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| Type | Conference or Workshop Paper |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Published in Proceedings | Yes |
| Title | Inspiring the design of longer-lived electronics through an understanding of personal attachment |
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| Presentation Type | paper |
| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
| ISBN | 9781450312103 |
| Page Range | 635 - 644 |
| Event Title | Designing Interactive Systems Conference |
| Event Type | conference |
| Event Location | Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
| Event Start Date | July 11 - 2012 |
| Event End Date | July 15 - 2012 |
| Place of Publication | New York, New York, USA |
| Publisher | ACM Press |
| Abstract Text | Research in sustainable HCI has repeatedly pointed to the need for encouraging longer use of technology as part of the solution for stemming the tide of e-waste. Ways of achieving this goal remain elusive, however. We build upon previous research that considers the role of personal attachment in object ownership, and how this attachment might be leveraged to encourage longer use. We conducted a personal inventories study with 17 households in Switzerland, and use the findings to support and expand Odom et al.'s framework of attachment categories. We subsequently provided this framework to 3 designers and asked them to design novel technologies that encourage attachment. This exercise shed light on how they drew insight and inspiration from the framework, and how they integrated it into their design processes and design thinking. |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1145/2317956.2318052 |
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