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Professor Paul Coulton

Professor of Speculative and Game Design

  1. 2021
  2. Published

    Design (Non) Fiction: Deconstructing/Reconstructing the Definitional Dualism of AI

    Pilling, F., Lindley, J., Akmal, H. A. & Coulton, P., 15/06/2021, In: International Journal of Film and Media Arts. 6, 1, 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Exploring design implications for IoT products and services through comprehensive case studies

    Lee, B. Y., Cooper, R., Hands, D. & Coulton, P., 6/06/2021.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  4. Forthcoming

    Carpentered Diegetic Things: Alternative Design Ideologies for AI Material Relations

    Pilling, F. & Coulton, P., 2/01/2021, (Accepted/In press) The Ecological Turn. Design, Architecture and aesthetics beyond "Anthropocene".

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  5. 2020
  6. Published

    Legible AI by Design: Design Research to Frame, Design, Empirically Test and Evaluate AI Iconography

    Pilling, F., Akmal, H. A., Gradinar, A., Lindley, J. & Coulton, P., 31/12/2020, Common Good Framing design through pluralism and social values: Design as Common Good. Swiss Design Network, p. 2442-2459 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  7. Published

    Must All Things Pass? Designing for the Afterlife of (Internet of) Things

    Stead, M., Gradinar, A. & Coulton, P., 11/12/2020, ThingsCon The State of Responsible Internet of Things Report 2020, 4, p. 45-52 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  8. Published

    Researching and Designing Uncanny AI to Legible AI

    Pilling, F., Akmal, H. A. & Coulton, P., 13/11/2020.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  9. Published

    Addressing the Elephant in the Cloudless Sky: Designing a Commonised Mobile Network Infrastructure

    Sacks, J. & Coulton, P., 6/10/2020. 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  10. Published

    The Internet of Things Game: Revealing the Complexity of the IoT

    Akmal, H. A. & Coulton, P., 2/09/2020, Proceedings of Digital Games Research Association Conference 2020 (DiGRA 2020). Digital Games Research Association - DiGRA, 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  11. Published

    A Tarot of Things: a supernatural approach to designing for IoT

    Akmal, H. A. & Coulton, P., 12/08/2020, Proceedings DRS 2020. 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  12. Published

    Signs of the Time: Making AI Legible

    Lindley, J., Akmal, H. A., Pilling, F. & Coulton, P., 12/08/2020, Proceedings of Design Research Society Conference 2020: DRS 2020. 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  13. Published

    What’s it like to be Alexa? An exploration of Artificial Intelligence as a Material for Design

    Pilling, F. & Coulton, P., 12/08/2020, Proceedings of Design Research Society Conference 2020. 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  14. Published

    Designing for the Internet of Things: a critical interrogation of IoT processes and principles

    Lee, B. Y., Cooper, R., Hands, D. & Coulton, P., 11/08/2020, DRS2020 Virtual Conference. Boess, S., Cheung, M. & Cain, R. (eds.). London: Design Research Society, Vol. 5. p. 2392-2409 17 p. 139. (Proceedings of Design Research Society Conference; vol. 2020, no. 5).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  15. Published

    Edge of Tomorrow: Designing Sustainable Edge Computing

    Stead, M., Gradinar, A., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 11/08/2020, Proceedings of the Design Research Society Conference 2020. Situations ed. Brisbane: Design Research Society, Vol. 1. p. 88-110 23 p. 293. (Proceedings of the Design Research Society Conference 2020).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  16. Published

    Researching AI Legibility through Design

    Lindley, J. (Artist), Akmal, H. A. (Artist), Pilling, F. (Artist) & Coulton, P. (Artist), 16/07/2020

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsDigital or Visual Products

  17. Published

    Ghosts in the Smart Home

    Lindley, J. (Artist), Gradinar, A. (Artist) & Coulton, P. (Artist), 8/07/2020

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsExhibition

  18. Published

    Reflections on teaching design fiction as world-building

    Coulton, P., 8/07/2020. 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  19. Published

    AHRC Design Fellows Challenges of the Future: AI & Data

    Lindley, J. & Coulton, P., 6/07/2020, Lancaster: Lancaster University. 45 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsCommissioned report

  20. Published

    Researching AI Legibility Through Design

    Lindley, J., Akmal, H. A., Pilling, F. & Coulton, P., 25/04/2020, CHI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: ACM, 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  21. Published

    The Divination of Things by Things

    Akmal, H. A. & Coulton, P., 25/04/2020, CHI'20 : Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts. New York: ACM, 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  22. Published

    The process of gaining an AI Legibility mark

    Pilling, F., Akmal, H. A., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 25/04/2020, CHI '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts. New York: ACM, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  23. Published

    Design Research and Object-Oriented Ontology

    Lindley, J., Akmal, H. & Coulton, P., 24/01/2020, In: Open Philosophy. 3, 1, p. 11-41 31 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. 2019
  25. Published

    Design Drivers: A critical enabler to mediate value over the NPD process within Internet of Things

    Lee, B., Cooper, R., Hands, D. & Coulton, P., 6/12/2019, 4d Conference Proceedings: Meanings of Design in the Next Era. Osaka: DML (Design Management Lab), Ritsumeikan University, p. 96-107 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  26. Published

    Gogglebox of the Future (installation at AHRC Beyond Conference)

    Lindley, J. (Artist), Coulton, P. (Producer) & Gradinar, A. (Producer), 20/11/2019

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsExhibition

  27. Published

    Value creation for IoT: challenges and opportunities within the design and development process

    Lee, B., Cooper, R., Hands, D. & Coulton, P., 1/10/2019, Living in the Internet of Things (IoT 2019). IET, 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  28. Published

    Making the invisible audible: Sonifying qualitative data

    Young, E., Marsden, A. & Coulton, P., 18/09/2019, AM'19: Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound on. New York: ACM, p. 124-130 7 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  29. Published

    The Little Book of the Internet of Things for the Home

    Gradinar, A., Van Kleek, M., Pschetz, L., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 16/09/2019, Lancaster: Lancaster University. 40 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  30. Published

    The Future Is Metahistory: Using Spime-based Design Fiction As A Research Lens For Designing Sustainable Internet of Things Devices

    Stead, M., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 2/09/2019, IASDR 2019: Design Revolutions. International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference 2019. 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  31. Published

    Visual Methods for the Design of Shape-Changing Interfaces

    Sturdee, M., Everitt, A., Lindley, J., Coulton, P. & Alexander, J., 25/08/2019, IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: INTERACT 2019. Lamas, D., Loizides, F., Nacke, L., Petrie, H., Winckler, M. & Zaphiris, P. (eds.). Springer, p. 337-358 22 p. ( Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 11748).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  32. Published

    More-Than Human Centred Design: Considering Other Things

    Coulton, P. & Lindley, J. G., 4/07/2019, In: The Design Journal. 22, 4, p. 463-481 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Living Room of the Future: TVX2019 Demo

    Coulton, P. (Artist), Lindley, J. (Artist), Gradinar, A. (Artist), Ian, F. (Producer) & Stenton, P. (Producer), 7/06/2019

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsExhibition

  34. Published

    The Living Room of the Future

    Sailaja, N., Crabtree, A., Colley, J., Gradinar, A., Coulton, P., Ian, F., Kerlin, L. & Stenton, P., 5/06/2019, TVX 2019: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video. ACM, p. 95-107 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  35. Published

    Situated Immersion: The Living Room of the Future

    Gradinar, A., Lindley, J., Coulton, P., Ian, F. & Stenton, P., 4/06/2019, Adjunt Proceedings of TVX 2019. Figshare, 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  36. Published

    Forget the Singularity, its mundane artificial intelligence that should be our immediate concern

    Pilling, F. & Coulton, P., 1/06/2019, In: The Design Journal. 22, Suppl. 1, p. 1135-1146 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Questioning the social and ethical implications of autonomous vehicle technologies on professional drivers

    Morton, R., Richards, D. C., Dunn, N. S. & Coulton, P., 1/06/2019, In: The Design Journal. 22, Suppl. 1, p. 2061-2071 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineConference articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Spimes Not Things: Creating A Design Manifesto For A Sustainable Internet of Things

    Stead, M., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 1/06/2019, In: The Design Journal. 22, Suppl. 1, p. 2133-2152 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Networking with Ghosts in the Machine: Speaking to the Internet of Things

    Lindley, J., Coulton, P. & Alter, H., 31/05/2019, In: The Design Journal. 22, Suppl. 1, p. 1187-1199 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Augmentation not Duplication: Considerations for the Design of Digitally-Augmented Comic Books

    Kljun, M., Čopič Pucihar, K., Alexander, J. M., Weerasinghe, M., Campos, C., Ducasse, J., Kopačin, B., Grubert, J., Coulton, P. & Čelar, M., 4/05/2019, Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, 12 p. 103. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  41. Published

    Making a Room for the IoT: a Domestic Demonstration

    Lindley, J., Gradinar, A., Coulton, P., Cooper, R. & Forrester, I., 2/05/2019, Proceedings Living in the Internet of Things 2019. IET, 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  42. Published

    The internet of Things game: Illuminating data interactions within the Internet of Things: Living in the Internet of Things, IoT 2019

    Akmal, H. & Coulton, P., 2/05/2019, Living in the Internet of Things (IoT 2019) . London, UK, Vol. 2019. 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  43. Published

    Spimes Not Things: A Design Manifesto For A Sustainable Internet Of Things

    Stead, M., Coulton, P. & Lindley, J., 12/04/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Other

  44. Published

    Experiencing the Future Mundane

    Coulton, P., Lindley, J. G., Gradinar, A. I., Colley, J., Sailaja, N., Crabtree, A., Forrester, I. & Kerlin, L., 11/04/2019, Proceedings of RTD 2019. 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  45. Published

    Research Through Board Game Design

    Akmal, H. & Coulton, P., 11/04/2019, Proceedings of RTD 2019. 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  46. Published

    Networking with Ghosts in the Machine: Speaking to the Internet of Things

    Lindley, J. G., Coulton, P. & Alter, H. C., 10/04/2019, p. 1-13. 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  47. Published

    Living Room of the Future: Tate Modern

    Coulton, P. (Artist), Gradinar, A. I. (Artist) & Lindley, J. G. (Artist), 8/02/2019

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsExhibition

  48. Published

    The Little Book of Philosophy for the Internet of Things

    Lindley, J. G., Coulton, P., Akmal, H., Hay, D., Van Kleek, M., Cannizzaro, S. & Binns, R., 6/02/2019, Lancaster University. 40 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  49. Published

    The Little Book of Sustainability for the Internet of Things

    Stead, M. R., Coulton, P., Lindley, J. G. & Coulton, C., 4/02/2019, Lancaster: Imagination Lancaster. 49 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  50. 2018
  51. Published

    ImaginationLancaster: Open-Ended, Anti-Disciplinary, Diverse

    Cooper, R., Dunn, N., Coulton, P., Walker, S., Rodgers, P., Cruikshank, L., Tsekleves, E., Hands, D., Whitham, R., Boyko, C. T., Richards, D., Aryana, B., Pollastri, S., Escalante, M. A. L., Knowles, B., Lopez-Galviz, C., Cureton, P. & Coulton, C., 12/2018, In: She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation. 4, 4, p. 307-341 35 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  52. Published

    The IoT and Unpacking the Heffalump’s Trunk

    Lindley, J. G., Coulton, P. & Cooper, R., 16/11/2018, Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2018: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Arai, K., Bhatia, R. & Kapoor, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer, Vol. 880. p. 134-151 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  53. Published

    Living Room of the Future: PlayUk Skopje

    Gradinar, A. I. (Artist) & Coulton, P. (Artist), 2/11/2018

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsExhibition

  54. Published

    Living Room of the Future: V&A London

    Coulton, P. (Artist), Gradinar, A. I. (Artist) & Lindley, J. G. (Artist), 21/09/2018

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsExhibition

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