Abstract
Blockchain is an emerging infrastructural technology that is proposed to fundamentally transform the ways in which people transact, trust, collaborate, organize and identify themselves. In this paper, we construct a typology of emerging blockchain applications, consider the domains in which they are applied, and identify distinguishing features of this new technology. We argue that there is a unique role for the HCI community in linking the design and application of blockchain technology towards lived experience and the articulation of human values. In particular, we note how the accounting of transactions, a trust in immutable code and algorithms, and the leveraging of distributed crowds and publics around vast interoperable databases all relate to longstanding issues of importance for the field. We conclude by highlighting core conceptual and methodological challenges for HCI researchers beginning to work with blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'18) |
Publisher | ACM |
Pages | 1-14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4503-5620-6/18/04 |
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Publication status | Published - 21 Apr 2018 |
Event | 2018 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Canada Duration: 21 Apr 2018 → 26 Apr 2018 https://chi2018.acm.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 2018 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2018 |
Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Montréal |
Period | 21/04/18 → 26/04/18 |
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Keywords
- Blockchain
- Distributed ledger technology
- Bitcoin
- Trust
- Identity
- Typology