Human technology
NOTE: Human Technology is no longer published by University of Jyväskylä Library. The new publisher is Centre of Sociological Research, Poland
Human Technology is an interdisciplinary, multiscientific journal focusing on the human role in our modern technological world. The journal provides a forum for innovative and original research on timely and relevant topics with the goal of revealing current issues regarding the human dimension of evolving technologies, and then providing new ideas and effective solutions for addressing the challenges. See the journal website for more information. ISSN 1795-6889.
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Life-saving technologies that are not used to save lives
(Jyväskylän yliopisto, 2021)A hundred years ago in July, thanks to the advancement of medical technology, the first human received the vaccine Bacille Calmette-Guérin—or BCG—to prevent tuberculosis (TB), a disease that killed at least 20% of the ... -
What matters more in open access journal publishing : Scientific rigor or financial vigor?
(Jyväskylän yliopisto, 2021)Academics and librarians around the world are raising concern about the current state of scholarly journal publishing in that the majority of journals are under the control of five multinational commercial journal publishing ... -
Appropriating biosensors as embodied control structures in interactive music systems
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2021)We present a scoping review of biosensors appropriation as control structures in interactive music systems (IMSs). Technical and artistic dimensions promoted by transdisciplinary approaches, ranging from biomedicine to ... -
Novel and experimental music technology use in the music classroom : learning performance, experience, and concentrated behavior
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2021)In recent years, music technology in the classroom has relied on general devices such as the iPad. In the current study, we used a mixed-methods approach to examine the learning performance, learning experience, and behavior ... -
Mobile money and the impact of mobile phone regulatory enforcement among the urban poor in Tanzania
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2021)Mobile money provides a tool for survival, particularly in urban conditions shaped by city regulations that make microvending difficult for the poor. An analysis of 165 interviews conducted in two low-income neighborhoods ... -
Creating digital musical instruments with and for children : Including vocal sketching as a method for engaging in codesign
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)A class of master of science students and a group of preschool children codesigned new digital musical instruments based on workshop interviews involving vocal sketching, a method for imitating and portraying sounds. The ... -
Exploring relationships between effort, motion, and sound in new musical instruments
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)We investigated how the action–sound relationships found in electric guitar performance can be used in the design of new instruments. Thirty-one trained guitarists performed a set of basic sound-producing actions (impulsive, ... -
The communication of melancholy, grief, and fear in dance with and without music
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)Professional dancers were video recorded dancing with the intention of expressing melancholy, grief, or fear. We used these recordings as stimuli in two studies designed to investigate the perception and sociality of ... -
Music, vibrotactile mediation and bodily sensations in anorexia nervosa : "It's like I can really feel my heart beating"
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)This article presents the theoretical, scientific, and methodological foundations for the design and implementation of an innovative technological and clinical platform that combined sound, music, and vibrotactile mediation ... -
Communicating through ancillary gestures : Exploring effects on coperformers and audiences
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)Musicians make elaborate movements while performing, often using gestures that might seem extraneous. To explore these movements, we motion-captured and audio-recorded different pairings of clarinetists and pianists ... -
Music as embodied experience
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See How It Feels to Move : Relationships Between Movement Characteristics and Perception of Emotions in Dance
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)Music makes humans move in ways found to relate to, for instance, musical characteristics, personality, or emotional content of the music. In this study, we investigated associations between embodiments of musical emotions ... -
The Ethical and Political Contours of Institutional Promotion in Esports : From Precariat Models to Sustainable Practices
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)This study evaluated five early cases in which esport developer Riot Games made rulings regarding activities and infractions by members of various institutions related to its product, League of Legends. The findings of ... -
Do humans dream of prophetic robots?
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Dark Design Patterns : An End-User Perspective
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)The number of websites and mobile applications available is growing continually, as are the persuasive approaches to influence human behavior and decision making. Although designing for persuasion offers several potential ... -
Hi, can I help? : Exploring how to design a mental health chatbot for youths
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)Chatbots represent new opportunities for low-threshold preventive mental health support to youths. To provide needed knowledge regarding how to design chatbots for this purpose, we present an exploratory design study where ... -
Domestication of a Robotic Medication-Dispensing Service Among Older People in Finnish Lapland
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)This paper presents a case study on a robotic medication-dispensing service used in the everyday lives of older people in Finnish Lapland through the concept of domestication. The study took an ethnographic approach. A ... -
Utilizing digital tools to support face-to-face care : Examining uptake within the practices of Australian psychologist
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)Societal adoption of mobile phones and other digital devices, and the resulting widespread digital literacy, allows for new possibilities in approaching and supporting faceto-face therapy. In this study, we examined the ... -
Measuring expectation for an affordance gap on a smartphone user interface and its usage among older adults
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)The smartphone has become a ubiquitous mobile communication tool that plays a crucial role in the daily lives for Malaysian older adults. However, it is not easy for older adults to learn new interaction modes and adopt ... -
The axes of the modern age
(Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 2020)Adapting to new technologies often is a challenge to the hegemony of the experts mastered in the related older technology. In this editorial, the challenge that the smartphone and social media bring to an older and more ...