Personal inventories: toward durable human-product relationships

In this paper, I build on perspectives in HumanComputer Interaction (HCI) and design literature to develop a theoretical lens to conduct personal inventories of human-product relationships within the home. I describe an ongoing empirical study examining participants' attitudes toward and relationships with interactive technology, and frame this research within the nascent and growing literature in HCI on environmental sustainability. I will present early findings from this study and discuss how these implications can inform potential future design practice within the HCI community. Keywords Sustainability, interaction design, material aesthetics, reflective design, value-sensitive design ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. [Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI)]: Miscellaneous. J.7. [Computers in other systems]: Consumer Products.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: CHI
• Authors: William Odom
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, CHI 2008, HCI Community, Human Computer Interaction, Potential Future Design