In the Eye of the Student: “An Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience, with a Human-Computer ...
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A UK–Egypt summer school runs an eight‑day course using the Double Diamond design process and ethnographic methods plus student Google Forms and diaries to build mobile documentation prototypes for Bedouin intangible heritage. A power‑mapping exercise using concentric circles reveals students place themselves alongside Western institutions, reporting low agency; two out of four teams adopt distancing attitudes (a “white savior” stance or failure to empathize) and one team only succeeds after replacing a busy, low‑literate user.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction and project overview
- 2:13Post-colonialism in HCI design
- 7:06Halala Summer School case study
- 11:41Power dynamics and student perceptions
- 14:11Recommendations and conclusion
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