Imaginary studies: a science fiction autoethnography concerning the design, implementation and evaluation of a fictional quantitative study to evaluate the Umamimi robotic horse ears
North, S
Date: 10 May 2019
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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Abstract
In this paper, I use 'science fiction autoethnography’ to reflect on conducting an imaginary, quantitative study. My fictional study is intended to evaluate a real-life artefact: the ’umamimi’ robotic horse ears. This physical device provides a backdrop, against which my experiences and self-reflections are used to critique quantitative ...
In this paper, I use 'science fiction autoethnography’ to reflect on conducting an imaginary, quantitative study. My fictional study is intended to evaluate a real-life artefact: the ’umamimi’ robotic horse ears. This physical device provides a backdrop, against which my experiences and self-reflections are used to critique quantitative ’hard science’. My own cognitive bias, rigid attachment to a viewpoint and presumptions (concerning anticipated results) all provide the real story. When I conduct an imaginary study, what does the process and its speculative results say about my autobiographical story and both the object and subject’s broader societal and cultural meanings?
Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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