Anthropologically-inspired approaches coupled with design techniques to study and create digital technology across cultures and socio-economic groups.
Technology, Design, and Culture at UC, Irvine.
We are a research lab focussed on people and technology in the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. Topically, we focus on cross-cultural technologies, collaboration, international development, disaster relief, workplace practices, education, and games research.
New Publications
- Digital Imaginaries: How We Know What We (Think We) Know about Chinese Gold Farming
- My Life as a Night Elf Priest: An Anthropological Account of World of Warcraft.
- Embodied Social Proxy: Mediating Interpersonal Connection in Hub-and-Satellite Teams
- Culture and Creativity: World of Warcraft Modding in China and the U.S.
- Survival Needs and Social Inclusion: Technology Use Among the Homeless
- User creativity, governance, and the new media: An introduction to the First Monday special issue
