Abstract

In this paper we interrogate the practices of imagining in human-computer interaction (HCI), particularly in scenario building (SBE) and persona construction. We discuss the philosophical premises of HCI imaginings in rationalism, cognitivism and phenomenology, and we propose (feminist) new materialist philosophy as an enriching perspective that helps generate a holistic, relational perspective of users, imaginaries and technologies. In the end we explore the method of figurations as a potential tool for HCI design.

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7 pages, 1 figure, paper was presented at the workshop 'Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Exploring the Intersection of Philosophy and HCI', ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 4-9 May 2019, Glasgow, UK

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