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Erik Stolterman is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and primarily works in the fields of Computer Science and Social Sciences. Their research centers on Human-Computer Interaction, with significant contributions spanning innovative human-technology interaction, usability and user interface design, and design education and practice.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Computer Science
  • Social Sciences

More specifically, their work engages with subfields such as:

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Erik Stolterman has published across various topics, including:

  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Usability and User Interface Design
  • Design Education and Practice
  • Digital Games and Media
  • Persona Design and Applications
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Educational Games and Gamification

Recent scholarly publications include:

  • "Extending a Theory of Slow Technology for Design through Artifact Analysis" (2021, Human-Computer Interaction)
  • "Time and Temporality in HCI Research" (2021, Interacting with Computers)
  • "Compositional interaction design-changes in design practice and its implications for teaching and research" (2020, Digital Creativity)
  • "ON THE HIERARCHICAL LEVELS OF DESIGN KNOWLEDGE" (2020, Proceedings of the Design Society DESIGN Conference)
  • "An analysis of design maturity models used in design organizations" (2022, Proceedings of DRS)

The frequent venues for publication are:

  • Proceedings of DRS
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Interacting with Computers
  • Digital Creativity
  • Proceedings of the Design Society DESIGN Conference

Key collaborative partners in research include:

  • Nandhini Giri
  • Mikael Wiberg
  • Jordan Beck
  • Tom Ongwere
  • Patrick C. Shih

Best Publications

  • The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World

    Harold G. Nelson;Erik Stolterman

  • Thoughtful Interaction Design: A Design Perspective on Information Technology

    Jonas Löwgren;Erik Stolterman

  • The anatomy of prototypes: Prototypes as filters, prototypes as manifestations of design ideas

    Youn-Kyung Lim;Erik Stolterman;Josh Tenenberg

  • The Nature of Design Practice and Implications for Interaction Design Research

    Erik Stolterman

  • An analysis and critique of Research through Design: towards a formalization of a research approach

    John Zimmerman;Erik Stolterman;Jodi Forlizzi

  • Information Technology and the Good Life

    Erik Stolterman;Anna Croon Fors

  • Understanding why we preserve some things and discard others in the context of interaction design

    William Odom;James Pierce;Erik Stolterman;Eli Blevis

  • Personas: from theory to practices

    Yen-ning Chang;Youn-kyung Lim;Erik Stolterman

  • Concept-Driven Interaction Design Research

    Erik Stolterman;Mikael Wiberg

  • The character of things

    Lars-Erik Janlert;Erik Stolterman

  • Understanding interaction design practices

    Elizabeth Goodman;Erik Stolterman;Ron Wakkary

  • Interaction gestalt and the design of aesthetic interactions

    Youn-kyung Lim;Erik Stolterman;Heekyoung Jung;Justin Donaldson

  • Thoughtful interaction design

    Jonas Lowgren;Erik Stolterman

  • Toward a framework for ecologies of artifacts: how are digital artifacts interconnected within a personal life?

    Heekyoung Jung;Erik Stolterman;Will Ryan;Tonya Thompson

  • Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World - Foundations and Fundamentals of Design Competence

    Harold G. Nelson;Erik Stolterman

  • Design research at CHI and its applicability to design practice

    David J. Roedl;Erik Stolterman

  • The Meaning of Interactivity: Some Proposals for Definitions and Measures

    Lars-Erik Janlert;Erik Stolterman

  • Reading critical designs: supporting reasoned interpretations of critical design

    Jeffrey Bardzell;Shaowen Bardzell;Erik Stolterman

  • Designarbetets dolda rationalitet en studie av metodik och praktik inom systemutveckling

    Erik Stolterman

  • Digital form and materiality: propositions for a new approach to interaction design research

    Heekyoung Jung;Erik Stolterman

  • Reprioritizing the relationship between HCI research and practice: bubble-up and trickle-down effects

    Colin M. Gray;Erik Stolterman;Martin A. Siegel

  • Exploring the assumptions underlying information systems methodologies: Their impact on past, present and future ISM research

    Nancy L. Russo;Erik Stolterman

  • HOW SYSTEM DESIGNERS THINK ABOUT DESIGN AND METHODS: Some Reflections Based on an Interview Study

    Erik Stolterman

  • Issues in evaluating ambient displays in the wild: two case studies

    William R. Hazlewood;Erik Stolterman;Kay Connelly

  • Complex interaction

    Lars-Erik Janlert;Erik Stolterman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Wakkary
Ron Wakkary Simon Fraser University
Jodi Forlizzi
Jodi Forlizzi Carnegie Mellon University
William Odom
William Odom Simon Fraser University
Jeffrey Bardzell
Jeffrey Bardzell Pennsylvania State University
Shaowen Bardzell
Shaowen Bardzell Georgia Institute of Technology
Lars Mathiassen
Lars Mathiassen Georgia State University
John Zimmerman
John Zimmerman Carnegie Mellon University
Peter V. Nielsen
Peter V. Nielsen Aalborg University
Kristina Höök
Kristina Höök Royal Institute of Technology

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