How Smart Homes Learn: The Evolution of the Networked Home and Household

Despite a growing desire to create smart homes, we know little about how networked technologies interact with a house’s infrastructure. In this paper, we begin to close this gap by presenting findings from a study that examined the relationship between home networking and the house itself—and the work that results for householders as a consequence of this interaction. We discuss four themes that emerged: an ambiguity in understanding the virtual boundaries created by wireless networks, the home network control paradox, a new home network access paradox, and the relationship between increased responsibilities and the possibilities of wireless networking.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: HUC
• Authors: Marshini Chetty, Ja-Young Sung, Rebecca E. Grinter
• Keywords: Applied Computing, Home Network, HUC 2007, Network Access Paradox, Network Control Paradox