Avalanche Beacon Parks: Skill Development and Group Coordination in a Technological Training Ground

Desjardins, A., Greenberg, S., Wakkary, R. and Hambelton, J. (2016)
Avalanche Beacon Parks: Skill Development and Group Coordination in a Technological Training Ground. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing - ACM CSCW'2016. ACM Press, pages 872-886, February 27 - March 2. Earlier version as Report 2015-1074-07. Video comprises two segments used in the presentation..

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Abstract

High-risk outdoor recreation allows its enthusiasts to reach unprecedented levels of adrenaline; it also contains risks and requires specific training (in part technological). In particular, its participants must be ready to react efficiently during an emergency or in response to an accident. Technological training grounds can simulate particular contexts and emergency situations as a place for recreationists to train and practice. In this paper, we use the practice of avalanche companion rescue as a case study to explore how technological training grounds support recreationist training. Our results offer insights into how avalanche beacon training parks support skill development and team coordination training. We also present strategies to orient the design of technological training grounds beyond avalanche companion rescue.

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@INPROCEEDINGS { 2016-AvalancheBeaconPark.CSCW,
CLASS = { CONFARTICLE },
AUTHOR = { Desjardins, A. and Greenberg, S. and Wakkary, R. and Hambelton, J. },
TITLE = { Avalanche Beacon Parks: Skill Development and Group Coordination in a Technological Training Ground },
YEAR = { 2016 },
MONTH = { February 27 - March 2 },
BOOKTITLE = { Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing - ACM CSCW'2016 },
PUBLISHER = { ACM Press },
PAGES = { 872-886 },
DOI = { http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2818048.2835200 },
NOTE = { Earlier version as Report 2015-1074-07. Video comprises two segments used in the presentation. },
}