to narrow. According to the State of…Transition Design19 min readTransition Design19 min read
Published in hyperSense: Beyond the Invisible·Oct 12, 2020Human-Technology IntegrationWe are slowly going beyond human-computer interaction. The question is not “how do we interact with computers” but “how do we integrate with computers?” Through the integration of technology, humans have the ability to extend our senses beyond what our bodies can do. However, unlike the tools we use, technology integration could salter the way we see ourselves and others. Further reading: Next Steps in Human-Computer Integration | DOI: 10.1145/3313831.3376242Beyondreading1 min readBeyondreading1 min read
Published in hyperSense: Beyond the Invisible·Oct 8, 2020Project Diary: Time TravelWhat could happen when you wanted to visit another space of the world at different a time? Topic Exploration Our Team, made up of Rachel Arredondo, Amrita Khoshoo, Christianne Francovich, and me, had a wide range of topics that we were interested in exploring from manifesting human connection, altering temporality, and changing…Project3 min readProject3 min read
