Things that make us reminisce: Everyday memory cues as opportunities for interaction design

Van Gennip, D; Van Den Hoven, E; Markopoulos, P

Things that make us reminisce: Everyday memory cues as opportunities for interaction design

Van Gennip, D

Van Den Hoven, E

Markopoulos, P

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, 2015, 2015-April pp. 3443 - 3452
Issue Date:: 2015-04-18

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dc.contributor.author	Van Gennip, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2764-7982	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Den Hoven, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0888-1426	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Markopoulos, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-04-18	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, 2015, 2015-April pp. 3443 - 3452	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781450331456	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/35466
dc.description.abstract	© Copyright 2015 ACM. Interactive devices can support personal remembering to benefit well-being. These designs require insight into what brings the past to mind, and how people relate to such cues. Prior work focused on mementos in the home; instead, this paper presents a diary and interview study of involuntary memory cueing in everyday life. Data was collected from fifteen adult individuals, using sentence completion diaries, combined with debriefing interviews. Qualitative analysis of the data showed that these participants were relying on everyday physical objects like food items for cueing memories during everyday life, locations and (repeated) activities, while digital items and photos were shown to be less frequent stimulants. Meaningful relations to memory cues can be partially explained from a memory cueing perspective. We discuss how design for remembering can benefit from our insights, through careful trade-offs in timing, exposure to cues, and supporting a process of personal attachment with items invoking memories.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1145/2702123.2702460	en_US
dc.title	Things that make us reminisce: Everyday memory cues as opportunities for interaction design	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	2015-April	en_US
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
utslib.for	080602 Computer-Human Interaction	en_US
dc.location.activity	Seoul, Republic of Korea
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
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 - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	2015-April	en_US

Abstract:

© Copyright 2015 ACM. Interactive devices can support personal remembering to benefit well-being. These designs require insight into what brings the past to mind, and how people relate to such cues. Prior work focused on mementos in the home; instead, this paper presents a diary and interview study of involuntary memory cueing in everyday life. Data was collected from fifteen adult individuals, using sentence completion diaries, combined with debriefing interviews. Qualitative analysis of the data showed that these participants were relying on everyday physical objects like food items for cueing memories during everyday life, locations and (repeated) activities, while digital items and photos were shown to be less frequent stimulants. Meaningful relations to memory cues can be partially explained from a memory cueing perspective. We discuss how design for remembering can benefit from our insights, through careful trade-offs in timing, exposure to cues, and supporting a process of personal attachment with items invoking memories.

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