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Lab overview

  • Name

    Aspirational Computing Lab (Aspire Lab)
  • Director

    Associate Professor Katie Seaborn
  • Established

    April 2020
  • Affiliation

    Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)
  • Location

    Tokyo, Japan

Designing to provoke, motivate, and inspire

What is the Aspirational Computing lab all about?

Aspirational computing is a multidisciplinary initiative that aims to spark innovative research and design practice in human-computer interaction (HCI) at the crossroads of critical computing, psychology, and intersectional design. Our goal is to critically examine how computers affect people and societies, identify fundamental problems and opportunities, and explore novel solutions from an aspirational lens.

The subject is the relationship between people and computers. We consider a range of computer-based systems: from social media and SNS to robots and voice assistants to video games and mixed reality.

Research questions address fundamental and practical topics that reflect social and ethical concerns raised by critical computing. Explorations are grounded in theories and methods from human factors engineering and ergonomics, intersectional design, and psychology. Contributions include extensions of disciplinary theories and methods, cross-pollination among diverse modes of scholarship, and empirical foundations for social change.

Disciplinary foundations and process

批評

Critique

社会的・倫理的コンセンサスに基づく基本的・実践的課題の発見する

Discover fundamental and practical challenges grounded in consensus on social and ethical concerns

識別

Identify

人間の知覚、態度、行動に関する知識をもとに、問題点、ギャップ、機会を追跡する

Trace out problems, gaps, and opportunities informed by knowledge of human perception, attitudes, and behaviour

探検

Explore

人間の多様性と願望を反映したデザインソリューションと研究成果を評価する

Evaluate design solutions and research outcomes that reflect human diversity and aspirations