How do we live in the omnipresence of voice assistants?
The VA-PEPR research project looks into how voice assistants (VAs) change our practices and routines in everyday life within the context of Switzerland.
This interdisciplinary research project is conducted by Hochschule Luzern (HSLU), OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule and Northumbria University under the lead of HSLU School of Art & Design. It is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
About the Project
VA-PEPR stands for Voice Assistants – People, Experiences, Practices, Routines. We conduct research into how people experience voice assistants in their homes and private lives and how they develop new practices and routines around their use of VAs. By focusing on the home environment, user experience and ethical issues, the project aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of this new technology.
Latest from us
01. Jun 2023
Paper accepted for the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
01. Jun 2023
Giving Form to the Invisible: Can we make in-home network data traffic tangible to users?
16. May 2023
Northumbria University hosted the 5th project retreat in Anstruther, Scotland
30. Apr 2023
Short paper accepted for the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Workshop
28. Apr 2023
Study presented at the 16th International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions, in Venice, Italy
26. Apr 2023
Designing Technology and Policy Simultaneously: Towards A Research Agenda and New Practice