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Towards Designs for Virtual Interconnected Curation Spaces of Heritage Artefacts, Experiences and Histories (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rhodes, R., Woolley, S. I., & White, D. (2024, July). Towards Designs for Virtual Interconnected Curation Spaces of Heritage Artefacts, Experiences and Histories. Presented at BCS HCI '24: Proceedings of the 37th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), UK

Where immersive museum and digital heritage experiences exist, they are often only available for limited project timespans and they do not generally connect to other similar experiences and artefacts, nor connect to physical museums or heritage locat... Read More about Towards Designs for Virtual Interconnected Curation Spaces of Heritage Artefacts, Experiences and Histories.

Version reporting of wearables in clinical trials v1 (2024)
Digital Artefact
Ahmad Khattak, K., Woolley, S., & Collins, T. (2024). Version reporting of wearables in clinical trials v1

This study involved the extraction and analysis of version reporting information from completed and reported ClinicalTrials.gov entries for wrist-worn wearable intervention studies.

Wearables, Healthcare-Computer Interaction and the Internet of Obscure Medical Things (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khattak, K. A., Woolley, S. I., & Collins, T. (2024, July). Wearables, Healthcare-Computer Interaction and the Internet of Obscure Medical Things. Presented at 37th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference, Preston, UK

In recent years, wearable computers, in the form of wrist-worn trackers and smartwatches, have transitioned apace from the well-being market into the set of 'Internet of Medical Things' (IoMTs) used in clinical research and healthcare. Despite concer... Read More about Wearables, Healthcare-Computer Interaction and the Internet of Obscure Medical Things.

“Should I Throw Away My Old iPad?” - Reconsidering Usefulness in Obsolete Devices (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Goodwin, C., & Woolley, S. (2023, August). “Should I Throw Away My Old iPad?” - Reconsidering Usefulness in Obsolete Devices. Presented at INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 Workshops, York, England, UK

Device obsolescence contributes to the rising levels of annual e-waste. The research presented in this extended workshop paper summarises the findings of two studies conducted in 2021 and 2022 that highlighted the difficulties faced by consumers in d... Read More about “Should I Throw Away My Old iPad?” - Reconsidering Usefulness in Obsolete Devices.

Barriers to device longevity and reuse: A vintage device empirical study (2024)
Journal Article
Goodwin, C., & Woolley, S. (2024). Barriers to device longevity and reuse: A vintage device empirical study. Journal of Systems and Software, 211, Article 111991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.111991

This extended paper contributes a methodology and a detailed analysis of app installation and functionality on a ‘vintage’ device. Experimental results are presented that demonstrate barriers to the reuse of vintage Apple devices, and solutions are p... Read More about Barriers to device longevity and reuse: A vintage device empirical study.

Virtual and Augmented Reality Interfaces for 3D Mesopotamian Environments and Artefacts – A Survey (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rhodes, R., & Woolley, S. (2023, August). Virtual and Augmented Reality Interfaces for 3D Mesopotamian Environments and Artefacts – A Survey. Presented at 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference, University of York, UK

This paper surveys twenty years of published works and implementations of virtual reality (VR), augmented
reality (AR) and 3D repositories relevant to ancient Mesopotamia. Results are sorted according to type,
relevance to cuneiform, evaluation, an... Read More about Virtual and Augmented Reality Interfaces for 3D Mesopotamian Environments and Artefacts – A Survey.

A Survey of Wearable Tracker Version Updates (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khattak, K. A., & Woolley, S. I. (2023, August). A Survey of Wearable Tracker Version Updates. Presented at 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference, University of York, UK

Quantifying Device Usefulness - How Useful is an Obsolete Device? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Goodwin, C., Woolley, S., de Quincey, E., & Collins, T. (2023, August). Quantifying Device Usefulness - How Useful is an Obsolete Device?. Presented at INTERACT 2023 - 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK

Obsolete devices add to the rising levels of electronic waste, a major environmental concern, and a contributing factor to climate change. In recent years, device manufacturers have established environmental commitments and launched initiatives such... Read More about Quantifying Device Usefulness - How Useful is an Obsolete Device?.

Sideloading Drivers and motivations. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Goodwin, C., & Woolley, S. (2022, July). Sideloading Drivers and motivations. Presented at 35th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference

With the recent court cases involving Google, Apple, and Epic Games, sideloading has taken a prominent position in the current and future accessibility and usability of smartphone applications. Sideloading is defined in the context of smartphones as... Read More about Sideloading Drivers and motivations..