Abdicating choice: The rewards of letting go

Leong, T; Vetere, F; Howard, S

Abdicating choice: The rewards of letting go

Leong, T

Vetere, F Howard, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Digital Creativity, 2008, 19 (4), pp. 233 - 243
Issue Date:: 2008-12-17

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dc.contributor.author	Leong, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1021-9001	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vetere, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Howard, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-12-17	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Digital Creativity, 2008, 19 (4), pp. 233 - 243	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1462-6268	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28924
dc.description.abstract	Increasingly, people are faced with having to deal with vast amount of digital content. But in some situations, having to choose from such large digital libraries can be unpleasant and even paralysing, especially when people have no strong preference for a particular choice. Digital music listening is an example of such a dilemma. Focusing on Shuffle listening on the iPod, whereby listeners abdicate choice to a system to present content to them randomly, we observe that this mode of abdicating choice not only alleviates the pains of choice but also leads to better user-experience in some circumstances. Randomness is highlighted as a versatile resource. Acting as a device that 'defamiliarises' the digital music tracks, it refreshes and engages listeners' attention as well as shapes their perceptions. In some cases, the use of randomness enriches their listening experience and even encourages encounters with serendipity.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Digital Creativity	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/14626260802550777	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Music	en_US
dc.title	Abdicating choice: The rewards of letting go	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design	en_US
utslib.for	19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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Abstract:

Increasingly, people are faced with having to deal with vast amount of digital content. But in some situations, having to choose from such large digital libraries can be unpleasant and even paralysing, especially when people have no strong preference for a particular choice. Digital music listening is an example of such a dilemma. Focusing on Shuffle listening on the iPod, whereby listeners abdicate choice to a system to present content to them randomly, we observe that this mode of abdicating choice not only alleviates the pains of choice but also leads to better user-experience in some circumstances. Randomness is highlighted as a versatile resource. Acting as a device that 'defamiliarises' the digital music tracks, it refreshes and engages listeners' attention as well as shapes their perceptions. In some cases, the use of randomness enriches their listening experience and even encourages encounters with serendipity.

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