Harald Holone

• Njå, Ola; Nielsen, Arne Eirik; Holone, Harald; Joshi, Suhas Govind & Herstad, Jo (2026). Closing Time: A Theatre of Augmentation. In Havinen, Laura & Hägglund, Susanne (Ed.), NordiCHI '26: Proceedings of the 14th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ISSN 9798400723735. p. 1–10. doi: 10.1145/3821402.3830169. Full text in Research Archive
• Carcani, Klaudia; Bratteteig, Tone; Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2023). EquiP: A Method to Co-Design for Cooperation. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). ISSN 0925-9724. 32, p. 385–438. doi: 10.1007/s10606-023-09463-w. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In Participatory Design (PD), the design of a cooperative digital solution should involve all stakeholders in the co-design. When one stakeholder’s position is weaker due to socio-cultural structures or differences in knowledge or abilities, PD methods should help designers balance the power in the design process at both the macro and micro levels. We present a PD method that addresses the power relations arising during the design process and draws on theories about participation and power in the design and organisation of change processes. We contribute to Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) by using the PD method to design computer support for cooperation on cognitive rehabilitation between people with Mild Acquired Brain Injuries (MACI) and their healthcare professionals, where strengthening the cooperation is considered an element of patient empowerment. This method is presented as a contribution to the intersection between PD and CSCW. The discussion of power in PD contributes to the discussion of cooperation in CSCW. We found that EquiP supported the creation of choices, and hence the ‘power to’ influence the design. This method can contribute to a power ‘equilibrium’ and a positive-sum power relation in PD sessions involving all stakeholders.

• Shourmasti, Elaheh Shahmir; Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo; Holone, Harald & Demi, Selina (2021). User experience in social robots. Sensors. 21(15). doi: 10.3390/s21155052. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Social robots are increasingly penetrating our daily lives. They are used in various domains, such as healthcare, education, business, industry, and culture. However, introducing this technology for use in conventional environments is not trivial. For users to accept social robots, a positive user experience is vital, and it should be considered as a critical part of the robots’ development process. This may potentially lead to excessive use of social robots and strengthen their diffusion in society. The goal of this study is to summarize the extant literature that is focused on user experience in social robots, and to identify the challenges and benefits of UX evaluation in social robots. To achieve this goal, the authors carried out a systematic literature review that relies on PRISMA guidelines. Our findings revealed that the most common methods to evaluate UX in social robots are questionnaires and interviews. UX evaluations were found out to be beneficial in providing early feedback and consequently in handling errors at an early stage. However, despite the importance of UX in social robots, robot developers often neglect to set UX goals due to lack of knowledge or lack of time. This study emphasizes the need for robot developers to acquire the required theoretical and practical knowledge on how to perform a successful UX evaluation.

• Karlsen, Ida Christine; Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo & Holone, Harald (2021). The Medical Use of Smartwatches: A Tertiary Study Comparing Northern and Southern European Nursing homes. In Alier, Marc & Fonseca, David (Ed.), TEEM'21 : Ninth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality : Proceedings. ACM Publications. ISSN 9781450390668. p. 330–334. doi: 10.1145/3486011.3486470. Full text in Research Archive
• Carcani, Klaudia & Holone, Harald (2020). Guidelines for Participatory Design with People Living with Mild Acquired Cognitive Impairments. International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems. 13(1&2), p. 59–84. Full text in Research Archive
• Carcani, Klaudia; Grisot, Miria & Holone, Harald (2020). Designing Personal Health Records for Cognitive Rehabilitation. In Mauri, Lloret, James; Saplacan, Diana; Carcani, Klaudia; Ardiansyah, Prima Oky Dicky & Vasilache, Simona (Ed.), ACHI 2020, The Thirteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions. International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA). ISSN 9781612087610. p. 54–63. Full text in Research Archive
• Carcani, Klaudia & Holone, Harald (2019). A Participatory Design “Method Story”: The Case of Patients Living With Mild Acquired Cognitive Impairments. In Kokil, Uttam & Ota, Tomoko (Ed.), ACHI 2019, The Twelfth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions. International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA). ISSN 9781612086866. p. 210–217. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This paper presents a story on how patients with Mild Acquired Cognitive Impairment(s) (MACI) could be actively involved in Participatory Design (PD) sessions. A detailed description of what mild acquired cognitive impairments entitles is given, followed by an overview of PD and how it might be relevant in the design of new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions for this user group. The story on how we applied the method is presented as a description and reflection by the authors involved in redesigning the layout of a document in a rehabilitation hospital. The paper aims to attract the attention of PD practitioners to the MACI user group and trigger discussion and questions about PD techniques for patients with MACI.

• Schulz, Trenton Wade; Herstad, Jo & Holone, Harald (2018). Privacy at Home: An Inquiry into Sensors and Robots for the Stay at Home Elderly. In Zhou, Jia & Salvendy, Gavriel (Ed.), Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Applications in Health, Assistance, and Entertainment: 4th International Conference, ITAP 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 15–20, 2018, Proceedings, Part II. Springer Nature. ISSN 9783319920368. p. 377–394. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-92037-5_28. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The elderly in the future will use smart house technology, sensors, and robots to stay at home longer. Privacy at home for these elderly is important. In this exploratory paper, we examine different understandings of privacy and use Palen and Dourish’s framework to look at the negotiation of privacy along boundaries between a human at home, the robot, and its sensors. We select three dilemmas: turning sensors on and off, the robot seeing through walls, and machine learning. We discuss these dilemmas and also discuss ways the robot can help make the elderly more aware of privacy issues and to build trust.

• Kaufmann, Odd Tore; Stenseth, Børre & Holone, Harald (2018). Programmering i matematikkundervisningen. In Norstein, Anne & Haara, Frode Olav (Ed.), Matematikkundervisning i en digital verden. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202555214. p. 73–96. Full text in Research Archive
• Carcani, Klaudia & Holone, Harald (2018). Boundary Objects or Coordination Mechanisms? IRIS Selected Papers of the Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia. ISSN 1891-9863. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Berntsen, Kristina Rakneberg (2016). Programmering som et pedagogisk verktøy i matematikkundervisningen. NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning. ISSN 1892-0713. Full text in Research Archive
• Nguyen, Van Nhan & Holone, Harald (2016). N-best List Re-ranking Using Syntactic Score: a solution for improving speech recognition accuracy in air traffic control. International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems. ISSN 1598-7833. p. 1309–1314. doi: 10.1109/ICCAS.2016.7832482. Full text in Research Archive
• Nguyen, Van Nhan & Holone, Harald (2016). N-best List Re-ranking Using Semantic Relatedness and Syntactic Score: An approach for improving speech recognition accuracy in air traffic control. International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems. ISSN 1598-7833. p. 1315–1319. doi: 10.1109/ICCAS.2016.7832483. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2016). The filter bubble and its effect on online personal health information. Croatian Medical Journal. ISSN 0353-9504. 57(3), p. 298–301. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2016.57.298. Full text in Research Archive
• Olsen, Caroline Sofie; Holone, Harald; Eskerud, Martin & Skaalsveen, Anders (2015). Controlling the home: A user participatory approach to designing a simple interface for a complex home automation system. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). ISSN 0302-9743. 9170, p. 717–728. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-20916-6_66. Full text in Research Archive
• Nguyen, Van Nhan & Holone, Harald (2015). Possibilities, Challenges And The State Of The Art Of Automatic Speech Recognition In Air Traffic Control. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. ISSN 1307-6892. 9(8), p. 1811–1820. Full text in Research Archive
• Stensæth, Karette; Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2014). PARTICIPATION: A combined perspective on the concept from the fields of informatics and music and health. Skriftserie fra Senter for forskning i musikk og helse (CREMAH). ISSN 1893-3580. 8(9), p. 157–186. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The point of departure for this article is the interdisciplinary research project RHYME (rhyme.no), which involves computing and musical components embedded in everyday objects, with the aim of improving the quality of life for children with special needs, their families and caretakers (Cappelen & Andersson, 2011). In RHYME, participation is apparent in many respects, including but not limited to the project’s political assignment, its theoretical foundation, and the practical implementation of user participation in the action research. The authors of this article are three researchers in the RHYME project—two represent the discipline of informatics and one represents music and health. Before we explore the phenomenon of participation within the RHYME project over the course of this chapter, the informatics researchers Herstad and Holone and the music and health researcher Stensæth will outline the concept of participation within their respective fields. We will however begin with a short presentation of RHYME. The last part of this article derives directly from empirical data generated through RHYME, and in the concluding discussion we will suggest future possibilities for exchange between informatics and the field of music and health. Because our fields seldom cooperate in research, we hope that our comments will be relevant to other interdisciplinary projects. We will specifically address the following research questions: How is participation described in the disciplines of informatics and music and health, and what does participation imply in the RHYME project? To proceed from a common ground of understanding, we will be guided by the following working questions: How does the focus on user participation in the RHYME prototype evaluations differ for informatics and health and music researchers? With regard to participation, what can the fields of music and health and informatics learn from one another?

• Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2013). Three tensions in participatory design for inclusion. In Baudisch, Patrick & Beaudouin-Lafon, Michel (Ed.), CHI 2013: Changing perspectives: Conference proceedings. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ISSN 9781450318990. p. 2903–2906. doi: 10.1145/2470654.2481401. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2013). RHYME: Musicking for all. Journal of Assistive Technologies. ISSN 1754-9450. 7(2), p. 93–101. doi: 10.1108/17549451311328772. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Knudsen, Lars Emil (2012). A Multimodal Approach to Accessible Web Content on Smartphones. In Miesenberger, Klaus; Karshmer, Arthur; Penaz, Petr & Zagler, Wolfgang (Ed.), Computers Helping People with Special Needs 13th International Conference, ICCHP 2012, Linz, Austria, July 11-13, 2012, Proceedings, Part I. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. ISSN 9783642315213. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-31534-3_1. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2012). RHYME: Musicking for All. In Miesenberger, Klaus; Karshmer, Arthur; Penaz, Petr & Zagler, Wolfgang (Ed.), Computers Helping People with Special Needs 13th International Conference, ICCHP 2012, Linz, Austria, July 11-13, 2012, Proceedings, Part I. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. ISSN 9783642315213. p. 262–269. doi: 10.1108/17549451311328772. Full text in Research Archive
• Herstad, Jo & Holone, Harald (2012). What we talk about when we talk about co-creative tangibles. In Halskov, Kim; Winschiers-Theophilus, Heike; Lee, Yanki; Simonsen, Jesper & Bødker, Keld (Ed.), (PDC '12) Proceedings of the 12th Participatory Design Conference: Exploratory Papers, Workshop Descriptions, Industry Cases - Volume 2. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ISSN 9781450312967. p. 109–112. doi: 10.1145/2348144.2348179. Full text in Research Archive
• Herstad, Jo & Holone, Harald (2012). Making sense of co-creative tangibles through the concept of familiarity. In Malmborg, Lone & Pederson, Thomas (Ed.), NordiCHI '12: Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design. ACM Publications. ISSN 9781450314824. p. 89–98. doi: 10.1145/2399016.2399031. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2010). Negotiating Privacy Boundaries in Social Applications for Accessibility Mapping. In Hvannberg, Ebba Þóra; Lárusdóttir, Marta Kristín; Blandford, Ann & Gulliksen, Jan (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Extending Boundaries. ACM Publications. ISSN 9781605589343. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2010). Transient Cooperation in Social Applications for Accessibility Mapping. In Miesenberger, Klaus; Klaus, Joachim; Zagler, Wolfgang & Karshmer, Arthur (Ed.), Computers Helping People with Special Needs, Part I. Springer. ISSN 9783642140969. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2010). Social software for accessibility mapping: challenges and opportunities. In Sandnes, Frode Eika; Lunde, Magne; Tollefsen, Morten; Hauge, Aud Marie; Øverby, Erlend & Bryn, Rudolph (Ed.), Proceedings of Unitech 2010 - International Conference on Universal Technologies. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. ISSN 9788251925464. Full text in Research Archive
• Misund, Gunnar; Holone, Harald; Karlsen, Joakim & Tolsby, Håkon Lofthus (2009). Chase and catch - simple as that? : old-fashioned fun of traditional playground games revitalized with location-aware mobile phones. In Kato, Hirokazu; Haller, Michael & Athanasios, Vasilakos (Ed.), Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology. ACM Publications. ISSN 9781605588643. p. 73–80. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Fun in gaming is a difficult, however paramount, topic. Some games are fun, some are not. Some games are ancient and common to both man and animals, for instance Chase-and-Catch (C&C). These games are physically intensive, short in duration, and confined to a specific area. In our research we explore transitions from traditional playground C&C games to their digital counterparts. The rationale is simple; modest augmentations of old-fashioned gaming concepts might prove to be a rewarding avenue for designing successful location-based games. We present a straightforward C&C game, FoxHunt, where location-aware mobile phones are used for hunting virtual foxes. Based on field studies with a total of 220 players, we present and discuss evidence of a very high fun factor, independent of age, gender, playing conditions, and inclination towards sports and physical exercise. We argue that C&C games deserve to be treated as a separate genre within mobile, location-aware gaming.

• Misund, Gunnar; Holone, Harald; Tolsby, Håkon Lofthus; Karlsen, Joakim & Toppe, Alexander (2009). Effects of co-player visualization in a location-based chase-and-catch game. In Oppermann, Reinhard; Eisenhauer, Markus; Jarke, Matthias & Wulf, Volker (Ed.), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. ACM Publications. ISSN 9781605582818. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In our FoxHunt game, virtual foxes are chased on a playground. Foxes and hunters are rendered on a map displayed on GPS-enabled mobile phones. We collected data from three field tests, totalling 130 participants. Approximately half of the players were provided with positions and scores for the other hunters. In the rest of the games, only the foxes and the players' own avatars were rendered. Providing co-player information did not have a direct impact on gaming scores. However, it increased the reported fun factor.

• Holone, Harald (2009). Retrospective altruism and transient cooperation in accessibility mapping, Travel Health Informatics and Telehealth : EFMI Special Topic Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 2009. Victor Babes University Publishing House. ISSN 9786069202265. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Misund, Gunnar (2008). People helping computers helping people : navigation for people with mobility problems by sharing accessibility annotations, Computers helping people with special needs. Springer. p. 1093–1100. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Accessibility maps are valuable tools for people with mobility problems navigating in the urban landscape, in particular for first time visitors. However, the costs of establishing and maintaining such maps prohibit widespread use. Moreover, smartphones, GPS positioning and a growing number of open geospatial tools and technology are becoming commodities. Letting users create and augment geospatial data is opening up for a host of novel user generated geospatial services. Maps, or more precisely, the geospatial data they depict, might for instance be used for route planning. For pedestrians, not to say people with mobility problems, such tools are scarce. In this paper, we explore the combination of accessibility maps and route planning for people with mobility problems. To overcome the cost problems of accessibility surveys, we propose a novel concept, OurWay, which allows the users to annotate the accessibility of their surroundings.This user generated content provides a basis for computing satisfactory routes, from one location to another, matching the user's preferences and needs. We present findings from two experiments, which bear evidence of the validity of the concept, and discuss its potential as a tool for surveying and route planning.

• Holone, Harald; Misund, Gunnar; Tolsby, Håkon Lofthus & Kristoffersen, Steinar (2008). Aspects of personal navigation with collaborative user feedback, NordiCHI 2008 : Building bridges : proceedings of the 5th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Lund, Sweden, 20-22 October, 2008. ACM Press. p. 182–191. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Inspired by systems based on user generated content, we have developed a prototype named OurWay, a collabora- tive route planning system utilizing user feedback (rating of route segments) to provide quality routes adapted to the users abilities and needs. We report from an indoor exper- iment where users in wheelchairs solved navigational tasks with our prototype. Log data, observations, and interviews serve as a basis for discussing the feasibility of the Our- Way concept. We find that OurWay yields better routes for all users with aggregated route segment ratings produced throughout the experiment. However, ratings were largely produced by each individual to accomplish a selfish goal, namely that of solving a navigational task. In this respect, rating can be seen as a by-product of use, rather than as an intentional action on behalf of a community.

• Holone, Harald; Misund, Gunnar & Holmstedt, Håkon Arneng (2007). Users are doing it for themselves : pedestrian navigation with user generated content, Proceedings of the Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). p. 91–99. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Route planning has over the few past years become common in the context of driving cars and other vehicles. However, with the advent of powerful mobile devices, such as smart-phones, systems helping pedestrians finding their way in complex urban environments have emerged. We present a prototype system for mobile pedestrian navigation, called OurWay, based on user generated maps and collaborative annotations of network segments. We are particularly concerned with users with various permanent or temporary disabilities, like wheelchair users, or parents pushing baby strollers. By letting users rate the accessibility of locations, the system will compute bespoke routes matching their abilities and preferences. We explore the potential of the concept through a combination of field work and lab trials, using real life data. We also demonstrate that collaboratively collected geodata has promising properties as a foundation for innovative geospatial applications. Initial results indicate that few user annotations are needed to produce good routes.

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• Stigberg, Susanne Koch; Karlsen, Joachim; Holone, Harald & Linnes, Cathrine (2017). Nordic Contributions in IS Research - 8th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems, SCIS 2017, Halden, Norway, August 6-8, 2017. Proceedings. Springer. ISBN 9783319646947. 155 p. Full text in Research Archive
• Tollefsen, Morten; Brynn, Rudolph; Herstad, Jo; Holone, Harald; Lunde, Magne & Sandnes, Frode Eika [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2013). Web og universell utforming. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 9788215017549. 158 p. Full text in Research Archive

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• Korseberg, Karl-Arne Næss & Holone, Harald (2026). Bør teknologi­studenter skikkethets­vurderes? Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Skikkethetsvurdering skal beskytte sårbare grupper mot uforsvarlig profesjonsutøvelse. Men hvem har ansvaret når vurderinger og beslutninger i økende grad formes av teknologi og automatiserte systemer utviklet av personer som selv ikke omfattes av slike ordninger?

• Hussain, Syed Sajid; Holone, Harald; Mikalsen, Marius; Aalberg, Trond; Ørebæk, Ole-Edvard & Akerbæk, Tore Marius (2025). ICT education in the age of generative AI: competencies for critical thinking and reflective practice. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The rapid adoption of generative AI (GenAI) in industry and higher education presents new challenges and opportunities for ICT education. Students now enter university already accustomed to using GenAI tools, often without any training or guidance, while ICT graduates face workplaces where these tools are becoming integral to daily practice. This underscores a need for research-informed approaches to integrate GenAI tools into teaching and learning responsibly. This workshop will explore the implications of the GenAI shift for ICT education and how it can adapt its learning outcomes, content, and teaching methods in response to the rapid evolution of these tools. Specifically, we focus on critical thinking and reflective practice as a foundation for responsible engagement with GenAI tools. We aim to build a shared understanding of key competencies for ICT students and to collaboratively develop ideas for helping them build these competencies. Furthermore, our workshop seeks to strengthen collaborative networks among ICT educators to support ongoing dialogue and joint initiatives in this emerging field. The first part of the workshop establishes the foundation through a series of brief presentations and discussions. In the second part, participants work in facilitated groups using interactive tools such as Miro and Mentimeter to identify relevant roles and competencies, analyze opportunities and challenges, and develop actionable pedagogical strategies. The workshop concludes with a plenary synthesis, network-building activity, and a brief wrap-up outlining next steps. The workshop is co-organized by the Department of Computer Science and Communication at Østfold University College and the Department of Computer Science at NTNU.

• Holone, Harald (2020). The Orange Recliner Chronicles, ep. 7: Harald Holone: The Filter Bubble...what Google knows about you and what the internet is hiding! [Internet]. https://www.theorangereclinerchronicles.com/. Full text in Research Archive
• Carcani, Klaudia; Grisot, Miria & Holone, Harald (2020). Designing Personal Health Records for Cognitive Rehabilitation. Full text in Research Archive
• Carcani, Klaudia; Herstad, Jo & Holone, Harald (2019). Making activities visible: a way to patient empowerment. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Patient empowerment is a concept that has found an extensive discussion in health care. It is of significant interest, especially now when the number of people living with chronic diseases has increased. However, there is a stigma associated with being a patient, and contributing to empowerment becomes more challenging. In this paper, we present an empirical study of the cognitive rehabilitation process. We root the case analysis in Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) research field and further reflect on patient empowerment concept. Through our reflections, we contribute to the discussion of patient empowerment by highlighting some of the work structures that need to be in place in healthcare to make possible patient empowerment. Moreover, we contribute back to CSCW through a situated discourse of concepts in the context of rehabilitation care model. Rendering publicly visible the activities and facilitating the overseeing of events and activities, both in the level of the overall treatment as well as the micro-interactions among health care professionals and patients, are found relevant in building awareness among parts and leading to empowerment.

• Holone, Harald (2019). Sammenheng mellom forskning, undervisning og næringsliv. [Internet]. https://lorn.tech/lorn-pod/472-sammenheng-mellom-forskning-u. Full text in Research Archive
• Carcani, Klaudia & Holone, Harald (2019). A Participatory Design “Method Story”: The Case of Patients Living With Mild Acquired Cognitive Impairments. Full text in Research Archive
• Stigberg, Susanne Koch; Karlsen, Joakim; Holone, Harald & Linnes, Cathrine (2017). Erratum to: S. Stigberg et al. (Eds.): Nordic Contributions in IS Research, LNBIP 294, (10.1007/978-3-319-64695-4). Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing. ISSN 1865-1348. 294, p. E1–E1. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-64695-4_12. Full text in Research Archive
• Nguyen, Van Nhan & Holone, Harald (2016). N-best List Re-ranking Using Syntactic Score. Full text in Research Archive
• Berntsen, Kristina Rakneberg & Holone, Harald (2016). Programmering som et pedagogisk verktøy i matematikkundervisningen. Full text in Research Archive
• Nguyen, Van Nhan & Holone, Harald (2016). N-best List Re-ranking Using Semantic Relatedness and Syntactic Score. Full text in Research Archive
• Bjørkquist, Catharina; Forss, Maria; Holone, Harald & Samuelsen, Finn (2016). Velferdsteknologi for hjemmeboende i Fredrikstad kommune - presentasjon av følgeforskningsprosjektet. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Nguyen, Van Nhan (2015). Possibilities, Challenges And The State Of The Art Of Automatic Speech Recognition In Air Traffic Control. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2015). Data må støtte arbeidet, ikke erstatte det. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2015). Politikeres bruk av sosiale medier. [TV]. NRK TV og nett-TV. Full text in Research Archive
• Lilleby, Thomas; Holone, Harald & Kaufmann, Odd Tore (2015). Programmering i klasserommet. [Journal]. Halden Arbeiderblad. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2015). Informasjonsteknologi - en økende del av hverdagen. Full text in Research Archive
• Karterud, Trond Øyvind & Holone, Harald (2015). Sosiale medier, politikere og barn. [Radio]. NRK radio. Full text in Research Archive
• Erlingsen, Hilde & Holone, Harald (2015). – Folk glemmer at de skriver for alle. [Internet]. http://www.nrk.no/. Full text in Research Archive
• Molka-Danielsen, Judith; Nørbjerg, Jacob; Pries-Heje, Jan & Holone, Harald (2014). Foreword - Designing Human Technologies. IRIS Selected Papers of the Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia. ISSN 1891-9863. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia (IRIS) is of an annual meeting of Information Systems (IS) researchers. The IRIS seminar distinguishes itself as the oldest IS seminar in the world, as it has been established in 1978. IRIS is organised by the IRIS Association, the Scandinavian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). The articles of this fifth issue of the IRIS Selected Papers of the Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia were originally proposed by the working group chairs (senior IS researchers). The selected papers have an acceptance rate of 25% of the original submissions. All of the papers of the IRIS seminar have gone through a peer review process.

• Kristiansen, Monica; Holone, Harald & Natvig, Bent (2014). A Component-based Approach for Assessing Reliability of Compound Software. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2013). Three tensions in participatory design for inclusion. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2012). Inclusion by accessible social media: Introduction to the special thematic session. In Miesenberger, Klaus; Karshmer, Arthur; Penaz, Petr & Zagler, Wolfgang (Ed.), Computers Helping People with Special Needs 13th International Conference, ICCHP 2012, Linz, Austria, July 11-13, 2012, Proceedings, Part I. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. ISSN 9783642315213. p. 554–556. Full text in Research Archive
• Herstad, Jo & Holone, Harald (2012). Making sense of co-creative tangibles through the concept of familiarity. Full text in Research Archive
• Herstad, Jo & Holone, Harald (2012). Interaction with pillows. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2012). RHYME: Musicking for All. Full text in Research Archive
• Herstad, Jo & Holone, Harald (2012). What we talk about when we talk about co-creative tangibles. Full text in Research Archive
• Knudsen, Lars Emil & Holone, Harald (2012). A Multimodal Approach to Accessible Web Content on Smartphones. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2012). Inclusion by Accessible Social Media: Introduction to the Special Thematic Session. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2011). Ferietips for mobilen. [Radio]. Radio Norge. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2011). Egocentric mapping collaboration. [Internet]. Sciencenordic.com. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2011). Egoistisk samarbeid om kart. [Internet]. Forskning.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2011). Gjør google deg dummere? [TV]. TV Østfold. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2010). Negotiating Privacy Boundaries in Social Applications for Accessibility Mapping. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2010). Transient Cooperation in Social Applications for Accessibility Mapping. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2010). Social software for accessibility mapping: challenges and opportunities. Full text in Research Archive
• Misund, Gunnar; Holone, Harald; Tolsby, Håkon Lofthus; Karlsen, Joakim & Toppe, Alexander (2009). Effects of co-player visualization in a location-based chase-and-catch game. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2009). User collaboration in accessibility mapping - a case of retrospective altruism. Full text in Research Archive
• Misund, Gunnar; Holone, Harald; Karlsen, Joakim & Tolsby, Håkon Lofthus (2009). Chase and catch - simple as that?: old-fashioned fun of traditional playground games revitalized with location-aware mobile phones. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2009). Retrospective altruism and transient cooperation in accessibility mapping. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald (2008). Aspects of personal navigation with collaborative user feedback. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Inspired by systems based on user generated content, we have developed a prototype named OurWay, a collabora- tive route planning system utilizing user feedback (rating of route segments) to provide quality routes adapted to the users abilities and needs. We report from an indoor exper- iment where users in wheelchairs solved navigational tasks with our prototype. Log data, observations, and interviews serve as a basis for discussing the feasibility of the Our- Way concept. We find that OurWay yields better routes for all users with aggregated route segment ratings produced throughout the experiment. However, ratings were largely produced by each individual to accomplish a selfish goal, namely that of solving a navigational task. In this respect, rating can be seen as a by-product of use, rather than as an intentional action on behalf of a community.

• Holone, Harald (2008). People helping computers helping people : navigation for people with mobility problems by sharing accessibility annotations. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Accessibility maps are valuable tools for people with mobility problems navigating in the urban landscape, in particular for first time visitors. However, the costs of establishing and maintaining such maps prohibit widespread use. Moreover, smartphones, GPS positioning and a growing number of open geospatial tools and technology are becoming commodities. Letting users create and augment geospatial data is opening up for a host of novel user generated geospatial services. Maps, or more precisely, the geospatial data they depict, might for instance be used for route planning. For pedestrians, not to say people with mobility problems, such tools are scarce. In this paper, we explore the combination of accessibility maps and route planning for people with mobility problems. To overcome the cost problems of accessibility surveys, we propose a novel concept, OurWay, which allows the users to annotate the accessibility of their surroundings. This user generated content provides a basis for computing satisfactory routes, from one location to another, matching the user's preferences and needs. We present findings from two experiments, which bear evidence of the validity of the concept, and discuss its potential as a tool for surveying and route planning.

• Holone, Harald; Holmstedt, Håkon Arneng & Misund, Gunnar (2007). OurWay : collaborative route planning. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Route planning has over the few past years become common in the context of driving cars and other vehicles. However, with the advent of powerful mobile devices, such as smart-phones, systems helping pedestrians finding their way in complex urban environments have emerged. We present a prototype system for mobile non-vehicle navigation, called OurWay, based on user generated maps from the OpenStreetMap project, and collaborative annotations of network segments. We are particularly concerned with users with various permanent or temporary disabilities, like wheelchair users, or parents pushing baby strollers. By letting users rate the accessibility of locations, the system will compute bespoke routes matching their abilities and preferences. We explore the potential of the concept through a combination of field work and lab trials, using real life data. We also demonstrate that collaboratively collected geodata has promising properties as a foundation for innovative geospatial applications. Initial results indicate that few user annotations are needed to produce good routes.

• Holone, Harald; Misund, Gunnar & Holmstedt, Håkon Arneng (2007). Mobile Challenges : from universal access to universal participation. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Mobile technologies and services offer new opportunities for eAccessibility and aParticipation. In this position paper we present three on-going projects addressing mobile user collaboration and participation, where the target groups range from physically disabled persons to neighborhood citizens. We then discuss some selected challenges in mobile eParticipation, regarding both ICT research and policy and community issues.

• Bjørkquist, Catharina; Forss, Maria; Holone, Harald & Samuelsen, Finn (2017). Innovasjonsreisen – innføring av digitale trygghetsalarmer på veien mot Helsevakt: Følgeforskning i Fredrikstad kommune. Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 9788278254493. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Denne rapporten viser resultater fra et oppdrag med følgeforskning for Fredrikstad kommune. Vi har benyttet et organisasjonsteoretisk perspektiv på prosesser som kommunen og deres ansatte, brukere og pårørende er med på i arbeidet med installering av digitale trygghetsalarmer og veien mot en eventuell helsevakt. Våre hovedfunn er informasjonsflyt, en felles strategi og felles målsettinger er kritiske faktorer for å lykkes i omstillingsarbeidet. Pårørende har ikke inntrykk av at brukerne har fått noe nytt, det er en trygghetsalarm. Nesten alle brukerne som er spurt, er veldig fornøyde med den digitale trygghetsalarmen og mener den er enkel å bruke, men ifølge pårørende kan brukerne bli forvirret av blinkende lys. Noen av de største utfordringer organisasjonen har i utviklingen av tjenesten, her levering av digital trygghetsalarm, er revirtenkning på ulike nivåer, mellom profesjoner og mellom de ulike organisatoriske enhetene. Det er også en utfordring at arbeidet med skiftet fra analog til digitale alarmer ikke blir sett på som eller behandlet som en endring. For ansatte er det er nødvendig med endrings- og samhandlingskompetanse i tillegg til å beherske det rent praktiske i forhold til hvordan alarmene fungerer. Når det gjelder samhandling, er informasjonsutveksling og det å ha noen faste møteplasser viktig.

• Holone, Harald; Iivari, Netta; Kuutti, Kari & Molka-Danielsen, Judith (2015). Selected Papers of the Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia : Nordic Contributions in IS Research : 6th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library. Full text in Research Archive
• Holone, Harald & Herstad, Jo (2011). Transient Cooperation in Mobile Information Systems : Accessibility mapping by sharing traces of activity. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In this thesis I present a study of a route planning system within the field of Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW), based on a case within the Accessibility field. A route planner client running on mobile phones has been developed and tested in a close to real world setting. Users provide feedback about accessibility along routes suggested by the route planner, and this influences the route planning algorithm running on a server, providing improved routes over time. From a CSCW perspective, the work focuses on the individual users’ perspective, and how they interact with the system, how they make their decisions, and their reflections on own activities. I take an interpretative approach to describe and understand user rationales for action, and the negotiation of meaning of the traces left behind from use. The case is that of wheelchair users navigating built and urban environments. The thesis includes work describing existing practices for planning and undertaking such trips, as well as potential consequences of introducing new technology to an already challenging task. The project is based on the OurWay concept of accessibility mapping, where users get a central role in providing the accessibility information based on which the route planning is performed. This contrasts with the established top-down approach to collection and use of this type of information. The main theoretical contribution of this thesis is the development of a theory of Transient Cooperation. To do this, I build on the concepts of groups, cooperation, and negotiation. First, I review these concepts and how they are applied within the CSCW and Accessibility literature, before I discuss how the same concepts apply to observed use of the OurWay prototype. Further, I promote the extension of the term cooperation to include ad-hoc and implicit forms of co-activity, and argue that this perspective has applications not only in the specific case of accessibility mapping, it can also be applied to other aspects of systems involving user generated content. Negotiation, in particular, is central to the discussion of Transient Cooperation. Relationships between individuals, groups, technology, information, and the meaning of action is continuously negotiated by the users. Generalization of the concept of Transient Cooperation is discussed, and practical implications following this idea are presented, both specifically in the case of accessibility mapping, and in the more general case of cooperation through the use of (mobile) ICT. The aim of proposing the theory of Transient Cooperation is to present ideas to inform design, deployment and situated use of ICT, particularly in the mobile ICT and social web era, and generally to the use of ICT in cooperation between individuals.

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