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Effects of ambient illumination on text recognition for UI development
(Chapter, 2018)In this research, the effects of illumination intensity on character recognition performances has been assessed for LCDs. Measuring how the minimum acceptable contrast ratio in the content changes as the device is moved ... -
The effects of learning environments on student active learning
(Chapter, 2023)Student active learning has been shown to have a significant positive effect on learning outcomes as experienced by students. The learning environments where these activities take place are often simplified to describe the ... -
Elucidating hermeneutic and reflective design practices; is it possible to present a prescriptive process?
(Chapter, 2018)Reference to six modes of design reasoning, this article aims to elucidate designers´ hermeneutic and reflective ways of thinking. It seeks to answer whether it is possible to present a prescribed hermeneutic and/or ... -
ENCOURAGING REFLECTION ON GENDER BIAS IN DESIGN EDUCATION
(Chapter, 2021)Gender stereotypes still dominate modern society, despite of an ongoing shift of ideas and ideals relating gender roles. Whilst design impacts our perceptions on gender roles, today’s design education lacks the tools to ... -
Enhancing participation in interdisciplinary student teams through the use of tangible representations
(Chapter, 2019)Designers are to an increasingly extent working as facilitators and members of co-creative interdisciplinary teams. Interdisciplinary collaboration is needed when working with complex problems, and more knowledge on how ... -
Ensuring Universal Design of ICT: Triggering the Triggers!
(Chapter, 2018)Some ICT projects manage to create award winning, inclusive solutions, while others fail. Previous research has gathered data from 34 informants across 23 ICT-projects that have achieved universal design (UD). Their reasons ... -
Ensuring Universal Design of ICT: Triggering the Triggers!
(Chapter, 2018)Some ICT projects manage to create award winning, inclusive solutions, while others fail. Previous research has gathered data from 34 informants across 23 ICT-projects that have achieved universal design (UD). Their reasons ... -
Estimated and actual construction inventory data in embodied Greenhouse Gas emission calculations for a Norwegian zero emission building (ZEB) construction site
(Chapter, 2018)The Norwegian construction industry is responsible for approximately 1.2% of national GHG emissions during the construction phase. Consequently, there is a growing interest in addressing construction emissions. Therefore, ... -
Evaluating Graphical User Interfaces for Handling Latency in Remote Crane Operation
(Chapter, 2023)Due to safety and productivity concerns, there are newer cranes that can be operated remotely from a control room. As operators and their cranes are located separately, the communication between operators and their cranes ... -
Examination of Design and Human Factors Supporting Sensemaking, Resilience and Performance in the Ship Accident Helge Ingstad in Norway
(Chapter, 2021)We examine design and Human Factors supporting sensemaking, resilience and performance on the bridge of the frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad that collided with the tanker Sola TS in 2018. We are presenting a framework to evaluate ... -
Experimental facilities for adaptive façades characterization
(Chapter, 2015)Adaptive façades, components and systems are very promising technologies to improve energy and environmental performance of building. The characterization and analysis of their thermophysical and optical behaviour is very ... -
Experimenting a Digital Collaborative Platform for Supporting Social Innovation in Multiple Settings
(Chapter, 2018)Social Innovation is gaining popularity as an approach to address societal challenges. Governments, charities, NGOS and organizations are taking up the role of facilitating citizens participation into social innovation ... -
Exploring Humor as a Repair Strategy During Communication Breakdowns with Voice Assistants
(Chapter, 2023)Voice assistants are becoming increasingly useful and support realistic conversations, yet communication breakdowns occur. We investigate the use of humor as a repair strategy in an experiment where the voice assistant ... -
Extending System Design Tools to Facilitate Systemic Innovation in Prospective Ergonomics
(AISC;volume 824, Chapter, 2018)Through an extensive literature review, this article aims to promote systemic innovation, which is presently too much influenced by context and too limited by rationality. As such, the article argues for the use of systems ... -
Extending system design tools to incorporate user- and contextual elements in developing future products and services
(Chapter, 2017)This article aims to extend systems thinking to include user-, and contextual elements. Such extension should be angled towards increased human intervention and multiple stakeholder involvement in predetermined contexts. ... -
F2c2C-DM: A Fog-to-cloudlet-to-Cloud Data Management Architecture in Smart City
(Chapter, 2019)Smart city solutions make a high-level technological innovation in a city to expand their citizens' quality of life by several different technological management strategies (such as resource management and data management) ... -
Fractures in the faculty: the state of sustainable design teaching in the UK
(Chapter, 2018)Design is integral to the UK economy, and with the rise of service design and design thinking has also become a means of addressing society’s greatest challenges – such as social and environmental sustainability. Design ... -
Gesture-Based Ιnteraction: Visual Gesture Mapping
(Chapter, 2020)Gesture-based interaction allows for interacting with computers, machines and robots in an intuitive way without direct physical contact. The challenge is that there are no agreed-upon interaction patterns for gesture-based ... -
Green and Sustainable – How are These Terms Reflected in the Context of Facilities Management?
(;Chapter 6.1, Chapter, 2016)Purpose: This paper evaluates how the terms ‘Green’ and ‘Sustainable’ are used in facilities management (FM) and FM relevant literature. The purpose is to develop a deeper understanding of the use of terms in new emerging ... -
Helping Business Contribute to a Sustainability Transition: Archetypes of Business Models for Sustainability
(Chapter, 2023)This chapter discusses business models for sustainability (BMfS). The objective for BMfS is to increase positive or decrease negative impacts of business performance on the environment and society, simultaneously providing ...