After completing my training in contemporary dance I began creating my own performance work focusing on the subject of self-representation. This exploration led me to become interested in how we represent ourselves through digital technology. Within my new field of interaction design I investigate how technology mediates our sense of self and our relationships with others.

EDUCATION

January 2017 – Current

PhD Student IT University of Copenhagen, DK

September 2014 – June 2016

Masters in Interaction Design, Malmö University, SE

September 2008 - June 2011

Bachelor of Performing Arts in Contemporary Dance, Northern School of Contemporary Dance (High 2:1), UK

PUBLICATIONS

Sandelin, E., Homewood, S., Design Inactions, NordiCHI (forthcoming)

Tsaknaki, V., Jenkins, T., Boer, L., Homewood, S., Howell, N., Sanches, P., Challenges and Opportunities for Designing with Biodata as Material, NordiCHI (forthcoming)

Homewood, S., Karlsson, A. and Vallgårda, A., Removal as a Method: A Fourth Wave HCI Approach to Understanding the Experience of Self-Tracking. In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM on Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 1779-1791).

Homewood, S. and Vallgårda, A., Putting Phenomenological Theories to Work in the Design of Self-Tracking Technologies. In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM on Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 1833-1846). Honourable Mention Award

Boer, L., Bewley, H., Jenkins, T., Homewood, S., Almeida, T. and Vallgårda, A., 2020, July. Gut-Tracking as Cultivation. In Proceedings of the 2020 ACM on Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 561-574).

Homewood, S., Boer, L. and Vallgårda, A., 2020, April. Designers in White Coats: Deploying Ovum, a Fertility Tracking Device. In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-13).

Jenkins, T., Vallgårda, A., Boer, L., Homewood, S. and Almeida, T., 2019, November. Careful Devices. In Proceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium 2019 (pp. 1-5).

Homewood, S., April 2019. Inaction as a Design Decision: Reflections on Not Designing Self-Tracking Tools for Menopause. In Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (p. alt17). ACM.

Homewood, S., Bewley, H. and Boer, L., 2019, June. Ovum: Designing for Fertility Tracking as a Shared and Domestic Experience. In Proceedings of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 553-565). ACM. Honourable Mention Award

Homewood, S., 2018. Reframing Design Problems Within Women’s Health. In Proceedings of the Design Research Society Conference, DRS.

Almeida, T., Juul Søndergaard, M.L., Homewood, S., Morrissey, K. and Balaam, M., 2018. Woman-Centred Design. In DRS 2018: Design Research Society International Conference.

Carpenter, V., Homewood, S., Overgaard, M. and Wuschitz, S., 2018. From Sex Toys to Pleasure Objects. In Politics of the Machine-Art and After. British Computer Society.

Jørgensen, S.H., Marttila, S., Homewood, S., Nilsson, E.M. and Hansen, S.M.O., 2018, August. Identification as process in participatory design. In Proceedings of the 15th Participatory Design Conference: Short Papers, Situated Actions, Workshops and Tutorial-Volume 2 (p. 46). ACM.

Homewood, S., 2018, April. Designing for the Changing Body: A Feminist Exploration of Self-Tracking Technologies. In Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (p. DC11). ACM.

Homewood, S. and Heyer, C., 2017, June. Turned on/turned off: Speculating on the microchip-based contraceptive implant. In Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (pp. 339-343). ACM.

Homewood, S., 2016, May. Maintaining Relationships With Our Devices. In Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 273-276). ACM.

 

 

PRESS FEATURES

“The promises and problems of period-tracking apps”, Alphr, 2018

"Maintaining Relationships With Our Devices", Interactions: Volume 23 Issue 4, July - August 2016

“Contraception with New Technology But The Old Hormones”, Feminist Perspektiv, 2018

EXPERIENCE

June 2015 - 2017

Co-founder Body Play Network

The Body Play Network is composed of two experienced games designers and myself. The Network was formed at the Lyst Games Jam in Helsinki, where we first met and went on to create our Award Winning physical game, “Surrender”.  The Body Play Network has then gone on to give talks in Berlin and Vienna and hold games jams bringing together dance and movement practitioners and games designers.

June - August 2015 

Internship at Crunchfish AB, Malmö, SE

I spent my two-month internship researching possible cases for the implementation of touchless technology. I created my own area of research within user experience design and conducted, documented and analysed user tests. Crunchfish used my findings as part of a social media campaign.

May 2013 - 2015 

Part-time Researcher for Living Archives research project at Malmö University, SE

During my time as a researcher I have been involved in conducting experiments combining live performance with augmented reality and leading workshops with students.

PERFORMANCES

May 2016 "Maintaining relationships with Devices", CHI 2016, San Jose, U.S.

November 2015  "Re-enactments", AHA Festival, Gothenburg, SE

November 2015 "The Shells of My Former Self", Inkonst, Malmö, SE

July 2015 "Communicating with all of our parts", Danscentrum Syd, Malmö, SE

June 2014 "Private  Dance",  Lyst; Romance, Love and Sex in Games Summit, Helsinki, FI

Oct 2013 “Sarah” at Mungo Park Teaterbattle DK. Winner of “Best Concept”

Sept 2013 “Private Dance”,  Not Festival, DK

April 2013 “Wine Hour” performance for Dansens Dag, DK

Feb 2013 “SPOT ON” residency and performance, Dansehallerne, DK

Aug 2011 “One Free Dance”, installation at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, UK

Nov 2011 Physical Choreographer, “Gormenghast” by Paradox Theatre, UK

EXHIBITIONS, INSTALLATIONS, SCREENINGS

January 2018 “Turned On/Turned Off” Transitional States Film Exhibition http://transitionalstates.com/aboutexhibition/

August 2015 “Your Road to Leisure” at "The Conference", Malmö, SE

March 2015 “Your Road to Leisure” at "Arduino Day" Malmö, SE

February 2015 “Who Are Tina”, "Somatic Archiving Symposium" Malmö, SE

PRESENTATIONS

May 2018 "Designing With The Changing Body", SenseLab, CA, 2018

February 2018 “Girls Gone Wild: Women Use Hormones to Take Control?”, Lincoln University, UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ULObz7NPSc

November 2016 "Using Performance within Interaction Design”, The Royal College of Art, UK,

March 2016 Panel member at the Re-Enactments Symposium, Malmö, SE

October 2015 “Bodies, Senses and Play: The Making of a Physical Game”  at "F.R.O.G. - Future and Reality of Gaming" Vienna, AUT

May 2015 “Questions I ask myself when I work with sex” at "Lyst; Romance, Love and Sex in Games Summit" Helsinki, FI

March 2015 “Using Individual Memories to Design an Embodied and Immersive Collective Experience” at the "Student Interaction Design Research Conference" Kolding, DK