Sumit Pandey

Can Games Motivate Urban Youth for Civic Engagement

In this paper, we explore the possibility of using games as a way of engaging youth in environmentally-oriented participatory art or other cooperative urban projects. Our approach was design-led, and youth participated in evaluating games that we proposed from the perspective of motivation and engagement, both in the environmental issues in the games themselves and in the likelihood of subsequent real life involvement stimulated by the games. The findings show that ultimately, personal passion for the cause that the game represents, and not the game itself, would be the central factor in a youth’s decision to engage in real life. Social embeddedness was also valued high, as well as the possibility to make a real difference.

Eyespy: designing counterfunctional smart surveillance cameras.

This paper presents a counterfunctional design concept for a smart surveillance camera, Eyespy, and its design process and expressions. Together, they illustrate new opportunities for the design of smart surveillance cameras and their everyday use. Through our work, we aim to expand the dominant discourse and the design space for smart surveillance cameras within HCI.