Daniela Blauhut

• Stigberg, Susanne Koch; Said, Fahad Faisal & Blauhut, Daniela (2023). Digital Fabrication in Arts and Crafts Education: A Critical Review. In Zaphiris, Panayiotis & Ioannou, Andri (Ed.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14040. Springer. ISSN 9783031344114. p. 642–657. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-34411-4_44. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This article presents a critical review of research on digital fabrication in K-12 arts and crafts education. We provide an overview of the research field from two perspectives: 1) digital fabrication technologies and classroom practices, and 2) applied theoretical frameworks and research methodologies. Results show that robotics, e-textiles and 3D are the most common digital fabrication themes in arts and crafts education. In the typical DF research project, a qualitative paradigm is chosen, and learning is described from a constructionist perspective. We conclude the article with two specific opportunities for consolidating research on digital fabrication for arts and crafts education.

• Blauhut, Daniela & Seip, Knut Lehre (2018). An empirical study of mobile-device use at Norwegian oil and gas processing plants. Cognition, Technology & Work. ISSN 1435-5558. 20(2), p. 325–336. doi: 10.1007/s10111-018-0469-z. Full text in Research Archive
• Blauhut, Daniela (2007). Fädelspiel, Spielkulturen : bauen, spielen, lernen : 14. UNESCO Kreativitätsworkshop. Wissen Media. p. 66–69. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Deltakere på UNESCO-Kreativitetsworkshop har utviklet terapeutiske leker og denne boken presenterer noen resultater. ?Fädelspiel? av Daniela Blauhut er et lekende hjelpemiddel til å tre i interaksjon med hverandre.

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• Blauhut, Daniela (2018). Handheld-Geräte für den Einsatz in integrierten Operationen in der Öl- und Gasindustrie. Shaker Verlag GmbH. ISBN 9783844058697. 322 p. Full text in Research Archive

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• Blauhut, Daniela (2017). Presentasjon av bachelorstudium i Industriell design. Full text in Research Archive
• Blauhut, Daniela (2017). Interaksjonsdesign og brukerkommunikasjon. Full text in Research Archive
• Blauhut, Daniela (2017). Kan datamaskiner ta over alle menneskelige oppgaver? Full text in Research Archive
• Blauhut, Daniela (2017). Presentasjon ingeniørutdanninger med fokus på ingeniørfagene Industriell design og Maskin. Full text in Research Archive
• Blauhut, Daniela (2016). Håndholdte enheter for bruk innen integrerte operasjoner i petroleumsindustrien. Full text in Research Archive
• Blauhut, Daniela (2013). Håndholdt utrustning i petroleumsindustrien. Full text in Research Archive
• Blauhut, Daniela (2012). Vitenskapelig presentasjon av feltstudier på Nyhamna (Ormen Lange) og Melkøya (Snøhvit). Full text in Research Archive
• Blauhut, Daniela & Buur, Jacob (2009). What video styles can do for user research. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Documentary video is regularly used to support user research in user-centred design, and many researchers are familiar with this medium. There is strong research evidence that video can contribute substantially to human-computer interaction and interaction design. But the question what role the video camera actually plays in studying people and establishing design collaboration still exists. In this paper we argue that traditional documentary film approaches like Direct Cinema and Cinéma Vérité show that a purely observational approach may not be most valuable for user research and that video material can be used in a variety of ways to explore, understand and present the everyday. Based on a comparison of several video studies of similar activities, but shot by different researchers, we develop the concept of ¿styles¿ in video studies, and define three camera styles that may be a help for researchers in organising user research: Not only in making decisions about camera techniques, but in relating how the researcher interacts with the person(s) in front of the camera to the purpose of the shooting.

• Blauhut, Daniela; Øritsland, Trond Are; Øyan, Petter & Trebeß, Achim (2016). Handheld devices for use within integrated operations in the petroleum industry. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. ISSN 9788232615636. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Handheld devices have been used for several years in integrated operations in the petroleum industry. There is little knowledge of the effects of their design on efficient and safe plant operation, however. Moreover, little is known about how operators evaluate design and usability of mobile devices to support their work. The objective of this research work is to investigate how the design of handheld devices affects working routines to facilitate efficient and safe operations at gas processing plants and to what extent their use improve current procedures and satisfies users’ needs. For the purpose of creating design criteria for future product development, the research includes the collection and analysis of data on existing collaborative work practices in safety critical environments and evaluation studies of handheld devices that are currently used by operators on Norwegian land facilities. The criteria are based on theory and interviews, observation material, and video data from three ethnographic fieldwork studies conducted at the Ormen Lange and Hammerfest LNG onshore processing plants. The data were analysed using techniques from ethnographic analysis, video analysis, and design. The thesis seeks to show relationships by taking a holistic view of human-computer interaction (HCI). It brings interaction with the real world ʊ including sensory experience ʊ into the focus of attention when designing future products. Creative decisions, in particular for mobile communication technologies, should be based upon theoretical considerations of the life world, embodiment, and Gestalt theory as well as on frameworks such as Distributed cognition and Activity theory because they are important for correct and effective use of technical devices. Handheld devices used in industrial contexts should be designed to support task performance rather than device performance. To succeed, the focus should, on the one hand, be on physical space in which work is done and on established procedures. On the other hand, user experiences and behavioural patterns as well as users’ mobility should be taken into account. A logical outcome of this is simplification of technology complexity. The aim of this research work is not to provide innovative technology but rather to emphasise the impacts of mobile technologies on people and business goals as well as on the physical and social environment in which technologies are used. The thesis is written from a design perspective and suggests aims for the design of handheld devices for use in the oil and gas industry. It presents a complex theoretical and empirical research and shows the dimensions that must be considered when designing seemingly small devices in order to meet their requirements. To answer the problem statement of the thesis, material from the fields of philosophy, cognitive science, and design theory was used and related to the empirical data collected from fieldwork studies. Based on a comprehensive design and context analysis, knowledge about handheld devices used in a hazardous work setting and information about user experiences is presented and data on the activity system of field operators provided. Finally, design criteria for handheld devices are suggested and three concepts of mobile devices evaluated to identify their opportunities and challenges. The research results show why it is necessary to design mobile technology from a user’s perspective. There is, however, a need for more empirical research in time-constrained, data-driven environments where people are required to perceive data rapidly in fast-paced situations. In order to provide people with well-designed equipment, human aspects will have to play a greater role in technology development and in design and engineering sciences.

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