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Abstract
Social wearables promise to augment and enhance social interactions. However, despite two decades of HCI research on wearables, we are yet to see widespread adoption of social wearables into everyday life. More in-situ investigations into the social dynamics and cultural practices afforded by wearing interactive technology are needed to understand the drivers and barriers to adoption. To this end, we study social wearables in the context of Nordic student culture and the students’ practice of adorning boiler suits. Through a co-creation process, we designed Digi Merkki, a personalised interactive clothing patch. In a two-week elicitation diary study, we captured how 16 students adopted Digi Merkki into their social practices. We found that Digi Merkki afforded a variety of social interaction strategies, including sharing, spamming, and stealing pictures, which supported meaning-making and community-building. Based on our findings, we articulate “Memetic Expression” as a strong concept for designing social wearables.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Publisher | ACM |
Pages | 1-18 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4503-9157-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2022 |
MoE publication type | A4 Conference publication |
Event | ACM SIGCHI Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Virtual, Online, New Orleans, United States Duration: 30 Apr 2022 → 5 May 2022 |
Conference
Conference | ACM SIGCHI Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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Abbreviated title | ACM CHI |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | New Orleans |
Period | 30/04/2022 → 05/05/2022 |
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FutureMethods: Methodology for HCI evaluations of possible futures
Salovaara, A., Poikolainen Rosen, A., Sanchez, C., Epp, F. A., Poikolainen Rosen, A., Moesgen, T. & Pouta, E.
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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Digital Aura: Crafting a Digital Representation of Self in the Physical World
Takala, T., Kantosalo, A., Epp, F. A., Jain, N. & Hirskyj-Douglas, I.
01/09/2017 → 31/08/2021
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding