Abstract
We introduce Metadating - a future-focused research and speed-dating event where single participants were invited to 'explore the romance of personal data'. Participants created 'data profiles' about themselves, and used these to 'date' other participants. In the rich context of dating, we study how personal data is used conversationally to communicate and illustrate identity. We note the manner in which participants carefully curated their profiles, expressing ambiguity before detail, illustration before accuracy. Our findings proposition a set of data services and features, each concerned with representing and curating data in new ways, beyond a focus on purely rational or analytic relationships with a quantified self. Through this, we build on emerging interest in 'lived informatics' and raise questions about the experience and social reality of a 'data-driven life'.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CHI 2016 - Proceedings, 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Publisher | ACM |
| Pages | 685-698 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450333627 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 May 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 34th Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2016 - San Jose, United States Duration: 7 May 2016 → 12 May 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 34th Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Jose |
| Period | 7/05/16 → 12/05/16 |
Keywords
- Dating
- Lived informatics
- Personal data
- Quantified self