A new visualization approach to re-contextualize indigenous knowledge in Rural Africa

Kasper Rodil; Heike Winschiers-Theophilus; Nicola J. Bidwell; Søren Eskildsen; Matthias Rehm; Gereon Koch Kapuire

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-23771-3_23

A new visualization approach to re-contextualize indigenous knowledge in Rural Africa

Kasper Rodil, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Nicola J. Bidwell, Søren Eskildsen, Matthias Rehm, Gereon Koch Kapuire

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Current views of sustainable development recognize the importance of accepting the Indigenous Knowledge (IK) of rural people. However, there is an increasing technological gap between Elder IK holders and the younger generation and a persistent incompatibility between IK and the values, logics and literacies embedded, and supported by ICT. Here, we present an evaluation of new technology that might bridge generations and preserve key elements of local IK in Namibia. We describe how we applied insights, generated by ethnographic, dialogical and participatory action research, in designing a structure in which users can store, organize and retrieve user-generated videos in ways that are compatible with their knowledge system. The structure embeds videos in a scenario-based 3D visualization of a rural village. It accounts for some of the ways this rural community manages information, socially, spatially and temporally and provides users with a recognizable 3D simulated environment in which to re-contextualize de-contextualized video clips. Our formative in situ evaluation of a prototype suggests the visualization is legible to community members, provokes participation in design discussions, offers opportunities for local appropriation and may facilitate knowledge sharing between IK holders and more youthful IK assimilators. Simultaneously differing interpretations of scenarios and modeled objects reveal the limitations of our modeling decisions and raises various questions regarding graphic design details and regional transferability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2011 - 13th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Proceedings
Pages	297-314
Number of pages	18
Edition	PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23771-3_23
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	13th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2011 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 5 Sept 2011 → 9 Sept 2011

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	PART 2
Volume	6947 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	13th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2011
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	5/09/11 → 9/09/11

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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Rodil, K., Winschiers-Theophilus, H., Bidwell, N. J., Eskildsen, S., Rehm, M., & Kapuire, G. K. (2011). A new visualization approach to re-contextualize indigenous knowledge in Rural Africa. In Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2011 - 13th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Proceedings (PART 2 ed., pp. 297-314). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 6947 LNCS, No. PART 2). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23771-3_23

Rodil, Kasper ; Winschiers-Theophilus, Heike ; Bidwell, Nicola J. et al. / A new visualization approach to re-contextualize indigenous knowledge in Rural Africa. Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2011 - 13th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Proceedings. PART 2. ed. 2011. pp. 297-314 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 2).

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Rodil K, Winschiers-Theophilus H, Bidwell NJ, Eskildsen S, Rehm M, Kapuire GK. A new visualization approach to re-contextualize indigenous knowledge in Rural Africa. In Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2011 - 13th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Proceedings. PART 2 ed. 2011. p. 297-314. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 2). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-23771-3_23

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