We are focusing on
the most pressing
issues of communities
while also adhering
to cultural protocols.

simulation while they’re seated in a reconstructed traditional hut, highlighting traditional and modern values that problematize violence.

Briefly describe a day in the life of your lab. Every community and day full of interactions is different, but our approaches are similar, though always contextually adapted. Considering that we have an ever-growing amount of research questions, as well as ongoing technology developments and design projects within one community, we try to make the most out of a day when working with the community. We carefully plan the activities, methods, tools needed, and, most of all, the scheduling of actions, so we could have up to four sessions running in parallel, each facilitated by senior students or staff. If the target groups differ it is much less stressful, for example, with the elders in one group and the youth

INTERACTIONS.ACM.ORG 18 INTERACTIONS NOVEMBER–DECEMBER2017 DAY IN THE LAB