Tackling the Zombie Apocalypse: sensemaking in simulated disaster management

Tom Duffy; Chris Baber

doi:10.14236/ewic/hci2016.16

Tackling the Zombie Apocalypse: sensemaking in simulated disaster management

Tom Duffy
, Chris Baber

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Abstract

In this paper, we report the design of a simulated disaster management exercise that is used to explore the manner in which teams of emergency responders make sense of unfamiliar, dynamic situations. The paper develops a notion of sensemaking that combines semantic (i.e., extracting meaning from cues in the environment) and pragmatic (i.e., recognising opportunities for courses of action). This notion of sensemaking is explored in a study in which teams of experienced emergency responders, organised into different command structures, deal with the spread of a threat on a University campus. The results indicate how the command structures affect the ability of the teams to employ semantic or pragmatic sensemaking. Implications for supporting emergency response are considered.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI '16
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference: Fusion!
Publisher	BCS Learning & Development Ltd
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2016.16
Publication status	Published - 11 Jul 2016
Event	30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference - Bournemouth University, Poole, United Kingdom Duration: 11 Jul 2016 → 15 Jul 2016

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Name	Proceedings of the International BSC Human Computer Interaction Conference
Publisher	BCS Learning & Development Ltd

Conference

Conference	30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference
Abbreviated title	HCI 2016
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Poole
Period	11/07/16 → 15/07/16

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© Duffy et al.

Keywords

Collaboration
Communication Broker
CSCW
Disaster Management
Emergency Response
Sensemaking
Teamwork
Uncertainty

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Human-Computer Interaction

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Duffy, T., & Baber, C. (2016). Tackling the Zombie Apocalypse: sensemaking in simulated disaster management. In HCI '16: Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference: Fusion! Article 16 (Proceedings of the International BSC Human Computer Interaction Conference). BCS Learning & Development Ltd. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2016.16

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Tackling the Zombie Apocalypse: sensemaking in simulated disaster management. / Duffy, Tom; Baber, Chris.
HCI '16: Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference: Fusion!. BCS Learning & Development Ltd, 2016. 16 (Proceedings of the International BSC Human Computer Interaction Conference).

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