Companions: objects accruing value and memories by being a part of our lives

A.F. Zijlema; E.A.W.H. van den Hoven; J.H. Eggen

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Companions: objects accruing value and memories by being a part of our lives

A.F. Zijlema, E.A.W.H. van den Hoven, J.H. Eggen

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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 pleasureswhen 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.

Originele taal-2	Engels
Titel	OzCHI '16: Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, Launceston, Australia
Plaats van productie	New York
Uitgeverij	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pagina's	170-174
ISBN van elektronische versie	978-1-4503-4618-4
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.1145/3010915.3010958
Status	Gepubliceerd - 30 nov. 2016
Evenement	28th Australian conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI 2016) - Launceston, Australië Duur: 28 nov. 2016 → 2 dec. 2016 Congresnummer: 28 http://www.ozchi.org/2016/

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Congres	28th Australian conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI 2016)
Verkorte titel	OzCHI 2016
Land/Regio	Australië
Stad	Launceston
Periode	28/11/16 → 2/12/16
Internet adres	http://www.ozchi.org/2016/

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Zijlema, AF, van den Hoven, EAWH & Eggen, JH 2016, Companions: objects accruing value and memories by being a part of our lives. in OzCHI '16: Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, Launceston, Australia. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, New York, blz. 170-174 , 28th Australian conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI 2016), Launceston, Australië, 28/11/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/3010915.3010958

Companions: objects accruing value and memories by being a part of our lives. / Zijlema, A.F.; van den Hoven, E.A.W.H.; Eggen, J.H.
OzCHI '16: Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, Launceston, Australia. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2016. blz. 170-174 .

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