Companions: Objects accruing Value and Memories by being a Part of our Lives

Zijlema, A; Van Den Hoven, E; Eggen, B

Companions: Objects accruing Value and Memories by being a Part of our Lives

Zijlema, A

Van Den Hoven, E

Eggen, B

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 28th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2016, 2016, pp. 170 - 174
Issue Date:: 2016-11-29

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dc.contributor.author	Zijlema, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4090-0604	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Den Hoven, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0888-1426	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Eggen, B	en_US
dc.date.available	2016-10-21	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-11-29	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 28th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2016, 2016, pp. 170 - 174	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781450346184	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/68521
dc.description.abstract	Copyright © 2016 ACM. Cherished utilitarian objects can provide comfort and pleasure through their associations to our personal past and the time and energy we have invested in and with them. In this paper, we present a specific type of object relationship, which we call the companion. They are mundane objects that accrued meaning over time, and evoke tiny pleasures when we interact with them. We then draw insights from the HCI research literature on digital possessions and attachment that could be applied to enhance digital products or processes with companion qualities. We argue the importance to design for digital companionship in everyday use products, for example by enabling the accruement of subtle marks of the owners past with the product. We wish to evoke thought and awareness of the role of companions, and how this relationship can be supported in digital products.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 28th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2016	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1145/3010915.3010958	en_US
dc.title	Companions: Objects accruing Value and Memories by being a Part of our Lives	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	080602 Computer-Human Interaction	en_US
utslib.for	120304 Digital and Interaction Design	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/IKM and Digital Studies Program
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

Abstract:

Copyright © 2016 ACM. Cherished utilitarian objects can provide comfort and pleasure through their associations to our personal past and the time and energy we have invested in and with them. In this paper, we present a specific type of object relationship, which we call the companion. They are mundane objects that accrued meaning over time, and evoke tiny pleasures when we interact with them. We then draw insights from the HCI research literature on digital possessions and attachment that could be applied to enhance digital products or processes with companion qualities. We argue the importance to design for digital companionship in everyday use products, for example by enabling the accruement of subtle marks of the owners past with the product. We wish to evoke thought and awareness of the role of companions, and how this relationship can be supported in digital products.

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