methodology, specific:
Caroline
Caroline
The title of this dissertation "Presence and the Design of Trust" reflects the inspiration as well as the outcome of the research that is presented here. The exploratory research itself was focused
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The question "How to design presence in environments in which technology plays a crucial role?" is critical in the current era when social systems like law, education, health and business
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description, general history:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
As a concept, presence does not only have philosophical, biological, psychological and technological dimensions. It also affects sociological structures. A considerable amount of research into the
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argument:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
Technology strives to develop better and more numerous translations and mediations of presence. The 'classical structures' try to adapt, but they must cope with a totally different scale of memory,
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concept:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
In nature, adaptation processes have created bio-diversity. In today's world, where technology is embedded in so many systems, we are creating techno-diversity through similar processes of
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The word 'design' in the research question of this study refers to the practice of creating experiences for people by making products or shaping processes. Whether it is a process or a product that
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specific:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
The word 'trust' in the title of the dissertation points to the qualitative standards for the settings of social interaction I intend to investigate. In this study I will argue that presence as a
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methodology, specific:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
While conducting the research I found that I needed to make trust operational from the pragmatic perspective of individual human beings. I have chosen to use the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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methodology, specific, theory:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
The study "Presence and the Design of Trust" wants to explore the influence of technology on the social structures that evolve from integrating mediated, natural and witnessed presence in
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methodology, specific:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
This is an exploratory case study in which two networked events that took place in Amsterdam in 1989 and 1990 will be analysed. A networked event entails a gathering of people in a physical space, as
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Presence Research, which has become an area of research in itself over the last 20 years, focuses on presence as a phenomenon that can be mediated by technology. It was, and still is, concerned
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description, methodology, specific, techno-biography:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
Nevertheless, the human reality that is facilitated by technology is of such a complex nature that a clear understanding of its effect on the developing social structures between human beings remains
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conclusion:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
One of the major findings of this study is the fact that the design of presence relates to the design of trust in social interaction. Trust is a qualifying factor in social interaction. The last few
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The impetus for undertaking this study emerged from my professional practice of 'making things happen' in the evolving digital culture of Amsterdam between 1988 and 2003. As will become clear later,
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description, argument:
Caroline Nevejan,
Peter Lunenfeld
Caroline
Because of the development of digital technology, design practice has changed rapidly over the last two decades: the tools used to design have changed (hard- and software), the execution of design
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argument, personal history, conclusion:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
This statement by Lunenfeld resonates with the experience that the research question at the heart of this study was originally formulated from. The distinction between 'deep design and styling' has
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description, collective history:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
While I was associated and involved with Internet design over the last 15 years I observed hype after hype arise. New tools shed new light on new possibilities. At a certain moment in the mid
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Lunenfeld argues for a deeper understanding of design from a historical and aesthetic perspective. "Even more important than improving our interfaces with machines is design research's potential
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specific, general history:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
This study aims to contribute to design as research from the perspective of the social sciences. In 1993 the graphical interface to the Internet was presented when Mosaic became available. note 3
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description, personal history, collective history:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
My personal professional history during these 15 years has been characterized by affiliations to four organizations, which have each motivated me in their own way to pose the question of "How to
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theory, question:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
In the performing arts the "Unity of Time, Place and Action", which is attributed to Aristotle even though he did not actually formulate it, is a well-known theatre law of the 19th and 20th
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methodology, collective history, question:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
The staging of 'networked' performances was especially useful because fundamental issues could be explored in short periods of time. This 'fundamental research' has informed my perception, my
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description, question:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
In 1999 I started working for the University of Professional Education in Amsterdam and through this institution I was involved in the design of the Digital University of the Netherlands. In the
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description, personal history, collective history, question:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
A last crucial influence that I will discuss in my approach and my understanding of the research question "How to design presence in environments in which technology plays a crucial role?"
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The diverse methodologies that I have used proved to be necessary because when I started this academic study I had already conducted quite a large amount of research into the design of presence from
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description, methodology, specific, stories:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
In order to address the previously formulated intentions this study has to be an exploratory study, since a theory about the social implications of the design of presence has not yet been done. I
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description, methodology, specific:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
In 1983 Michel Foucault gave a series of lectures at the University of Berkeley in which he addressed the old Greek idea of Parresia for critical thinking.
The Greeks made a distinction between
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description, methodology, personal history, theory:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
In Science and Technology Studies (STS) actors are taken extremely seriously and are often the centre of attention in a study. But in STS, like in most science practices, it is emphasized that there
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theory:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
The term ‘text laboratory’ is attractive for describing the work that was carried out in this research project. This methodology is one of the contributions that Science and Technology Studies
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description, methodology, conclusion, Parresia, techno-biography:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
It has been suggested by Latour that the use of exquisite language will trigger a more eloquent use of the text laboratory as a methodology. I want to argue that the use of simple language also
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description, methodology, subjective, Parresia, techno-biography:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
Using the text as the laboratory one does need to find cues for validity though. While writing I have focused on creating inner validity by ensuring that patterns were matched, that explanations and
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methodology, conclusion, Parresia, techno-biography:
Caroline Nevejan
Caroline
“Presence and the Design of Trust” is a normative exploratory case study. I knew I wanted to explore presence because it had surfaced in my professional practice again and again, as I have
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