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(Can't) Fly Me to the Moon or Mars? Context of Use Analysis Approaches for Space Exploration

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  • Human-centered computing → HCI design and evaluation methods
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  • Context of Use
  • Experiential Knowledge
  • Remote Contextual Inquiry

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Abstract

Contexts of use are a central concept of research and development in human-computer interaction (HCI). Their in-depth understanding is a key for usable and acceptable computer-aided solutions and a particular challenge in connection with space exploration. It is necessary to examine which of the established approaches can be implemented here and where methodological adjustments are necessary. This article provides a systematic consideration of three perspectives to understand space contexts of use: theory and literature, imparted experiential knowledge, and personal experience. Potentials and risks are evaluated. The findings of HCI research in safety-critical contexts and under COVID-19 conditions that can be transferred to space HCI are taken up.

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Tilo Mentler. (Can't) Fly Me to the Moon or Mars? Context of Use Analysis Approaches for Space Exploration. In Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 130, pp. 23:1-23:7, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025) https://doi.org/10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.23

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Tilo Mentler
  • Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany

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This research was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), SPP 2199 - Project number 521584557 (PervaSafe Computing).

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