METHODS: technology probes TOOLS: Arduino microntroller, various sensors and actuators, various hand tools
+ OVERVIEW An heirloom chair is irreplaceable because of its unique materials and signs of use accumulated over time. How might digital technology be used to amplify perceptions of the unique histories of particular objects-and our experiential histories with them-over time in order to encourage attachment to these objects? In order to investigate this question, I am developing a series of products augmented with small numerical displays-or counters-and various sensors in order to record and display simple histories of use. The simple and direct communication of previously inaccessible-and not obviously useful-information (e.g. the number of times an object has been placed on a table) is intended to provoke reflection from users on the possible intentions of these products and encourage exploration into possible uses and meanings. The unnecessarily high degrees of precision (e.g. milliseconds) and unrealistically large capacities (e.g. thousands of years) used for recording and displaying simple histories of use are intended to encourage reflection on the relationship between short term and long term experience with the objects. + PUBLICATIONS: Pierce, J. (2009). Material Awareness: Promoting Reflection on Materiality and Consumption in Everyday Life. In workshop proceedings of Designing for Reflection on Experience. CHI '08.
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