TUCK WAH, LEONG

researcher in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, Experience-Centered Design, & Participatory Design

About Me

I was born in Malaysia and schooled in Australia, where I later took up citizenship. After working in various fields, I completed my PhD in HCI at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Since then, I have worked at Aarhus University, Denmark, and I am currently a Senior Researcher at the Culture Lab, Newcastle University, United Kingdom.

 

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Research

My research is focused upon people and their experiences during-and-through their use of technology. The aim is to better understand how we can design future technologies that go beyond simply supporting people's activity effectively and efficiently, but are instead experienced as pleasurable and fulfilling; contributing to people's sense of well being and adding to their sense of self.

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Latest news

I am preparing for CHI 2012 at Austin, Texas (5 May -10 May 2012) where I will be presenting my ToCHI paper: Experiencing Coincidence during Digital Music Listening. I am also co-organizing a workshop on Identity, Performativity, and HCI, as well as being a part of the invited SIG on "Participation and HCI: Why Involve People in Design?".

 

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Latest article: April 2012

DIS CONFERENCE 2012, Newcastle upon Tyne

A Process of Engagement: Engaging with the Process

ABSTRACT:

Photography is now a highly automated activity where people enjoy phototaking by pointing and pressing a button. While this liberates people from having to interact with the processes of photography, e.g., controlling the parameters of the camera or printing images in the darkroom, we argue that an engagement with such processes can in fact enrich people's experience of phototaking. Drawing from fieldwork with members of a film-based photography club, we found that people who engage deeply with the various processes of phototaking experienced photography richly and meaningfully. Being able to participate fully in the entire process gave them a sense of achievement over the final result. Having the opportunity to engage with the process also allowed them to learn and hone their photographic skills. Through this understanding, we can imagine future technologies that enrich experiences of photography through providing the means to interact with photographic processes in new ways.