摘要: Increasingly the fields of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and art are intersecting. Interactive artworks being evaluated by HCI methods created that employ repurpose technology for interactive environments. In this paper we steer a path between empirical critical-theoretical traditions, discuss research works also span divide. We address concerns about 'new' ethnography raised Crabtree et al. (2009) in "Ethnography Considered Harmful", critical essay positions ethnographic views at odds with each other. propose mediated view understanding interactions within open-ended values both perspectives as navigate boundaries practice HCI.