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SUMMARY:“Resistance is Futile”: Reading Science Fiction Alongside Ubiq
 uitous Computing - Mark Blythe\, University of York
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CONTACT:Alan Blackwell
DESCRIPTION:We will be discussing a draft manuscript from Paul Dourish and
  Genevieve Bell that is currently under review.\n\nThe draft manuscript is
  temporarily online at:\nhttp://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~afb21/tmp/puc-scifi-draf
 t.pdf\n\nDraft abstract: Design-oriented research is an act of collective 
 imagining – a way in which we work together to bring about a future that
  lies slightly out of our grasp. In this paper\, we examine the collective
  imagining of ubiquitous computing by bringing it into alignment with a re
 lated phenomenon\, science fiction\, in particular as imagined by a series
  of shows that form part of the cultural backdrop for many members of the 
 research community. A comparative reading of these fictional narratives hi
 ghlights a series of themes that are also implicit in the research literat
 ure. We argue both that these themes are important considerations in the s
 haping of technological design\, and that an attention to the tropes of po
 pular culture holds methodological value for ubiquitous computing.\n\nRubr
 ic for the reading group: Everyone attending is expected to read the paper
  in advance. Please bring a copy with you\, preferably annotated with inte
 resting reflections. The format of discussion will be a brief invited intr
 oduction/critique by two members of the group\, followed by general discus
 sion and informal mixing.
LOCATION:The Courtyard\, William Gates Building
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