Ambiguity as a resource for design Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:131865, abstract = {Ambiguity is usually considered anathema in Human Computer Interaction. We argue, in contrast, that it is a resource for design that can be used to encourage close personal engagement with systems. We illustrate this with examples from contemporary arts and design practice, and distinguish three broad classes of ambiguity according to where uncertainty is located in the interpretative relationship linking person and artefact. Ambiguity of information finds its source in the artefact itself, ambiguity of context in the sociocultural discourses that are used to interpret it, and ambiguity of relationship in the interpretative and evaluative stance of the individual. For each of these categories, we describe tactics for emphasising ambiguity that may help designers and other practitioners understand and craft its use.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Gaver, William W. and Beaver, Jacob and Benford, Steve}, booktitle = {CHI '03: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems}, citeulike-article-id = {131865}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=642653}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/642611.642653}, doi = {10.1145/642611.642653}, isbn = {1-58113-630-7}, keywords = {aie, design, equator, ienv6202}, location = {Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA}, pages = {233--240}, posted-at = {2005-03-18 07:02:06}, priority = {5}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {Ambiguity as a resource for design}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/642611.642653}, year = {2003} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:131865 L3 - citeulike-article-id:131865 N2 - Ambiguity is usually considered anathema in Human Computer Interaction. We argue, in contrast, that it is a resource for design that can be used to encourage close personal engagement with systems. We illustrate this with examples from contemporary arts and design practice, and distinguish three broad classes of ambiguity according to where uncertainty is located in the interpretative relationship linking person and artefact. Ambiguity of information finds its source in the artefact itself, ambiguity of context in the sociocultural discourses that are used to interpret it, and ambiguity of relationship in the interpretative and evaluative stance of the individual. For each of these categories, we describe tactics for emphasising ambiguity that may help designers and other practitioners understand and craft its use. CY - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA SN - 1-58113-630-7 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 240 TI - Ambiguity as a resource for design PB - ACM T2 - CHI '03: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems SP - 233 KW - aie KW - design KW - equator KW - ienv6202 AU - Gaver, William AU - Beaver, Jacob AU - Benford, Steve PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/642611.642653 ER -