Building Narratives and Probing Concepts: Preparing Materials for Co-Design with Autistic Livestreamers

Terrance Mok, Tyson Hartley, Anthony Tang, Adam McCrimmon, and Lora Oehlberg. (2024). Building Narratives and Probing Concepts: Preparing Materials for Co-Design with Autistic Livestreamers. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing.

Abstract

Based on ten semi-structured interviews with autistic Twitch streamers, we introduce a series of scenario-based design narratives coupled with technology design concepts as a starting point for co-design discussion about autistic streaming. This work builds on prior thematic analysis of the unique intersection between autism and livestreaming. Our user-centered scenarios highlight the needs, goals, and challenges of autistic individuals in livestreaming contexts. By using evocative narratives, the scenarios serve to facilitate empathy and deeper engagement with the needs of autistic users, and help facilitate and support co-creative dialogues and discussions about new technology designs. We contribute this starting point for researchers and technology designers to co-create more inclusive and supportive online environments for autistic users.

Materials

DOI (https://doi.org/10.1145/3706575)

Keywords

autism, autistic, live streaming, Twitch, co-design, scenario-based design

BibTeX

@article{mok2024narratives,
  author = {Mok, Terrance and Hartley, Tyson and Tang, Anthony and McCrimmon, Adam and Oehlberg, Lora},
  title = {Building Narratives and Probing Concepts: Preparing Materials for Co-Design with Autistic Livestreamers},
  year = {2024},
  publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
  address = {New York, NY, USA},
  issn = {1936-7228},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3706575},
  journal = {ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing},
  month = dec,
  keywords = {autism, autistic, live streaming, Twitch, co-design, scenario-based design}
}