Making infrastructure visible: a case study of home networking

Human computer interaction;Home networking;Infrastructure;Visibility;Inspectability

Chetty, Marshini ; Computing

University:Georgia Institute of Technology

Department:Computing

关键词: Human computer interaction;    Home networking;    Infrastructure;    Visibility;    Inspectability;   

Others  :  https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/41152/1/chetty_marshini_201108_phd.pdf

美国|英语

来源: SMARTech Repository

【 摘 要 】

In this dissertation, I examine how making infrastructure visible affects users' engagement with that infrastructure, through the case study of home networking. I present empirical evidence of the visibility issues that home networks present to users and how these results informed the design of a prototype called Kermit to visualize aspects of the home network. Through my implementation and evaluation of Kermit, I derive implications for making infrastructure visible in ways that enable end-users to manage and understand the systems they use everyday. I conclude with suggestions for future work for making home networks, and infrastructure more generally, more visible.