The thing that made me think
Given the threatening consequences of anthropogenic climate change, it is vital to modify energy-intensive daily routines to minimize individual energy consumption. However, changing daily routines is challenging due to their abstract, future-oriented nature and the comfort they provide. Interactive...
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| author | Kneile Madlen Jürgens Till Maria Christoforakos Lara Laschke Matthias |
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| description | Given the threatening consequences of anthropogenic climate change, it is vital to modify energy-intensive daily routines to minimize individual energy consumption. However, changing daily routines is challenging due to their abstract, future-oriented nature and the comfort they provide. Interactive technologies can play a crucial role in facilitating this process. Instead of relying on rhetorical persuasion through information and appeals, we propose two design approaches within the research agenda of the MOVEN research group: (1) employing friction to disrupt routines, and (2) advocating for the interests of natural entities using counterpart technologies. Regarding the disruption of routines, we explore the use of humor as a design element to dampen the resulting resistance (i.e., psychological reactance). Moreover, we reflect on the opportunities of counterpart technologies as a new interaction paradigm in the context of sustainability. Finally, we discuss the potentials and limitations of individual behavior change for a holistic, sustainable transformation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5db9259ed494634b6a4be5eaddd18a12023-10-30T07:58:26ZengDe Gruyteri-com2196-68262023-07-0122216117110.1515/icom-2023-0019The thing that made me thinkKneile Madlen0Jürgens Till Maria1Christoforakos Lara2Laschke Matthias3Interaction Design for Sustainability and Transformation, Universität Siegen, Kohlbettstr. 15, 57068Siegen, NRW, GermanyInteraction Design for Sustainability and Transformation, Universität Siegen, Kohlbettstr. 15, 57068Siegen, NRW, GermanyLMU München, 80539Munchen, GermanyInteraction Design for Sustainability and Transformation, Universität Siegen, Kohlbettstr. 15, 57068Siegen, NRW, GermanyGiven the threatening consequences of anthropogenic climate change, it is vital to modify energy-intensive daily routines to minimize individual energy consumption. However, changing daily routines is challenging due to their abstract, future-oriented nature and the comfort they provide. Interactive technologies can play a crucial role in facilitating this process. Instead of relying on rhetorical persuasion through information and appeals, we propose two design approaches within the research agenda of the MOVEN research group: (1) employing friction to disrupt routines, and (2) advocating for the interests of natural entities using counterpart technologies. Regarding the disruption of routines, we explore the use of humor as a design element to dampen the resulting resistance (i.e., psychological reactance). Moreover, we reflect on the opportunities of counterpart technologies as a new interaction paradigm in the context of sustainability. Finally, we discuss the potentials and limitations of individual behavior change for a holistic, sustainable transformation.https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2023-0019behavior changecounterpart technologieshuman-computer interactionhumorpleasurable troublemakerssustainability |
| spellingShingle | Kneile Madlen Jürgens Till Maria Christoforakos Lara Laschke Matthias The thing that made me think i-com behavior change counterpart technologies human-computer interaction humor pleasurable troublemakers sustainability |
| title | The thing that made me think |
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| title_short | The thing that made me think |
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| topic | behavior change counterpart technologies human-computer interaction humor pleasurable troublemakers sustainability |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2023-0019 |
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