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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Nick TaylorORCiD, Emeritus Professor Pete Wright, Professor Patrick OlivierORCiD
Viewpoint is a public voting device developed to allow residents in a disadvantaged community to make their voices heard through a simple, lightweight interaction. This was intended to open a new channel of communication within the community and increase community members’ perception of their own efficacy. Local elected officials and community groups were able to post questions on devices located in public spaces, where residents could vote for one of two responses. Question authors were subsequently required to post a response indicating any actions to be taken. Following a two-month trial, we present our experiences and contribute guidelines for the design of public democracy tools and dimensions impacting their effectiveness, including credibility, efficacy and format.
Author(s): Taylor N, Marshall J, Blum-Ross A, Mills J, Rogers J, Egglestone P, Frohlich D, Wright P, Olivier P
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI'12)
Year of Conference: 2012
Pages: 1361-1370
Date deposited: 13/05/2012
ISSN: 9781450310154
Publisher: ACM
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2207676.2208594
DOI: 10.1145/2207676.2208594
