Participatory Design in Human-Computer Interaction: Cases, Characteristics, and Lessons

Xiang Qi; Junnan Yu

doi:10.1145/3706598.3713436

Participatory Design in Human-Computer Interaction: Cases, Characteristics, and Lessons

Xiang Qi, Junnan Yu (Corresponding Author)

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

Participatory Design (PD) has become increasingly prevalent in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research. However, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding of how PD has been used by HCI scholars. To bridge this gap, we sampled PD application cases (N = 185) from the SIGCHI conferences over the past decade and examined these cases through the dimensions of application features (e.g., contexts and functions of PD) and PD principles (e.g., its political commitment and mutual learning principle). Our analysis reveals the various ways PD has been applied in HCI and how its core features have been or have not been manifested in these cases. Based on these findings, we reflect on the conceptual understanding of PD within the HCI community and discuss potential misconceptions. Ultimately, we hope this work can serve as a useful reference for HCI researchers and beyond who are interested in incorporating PD into their design and research practices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	1-26
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400713941
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713436
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2025
Event	2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2025 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 26 Apr 2025 → 1 May 2025

Publication series

Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Conference

Conference	2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2025
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	26/04/25 → 1/05/25

Keywords

Content Analysis
HCI Research
Participatory Design (PD)
PD Applications
PD Features

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Software

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Qi, X., & Yu, J. (2025). Participatory Design in Human-Computer Interaction: Cases, Characteristics, and Lessons. In CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-26). Article 804 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713436

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Participatory Design in Human-Computer Interaction: Cases, Characteristics, and Lessons. / Qi, Xiang; Yu, Junnan (Corresponding Author).
CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, 2025. p. 1-26 804 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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