Is Smart Home a Necessity or a Fantasy for the Mainstream User? A Study on Users’ Expectations of Smart Household Appliances
Aykut Coskun
http://designlab.ku.edu.tr
Koç University-Arçelik Research Center for Creative Industries, İstanbul, Turkey
Aykut Coskun is an Assistant Professor of Media and Visual Arts at Koç University (KU). He is also a design researcher at KU Design Lab and Koç University Arcelik Research Center for Creative Industries (KUAR). He received his B.Sc. M.Sc. and Ph.D. from METU Department of Industrial Design. His research focuses on design for sustainability, design for behavioral change, smart home and design research methods.
Gül Kaner
Koç University-Arçelik Research Center for Creative Industries, İstanbul, Turkey
Turkey
Gül Kaner is a MA student at Koç University Design, Technology & Society Program and a design researcher at KUAR. She received her BA at Kadir Has University, Advertising Department. She did her first MA at Utrecht University, Media Studies. Her research focuses on wearable technologies from a fashion perspective.
İdil Bostan
Koç University-Arçelik Research Center for Creative Industries, İstanbul, Turkey
Turkey
İdil Bostan is a research psychologist at KUAR. She holds a BA degree in psychology from Koç University. Her research focuses on interacting with gestural interfaces.