@inproceedings{51cc7181acbf499abefed2d1b215fb45,
title = "The Drift Table: Designing for ludic engagement",
abstract = "The Drift Table is an electronic coffee table that displays slowly moving aerial photography controlled by the distribution of weight on its surface. It was designed to investigate our ideas about how technologies for the home could support ludic activities-that is, activities motivated by curiosity, exploration, and reflection rather than externally-defined tasks. The many design choices we made, for example to block or disguise utilitarian functionality, helped to articulate our emerging understanding of ludic design. Observations of the Drift Table being used in volunteers' homes over several weeks gave greater insight into how playful exploration is practically achieved and the issues involved in designing for ludic engagement.",
keywords = "Ethnography/ethnographic studies, Industrial design, Interaction design, Multidisciplinary design / interdisciplinary design, Product design",
author = "Gaver, {William W.} and Albrecht Schmidt and John Bowers and Anthony Steed and Andrew Boucher and Nicholas Villars and Hans Gellerson and Brendan Walker and Sarah Pennington",
year = "2004",
month = apr,
day = "24",
doi = "10.1145/985921.985947",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781581137033",
series = "Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings",
publisher = "ACM",
pages = "885--900",
booktitle = "Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2004",
address = "United States",
note = "Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2004 ; Conference date: 24-04-2004 Through 29-04-2004",
}