EmpathiCH: Scrutinizing Empathy-Centric Design Beyond the Individual
Alok Debnath (Trinity College Dublin)
Allison Lahnala (Universität Bonn)
Uğur Genç (TU Delft - Industrial Design Engineering)
Ewan Soubutts (University College London)
Michal Lahav (Google)
Tiffanie Horne (Google)
Wo Meijer (TU Delft - Industrial Design Engineering)
Yun Suen Pai (Keio University)
Yen-Chia Hsu (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Giulia Barbareschi (University College London)
Himanshu Verma (TU Delft - Industrial Design Engineering)
Andrea Mauri (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)
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Abstract
The EmpathiCH Workshop aims to blend a diverse set of expertise to expand upon the nascent field of Empathy-Centric Design. Building on the discussions in previous editions of the workshop, this iteration invites contributions which scrutinize the use of empathy as a design principle in digital interfaces. We encourage inquiry in a number of research dimensions: examining the multifaceted nature of empathy; establishing both the requirements and shortcomings of empathy in design research; discussing key post-human stakeholders in digital interfaces (social groups, causes, digital avatars, artificial agents etc.); and expanding the scope of empathy research beyond preliminary perspective-taking. The workshop, structured as a combination of author panels, expert discussion, and interactive activities, provides the ideal venue to foster a critical discussion on the nature of the suitability of empathy in digital design, especially in the rapidly approaching context of its role in post-humanist HCI.