Slow Technology - Designing for Reflection Export

@article{citeulike:192660, abstract = {Abstract: As computers are increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life, interaction design may have to change - from creating only fast and efficient tools to be used during a limited time in specific situations, to creating technology that surrounds us and therefore is a part of our activities for long periods of time. We present <SMALL>slow technology</SMALL>: a design agenda for technology aimed at reflection and moments of mental rest rather than efficiency in performance. The aim of this paper is to develop a design philosophy for slow technology, to discuss general design principles and to revisit some basic issues in interaction design from a more philosophical point of view. We discuss examples of <SMALL>soniture</SMALL> and <SMALL>informative art</SMALL> as instances of slow technology and as examples of how the design principles can be applied in practice.}, author = {Halln\~{a}¤s, Lars and Redstr\~{a}{\P}m, Johan}, citeulike-article-id = {192660}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.metapress.com/content/9EF9UGBPVNDP1RP2}, journal = {Personal and Ubiquitous Computing}, keywords = {aie, art, design, ienv6202, ubicomp}, number = {3}, pages = {201--212}, posted-at = {2005-05-11 04:21:34}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Springer-Verlag London Ltd}, title = {Slow Technology - Designing for Reflection}, url = {http://www.metapress.com/content/9EF9UGBPVNDP1RP2}, volume = {5}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:192660 L3 - citeulike-article-id:192660 N2 - Abstract: As computers are increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life, interaction design may have to change - from creating only fast and efficient tools to be used during a limited time in specific situations, to creating technology that surrounds us and therefore is a part of our activities for long periods of time. We present <SMALL>slow technology</SMALL>: a design agenda for technology aimed at reflection and moments of mental rest rather than efficiency in performance. The aim of this paper is to develop a design philosophy for slow technology, to discuss general design principles and to revisit some basic issues in interaction design from a more philosophical point of view. We discuss examples of <SMALL>soniture</SMALL> and <SMALL>informative art</SMALL> as instances of slow technology and as examples of how the design principles can be applied in practice. IS - 3 JF - Personal and Ubiquitous Computing EP - 212 TI - Slow Technology - Designing for Reflection PB - Springer-Verlag London Ltd VL - 5 SP - 201 KW - aie KW - art KW - design KW - ienv6202 KW - ubicomp AU - Hallnã¤s, Lars AU - Redstrã¶m, Johan PY - 2001/// UR - http://www.metapress.com/content/9EF9UGBPVNDP1RP2 ER -