Dr Christopher J. Parker
Loughborough University
Lecturer, Engineering & Technology
United Kingdom
My co-authors include
MARYAM AHMED
Dr Simeon Gill
Steven Hayes
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My Publications
Why Crowdsourced information is as good as Professional Information (and why you should...
Ergonomics
May 2014
People need geographic information (such as Google Maps) to be accurate, reliable, and of high quality. Professional cartographers and data collectors have, since the maps' invention, produced this...
Why Designing in Teams Leeds To More Innovative Solutions
CoDesign
December 2015
To develop a way to create more effective solutions to problems in society, we need new and novel ways to encourage innovation in teams, building upon established design methods. While transport s...
A method to improve 3D Body Scanning's accuracy by standardising posture
Ergonomics
November 2016
Many people in industry and science want to use 3D Body Scanning to measure people quickly and accurately, taking hundreds of measurements just a few seconds. Yet industry and science need accuracy...
You won't believe what motivates Chinese people to shop for fashion
Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management
May 2019
Shopping apps are effective when they operate in the way that people think, they put the content people want at the front, and they capitalise upon the customer's motivation to shop. Fashion retail...
How Crowdsourcing Helps Wheelchair Users Get Around
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
December 2014
Accessibility is a critical challenge facing wheelchair users and people with limited mobility. To find shops, restaurants, or attractions to visit they need clear information about the facilities ...
We Looked at Why People Want to Shop via Apps and Everyone is Talking About IT.
Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management
September 2016
To develop more effective retail apps that encourage customers to buy items through their smartphones, the motivations of customers to engage with the apps needs to be understood. Only 12% of all o...
Body Shape Classification is flawed: the FFIT can classify a woman into more than one s...
Ergonomics
March 2021
Ergonomics and health practitioners wish to compare a population’s body shapes (e.g., hourglass, oval, or rectangle) to track health issues and design better-fitting garments. The Female Figure Ide...
Making 3D Body Scanning 4500% More Precise (finally better than hand measurement!)
Ergonomics
May 2021
Ever wanted to step into a booth, have a computer scan your body, and have a custom made set of jeans to fit your exact form? 3D Body scanning promises just that. But when 3D Body Scanners measure ...
We asked people about fashion shopping apps and guess what happened next
The Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice
April 2022
Shopping apps are easy and enjoyable to use when their design aligns with the way people think and feel. But, designers and marketers have focused on creating apps for customers segregated by age a...
How augmented reality can enhance fashion retail: a UX design perspective
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
September 2022
How to design virtual reality for fashion shopping
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
June 2020
How to Engage Fashion Retail with Virtual Reality: A Consumer Perspective
January 2020
How to design Fashion Retail Apps that increase profits
January 2018
How Measurements Change Between 3D Body Scans
October 2017
Key Measurements for Garment Construction are Missing from 3D Body Scanning Systems!
October 2017
Why Online Virtual Fit Platforms Are Inaccurate (and how we need to fix them)
October 2017
How to Collect Data Correctly with 3D Body Scanners
January 2016
How to accurately find the waist in 3D Body Scanning
October 2014
Why people want to use crowd sourced information? [Book Chapter]
January 2014
What is crowdsourced map data, and where it may go in the future?
Applied Ergonomics
November 2013
Non-Professional Information's use in Outdoor Sports
Applied Ergonomics
November 2013
How Crowd Sourced Information Builds Better Services
The Design Journal
June 2013
How Crowd Sourced Map Data is Used (and why it is so good)
Transactions in GIS
August 2012
How to design fashion apps that seduce the customer (and boost sales)