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@joselynmcdonald and @toulmina discuss the intersections of humor, technology and fun!
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The Funny Maps | 9 Humor-Computer Interaction Lessons Learned from a Sassy Google Maps
The Funny Maps | 9 Humor-Computer Interaction Lessons Learned from a Sassy Google Maps
Part 3 of “The Funny Maps” Series — by Hannah Mernyk and Brooke Sachs
Hannah Mernyk
May 14, 2018
The Funny Maps | The First Thing I Look for in a Robot is a Sense of Humor
The Funny Maps | The First Thing I Look for in a Robot is a Sense of Humor
Part 1 of “The Funny Maps” series
Brooke Sachs
May 5, 2018
The Funny Maps | Two Researchers Attend Graduate School to Become Joke Writers for Robots.
The Funny Maps | Two Researchers Attend Graduate School to Become Joke Writers for Robots.
Part 2 of “The Funny Maps” series
Hannah Mernyk
May 4, 2018
Rethinking the diversity of our devices
Rethinking the diversity of our devices
tl;dr can humor help us expand “mainstream” interpretations of technology
Asha Toulmin
Apr 27, 2018
Enter the “parking lot”
Enter the “parking lot”
tl;dr a list of random humor tech ideas without a home
Asha Toulmin
Mar 9, 2018
Humor as a Design Strategy or: How we stop knowing what we know and started loving a hot dog drone.
Humor as a Design Strategy or: How we stop knowing what we know and started loving a hot dog drone.
tl;dr: Designing humorous prototypes reveals our assumptions about technology
Joselyn McDonald
Feb 23, 2018
Humor ≠ Laughter
Humor ≠ Laughter
tl;dr — a surface primer on humor, laughter and their functions
Asha Toulmin
Feb 9, 2018
The NagBot 3000: when technology is annoying
The NagBot 3000: when technology is annoying
tl;dr — can annoying, humorous technology help change our behavior?
Asha Toulmin
Jan 26, 2018
Humor Computer Interaction 😂
Humor Computer Interaction 😂
tl;dr — We want to know if and how humor can change our relationship with robots and digital agents. Also, we’ll talk about Pupper Bot, the…
Joselyn McDonald
Jan 15, 2018
Memeback: exploring memes as a feedback mechanism
Memeback: exploring memes as a feedback mechanism
tl;dr — can memes be considered a unit of cultural feedback?
Asha Toulmin
Dec 14, 2017
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