"That's Not Good Science!": An Argument for the Thoughtful Use of Formative Situations in Research through Design
<|reference_start|>"That's Not Good Science!": An Argument for the Thoughtful Use of Formative Situations in Research through Design: Most currently accepted approaches to evaluating Research through Design (RtD) presume that design prototypes are finalized and ready for robust testing in laboratory or in-the-wild settings. However, it is also valuable to assess designs at intermediate phases with mid-fidelity prototypes, not just to inform an ongoing design process, but also to glean knowledge of broader use to the research community. We propose 'formative situations' as a frame for examining mid-fidelity prototypes-in-process in this way. We articulate a set of criteria to help the community better assess the rigor of formative situations, in the service of opening conversation about establishing formative situations as a valuable contribution type within the RtD community.<|reference_end|>
@article{robinson2024"that's,
    title={"That's Not Good Science!": An Argument for the Thoughtful Use of
  Formative Situations in Research through Design},
    author={Raquel B Robinson, Anya Osborne, Chen Ji, James Collin Fey, Ella
  Dagan, Katherine Isbister},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.01848},
    year={2024},
    doi={10.1145/3613905.3644063},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2404.01848},
    primaryClass={cs.HC}
}