Designing for Slowness, Anticipation and Re-visitation: a long term field study of the photobox

William Odom; Abigail Sellen; Richard Banks; David Kirk; Tim Regan; Mark Selby; Jodi Forlizzi; John Zimmerman

doi:10.1145/2556288.2557178

Designing for Slowness, Anticipation and Re-visitation: a long term field study of the photobox

William Odom, Abigail Sellen, Richard Banks, David Kirk, Tim Regan, Mark Selby, Jodi Forlizzi, John Zimmerman

School of Computer Science

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Abstract

We describe the design, implementation and deployment of Photobox, a domestic technology that prints four or five randomly selected photos from the owner’s Flickr collection at random intervals each month. We deployed Photobox in three homes for fourteen months to explore how the slow pace at which it operates could support experiences of anticipation and re-visitation of the past. Findings reveal changes in attitude toward the device, from frustration to eventual acceptance. Participants drew on the photos to reflect on past life events and reactions indicated a renewed interest for their Flickr collection. Photobox also provoked reflection on technology in and around the home. These findings suggest several opportunities, such as designing for anticipation, better supporting reflection on the past, and, more generally, expanding the slow technology research program within the HCI community.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI '14 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	ACM
Pages	1961-1970
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-2473-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2556288.2557178
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2014
Event	SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada Duration: 26 Apr 2014 → 1 May 2014 http://chi2014.acm.org/

Conference

Conference	SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Abbreviated title	CHI '14
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	26/04/14 → 1/05/14
Internet address	http://chi2014.acm.org/

Keywords

Slow technology
home
interaction design
design

UN SDGs

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Odom, W, Sellen, A, Banks, R, Kirk, D, Regan, T, Selby, M, Forlizzi, J & Zimmerman, J 2014, Designing for Slowness, Anticipation and Re-visitation: a long term field study of the photobox. in CHI '14 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, pp. 1961-1970, SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Toronto, Canada, 26/04/14. https://doi.org/10.1145/2556288.2557178

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