Improving with age: designing enduring interactive products

This study explores people's relationships with digital and non-digital objects in the home--with an eye toward the ways in which products improve rather than deteriorate over time--and how this knowledge might inform the design of more enduring and sustainable interactive products. We report our research in progress and provide a collection of initial design themes and design concepts inspired by user studies. Keywords Durability, interaction design, sustainability ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI): Miscellaneous.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CHI
• Authors: William Odom, James Pierce
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, CHI 2009, Human Computer Interaction, Initial Design Themes, Keywords Durability