Ways of walking
It seems logical to argue that mobile computing technologies are intended for use “on-the-go.” However, on closer inspection, the use of mobile technologies pose a number of challenges for users who are mobile, particularly moving around on foot. In engaging with such mobile technologies and their e...
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Centre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, Poland
2016-05-01
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| description | It seems logical to argue that mobile computing technologies are intended for use “on-the-go.” However, on closer inspection, the use of mobile technologies pose a number of challenges for users who are mobile, particularly moving around on foot. In engaging with such mobile technologies and their envisaged development, we argue that interaction designers must increasingly consider a multitude of perspectives that relate to walking in order to frame design problems appropriately. In this paper, we consider a number of perspectives on walking, and we discuss how these may inspire the design of mobile technologies. Drawing on insights from non-representational theory, we develop a partial vocabulary with which to engage with qualities of pedestrian mobility, and we outline how taking more mindful approaches to walking may enrich and inform the design space of handheld technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-91e26be69c2647a5b9c9cea54a9776c12022-12-21T18:33:55ZengCentre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, PolandHuman Technology1795-68892016-05-0112153010.17011/ht/urn.201605192618Ways of walkingParisa Eslambolchilar0Mads Bødker1Alan Chamberlain2Swansea University, UKCopenhagen Business School, DenmarkUniversity of Nottingham, UKIt seems logical to argue that mobile computing technologies are intended for use “on-the-go.” However, on closer inspection, the use of mobile technologies pose a number of challenges for users who are mobile, particularly moving around on foot. In engaging with such mobile technologies and their envisaged development, we argue that interaction designers must increasingly consider a multitude of perspectives that relate to walking in order to frame design problems appropriately. In this paper, we consider a number of perspectives on walking, and we discuss how these may inspire the design of mobile technologies. Drawing on insights from non-representational theory, we develop a partial vocabulary with which to engage with qualities of pedestrian mobility, and we outline how taking more mindful approaches to walking may enrich and inform the design space of handheld technologies.https://humantechnology.jyu.fi/archive/vol-12/issue-1/ways-of-walkingwalkingmobilechoreographiesnon-representational theoryembodimentdesigninteractionHCItechnologyethnography |
| spellingShingle | Parisa Eslambolchilar Mads Bødker Alan Chamberlain Ways of walking Human Technology walking mobile choreographies non-representational theory embodiment design interaction HCI technology ethnography |
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| topic | walking mobile choreographies non-representational theory embodiment design interaction HCI technology ethnography |
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