Journal article 744 views 167 downloads
Ways of Walking: Understanding Walking’s Implications for the Design of Handheld Technology, a Humanistic Ethnographic Approach
,
Mads Bodker,
Alan Chamberlain
Human Technology Journal, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 5 - 30
Swansea University Author:
Parisa Eslambolchilar
-
PDF | Version of Record
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Download (605.83KB)
DOI (Published version): 10.17011/ht/urn.201605192618
Abstract
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...
| Published in: | Human Technology Journal |
|---|---|
| Published: |
2016
|
| Online Access: |
http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi/articles/volume12/2016/eslambolchilar_bodker_chamberlain.pdf |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa27794 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Abstract: |
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. |
|---|---|
| Keywords: |
Walking, mobilities, choreographies, non-representational theory, embodiment, design, interaction, HCI |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Issue: |
1 |
| Start Page: |
5 |
| End Page: |
30 |