Best Paper in the Community Informatics Research Network Conference
V. Righi, S. Sayago, J. Blat, (2012) Older people’s use of Social Network Sites while participating in local online communities from an ethnographical perspective. CIRN 2012 Community Informatics Conference: ‘Ideals meet Reality’, 7 – 9 Nov, Prato (Italy),
SOS: Orchestrating Collaborative Activities Across Digital and Physical Spaces Using Wearable Signaling Devices
Hernández-Leo, D.; Nieves, R.; Arroyo, E.; Rosales, A.; Melero, J.; Blat, J.: SOS: Orchestrating Collaborative Activities Across Digital and Physical Spaces Using Wearable Signaling Devices. Journal of Universal Computer Science 18(15), 2012, 2165-2186
Older people’s strategies for building trust in online communities through an ethnographical lens
Righi, V., Rosales, A., Sayago S., Blat J. Older people’s strategies for building trust in online communities through an ethnographical lens. NordiCHI 2012 Workshop: User-Centered Trust in Interactive System
A Note Paper on Note-Taking: Understanding Annotations of Mobile Phone Calls
Carrascal JP, Oliveira RD. A Note Paper on Note-Taking : Understanding Annotations of Mobile Phone Calls. MobileHCI’12. 2012. p. 9–12.
Older people’s social sharing practices in YouTube through an ethnographical lens
S. Sayago, P. Forbes, J. Blat (2012) Older people’s social sharing practices in YouTube through an ethnographical lens. Proceedings of the BCS HCI 2012 People & Computers XXVI, Birmingham, UK, 185-194.
Ethnographic techniques with older people at intermediate stages of product development
Rosales, A., Righi, V., Sayago S., Blat J. Ethnographic techniques with older people at intermediate stages of product development. In Proc. Nordic CHI 2012, workshop How to Design Touch Interfaces for and with Older Adults: Identification of Challenges and Opportunities.
Older people becoming successful ICT learners over time: challenges and strategies through an ethnographical lens
Paper by Sergio Sayago, Paula Forbes and Josep Blat, accepted for publication in the International Journal of Educational Gerontology.
WorthPlay: juegos digitales para un envejecimiento activo y saludable
Josep Blat, Josep Lluis Arcos, Sergio Sayago, 2012. WorthPlay: juegos digitales para un envejecimiento activo y saludable. Revista Lychnos, Number 8, p 16.
New Tools for Studying Visitor Behaviours in Museums: A Case Study at the Louvre
Yoshimura, Y., Girardin, F., Carrascal, J.P., Ratti, C., and Blat, J. (2012). New Tools for Studying Visitor Behaviours in Museums: A Case Study at the Louvre. In Fuchs, M., Ricci, Francesco., Cantoni, L. (Eds.), Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2012. Proceedings of the International conference in Helsingborg (ENTER 2012). Mörlenback: Springer Wien NewYork.
A Review of Scaffolding Approaches in Game-based Learning Environments
Javier Melero, Davinia Hernández-Leo, Josep Blat: “A Review of Scaffolding Approaches in Game-based Learning Environments”, 5th European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL), Atenas, Grecia, 20-21 Octubre 2011, pp.
Towards understanding e-government with older people and designing an inclusive platform with them – preliminary results of a rapid ethnographical study
V. Righi, S. Sayago, J. Blat. 2011. Towards understanding e-government with older people and designing an inclusive platform with them: preliminary results of a rapid ethnographical study. International Journal of Public Information Systems, 3: 131-142.
The visitors, designing media facades to support links between people and places
Nina Valkanova, Ernesto Arroyo, Josep Blat, 2011. PThe visitors, designing media facades to support links between people and places. In Proceedings of the 4th World Conference on Design Research, IASDR’11.
Evocative Experiences in the Design of Objects to Encourage Free-Play for Children
Andrea Rosales, Ernesto Arroyo, Josep Blat, 2011. Evocative Experiences in the Design of Objects to Encourage Free-Play for Children. In Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Ambient Intelligence – AmI’11. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Do Different Hint Techniques Embedded in a Digital Game-Based Learning Tool have an effect on students’ behavior?
Kiira Hjert-Bernardi, Davinia Hernández-Leo, Javier Melero, Josep Blat, 2011. Do Different Hint Techniques Embedded in a Digital Game-Based Learning Tool have an effect on students’ behavior?. In Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Ambient Intelligence – AmI’11. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Playful accessories. Design process of two objects to encourage free-play.
Andrea Rosales, Ernesto Arroyo, Josep Blat, 2011. Playful accessories. Design process of two objects to encourage free-play. In Proceedings of the 4th World Conference on Design Research, IASDR’11.
Fostering an active participation of older people in local communities: preliminary results of an ethnographical study
V. Righi, S. Sayago, S. Ferreira, G. MalĂłn, J. Blat. 2011. Fostering an active participation of older people in local communities: preliminary results of an ethnographical study. INTERACT 2011, Workshop on Human Work Interaction Design for e-Government and Public Information Systems, Lisbon (Portugal), Sept 6th, pp: 37-40
Cross-cultural aspects of ICT use by older people: preliminary results of a four-country ethnographical study
Blat, J., Sayago, S., Kälviäinen, M., Rizzo, F., Morelli, N. 2011. Cross-cultural aspects of ICT use by older people: preliminary results of a four-country ethnographical study, in Proceedings of iHCI2011, the Fifth Irish Human Computer Interaction Conference, 8th-9th September 2011, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland, pp: 9-13
FeetUp: A Playful Accessory to Practice Social Skills through Free-Play Experiences
Andrea Rosales, Ernesto Arroyo and Josep Blat, 2011. FeetUp: A Playful Accessory to Practice Social Skills through Free-Play Experiences. In Proceedings of the 13th IFIP TC13 Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Lisbon, Portugal, September 2011, pp. 37 – 44.
Orchestration Signals in the Classroom: Managing the Jigsaw Collaborative Learning Flow
Davinia Hernández-Leo, Raul Nieves, Ernesto Arroyo, Andrea Rosales, Javier Melero, Josep Blat, Pau Moreno, 2011. Orchestration Signals in the Classroom: Managing the Jigsaw Collaborative Learning Flow. In Proceedings of 6th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2011, Palermo, Italy, September 2011, pp. 153-165
QuesTInSitu: From tests to routes for assessment in situ activities.
Santos, P., PĂ©rez-SanagustĂn, M., Hernández-Leo, D. & Blat, J, (2011) QuesTInSitu: From tests to routes for assessment in situ activities. Computers & Education, 57 (4), 2517-2534.
QTIMaps: A Model to Enable Web Maps in Assessment.
Navarrete, T., Santos, P., Hernández-Leo, D., & Blat, J. (2011). QTIMaps: A Model to Enable Web Maps in Assessment.Educational Technology & Society, 14 (3), 203–217.