The Wikipedia Adventure
The Wikipedia Adventure
I recently finished a paper that presents a novel social computing system called the Wikipedia Adventure. The system was a gamified…
GraphScape: Modeling Similarity & Sequence among Charts
GraphScape: Modeling Similarity & Sequence among Charts
A single chart is often not enough to understand data and to convey a story. So it’s not surprising that people use multiple charts in…
Assumptions in the Design of Self-Tracking Tools
Assumptions in the Design of Self-Tracking Tools
Today’s interactions with technology leave digital traces that are a potential font of insights into our lives. Our emails contain receipts…
Children’s Perspectives on Critical Data Literacies
Children’s Perspectives on Critical Data Literacies
Last week, we presented a new paper that describes how children are thinking through some of the implications of new forms of data…
Surviving an “Eternal September:” How an Online Community Managed a Surge of Newcomers
Surviving an “Eternal September:” How an Online Community Managed a Surge of Newcomers
Attracting newcomers is among the most widely studied problems in online community research. However, with all the attention paid to…