Designing Domestic TechnologyThe home is complicated…Nurturing placesSlide 4Not every home is nurturingSlide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Closer to home: domestic violenceSlide 11Declining social capitalSlide 13Slide 14Slide 15Homes for eldersSlide 17Nurturing technologies for the homeHealth through computersI-Living Assisted Living ArchitectureHappiness With CBTHappiness With BiofeedbackHappiness With Emotional InteractionSlide 24Slide 25DiscussionSlide 27Reflective DesignSlide 29Slide 30Slide 31Participatory DesignValue-Sensitive DesignCritical DesignCritical Technical PracticeSlide 36Slide 37Designing for the homeFlickr creditsDesigning Domestic TechnologyRyan Aipperspach and Celeste RoschuniCS 260November 29, 2006The home is complicated…Nurturing places discussionIssues to deal with in the homeNurturing technologies for the homeReflective Design (if time)Re-visiting other domainsNurturing places•What are your nurturing places?•Why are they nurturing?•Does everyone find the same things nurturing?•What kind of technology do they involve?The home is complicated…Nurturing places discussionIssues to deal with in the homeNurturing technologies for the homeReflective Design (if time)Re-visiting other domainsNot every home is nurturing•Melanie FriendNo Place Like Home: Echoes from Kosovo•Interviews with and photos of Albanians in their homeshttp://www.theconnection.org/shows/2002/04/20020409_b_main.aspI hardly sleep at night, as I know that they may come at any moment. Even that bit of sleep I get is a complete nightmare, full of frightening scenes with the police. Miradije Aliu, in her bedroom, 1994.On June 14, two days after NATO arrived, we made our way back to Kosova. I was very frightened…I felt like it was doomsday. We saw a desert, a dead place, not a living soul anywhere, and lots of houses burning...As we came through the front gate (of our house), everything smelled of ash and human waste. - Miradije Aliu, back home, 1999.Then one of them took a butcher's knife and said, "Cut off his hand." I stretched out my hand, but he didn't do it. A second man pointed a pistol at my eye and threatened to kill me....It has already been a year of my fear here, and as I've got a wife and three children, I can't leave. So I stay at home, and every day I expect them to come back. - Anonymous, 1994.I've only been on the street, with KFOR escort, three times in the past nine months; my wife came out only once. When my mother-in-law went shoping with KFOR, Albanian villagers shouted abuse at her: "Go to Serbia," "This [Kosovo] is not yours," "We are going to kill you." She hasn't gone out shopping since...Sometimes I see an Albanian friend pass by. Our eyes meet for a moment, and I can't see any animosity, but we can't speak because it's dangerous for him. - I.S., Serb, age 45, Prizren, 2000.Closer to home: domestic violence•In many countries, ¼ to ½ of women report being physically abused by their partner (e.g. Texas: 39%)[World Bank Report, 1994]•We’re often misinformed about the threat of violence–Men are under greater risk outside the home–But women are at a greater risk in private places with people they know–Guidelines often emphasize safety outside the homeL. Goldsack. A Haven in a Heartless World? in Chapman and Hockey (eds.) Ideal Homes?Closer to home: domestic violence•“Privacy” is generally accepted as a virtue of the modern home–But that makes domestic violence difficult to discover–And many women are reluctant to report itI never had violence in my life before, that’s why I hid it, I couldn’t understand it. It was such a shock to my system, like ‘this can’t be happening to me’ and you’re ashamed, you are ashamed for their actions.L. Goldsack. A Haven in a Heartless World? in Chapman and Hockey (eds.) Ideal Homes?Declining social capital•Social Capital–“those tangible substances [that] count for most in the daily lives of people: namely good will, fellowship, sympathy, and social intercourse among the individuals and families who make up a social unit” [L. J. Hanifan, 1916]R. Putnam. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.Declining social capitalAverage times entertained at home in the last yearR. Putnam. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.Declining social capital“Our Whole Family Usually Eats Dinner Together” (Married Respondents Only)R. Putnam. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.Declining social capital•Social capital is correlated with–Education–Health (mental & physical)–SafetyR. Putnam. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.WorkSprawlOther?TVGenerationalChangeTV Generation“Guesstimated” Explanation for Civic Disengagement, 1965-2000WWII (“The Greatest Generation”)More timeat workDistance betweenWork life and home life4 hours per day!Homes for elders•Potential problems of sheltered housing (retirement homes in England)–Small kitchen with space to prepare meals for only 3 people–Lack of space for visitors–“Protection” as the primary concern of the housing–Lack of space for treasured objects•Suggests issues that are important to elders…E. Fairhurst. Fitting a Quart into a Pint Pot: Making Space for Older People in Sheltered Housing. in Chapman and Hockey (eds.) Ideal Homes?The home is complicated…Nurturing places discussionIssues to deal with in the homeNurturing technologies for the homeReflective Design (if time)Re-visiting other domainsNurturing technologies for the home•“… technologies that support emotional relationships in the home, producing feelings of being comforted and cared about, technologies that help people thrive.”[Elliott et al. 2006]Health through computers•Medical treatment–WebMD (self-administered)–Bar-code systems at hospital for medicine dispensing–Brain-computer interfaces•Weight management–Exercise “buddy” or “coach” on exercise equipment–Wrist-top coaching systems/Heartrate monitors–http://www.fitday.comI-Living Assisted Living Architecture•Infrastructure for dependable, secure assisted living technologies•Scenarios–Activity Reminders: e.g. taking medicine–Vital Sign Measurement–Personal Belonging Localization–Personal Behavior Profiling–Emergency DetectionQixin Wang, et al. I-Living: An Open System Architecture for Assisted Living.Happiness With CBT•CBT is Cognitive Behavior Therapy•Mood Gym–Treat
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