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- Broms, Loove, 1977-, et al.
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Persuasive Engagement : Exploiting Lifestyle as a Driving Force to Promote Energy-aware Use Patterns and Behaviours
- 2009
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In: Undisciplined! Proceedings of the Design Research Society Conference 2008.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Electricity consumption has been rising significantly in the western world the last decades and this has affected the environment negatively. Efficient use and more energy conservative usage patterns could be ways to approach this problem. However, electricity has for a long time actively been hidden away and it is rarely thought of unless it ceases to exist. From the perspective of critical design, we have been working to find methods to visualise electricity and electricity consumption in everyday life to promote environmentally positive behavioural change. In this paper, we are looking at how aspects of lifestyles can be used in design as central driving forces that could lead to changed behaviour. Attempts to promote behavioural changes related to energy consumption might be successfully carried out when people are offered desirable alternatives that are engaging and that do not impose a perceived extra burden in their everyday life. This argument is exemplified through two design concepts, the AWARE Laundry Lamp and the Energy Plant, which are examples on how to increase people’s energy awareness and offer them means for reducing their energy consumption in the home. Both prototypes are inspired by current trends in lifestyle as well as actual observed user behaviour.
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- Broms, Loove, 1977-, et al.
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The Energy AWARE Clock : Incorporating Electricity Use in the Social Interactions of Everyday Life
- 2009
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In: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design andInverse Manufacturing (EcoDesign 2009).
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- New interfaces to the energy system can facilitate changes of habits and provide means to control the household’s use of energy. In this paper, we look at energy use and such interfaces in the home from a socio- technical perspective. We describe how interviews and user observations can be used in combination with the theory of domestication to inform and inspire the design of interfaces to the energy system. As a result of our approach, we present the Energy AWARE Clock, an example of a new type of electricity meter that challenges the norm of how the electricity system is typically represented in the home. The Energy AWARE Clock makes use of a clock metaphor to visualise electricity-use in relation to time in everyday life. Energy-awareness products always challenge domestic social patterns and it is important to consider these aspects in the design process to find successful solutions for the future.
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- Bärtås, Magnus
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Eva-Lena Says
- 2006
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In: Norberg, Västmanland-Bergslagen-Sweden-Scandinavia-27 July 2006. At Lunchtime.
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Book chapter (pop. science, debate, etc.)
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- Frølunde, Lisbeth, et al.
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Methodologies for tracking learning paths: designing the on-line research study Making a Filmmaker
- 2009
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In: MedieKultur. - Aalborg : Sammenslutningen af Medieforskere i Danmark. - 0900-9671 .- 1901-9726. ; 46, s. 73-85
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The article concerns the design of a collaborative research project (2008-09) entitled Making a Filmmaker, which examines how young Scandinavian filmmakers create their own learning paths in formal and/or informal contexts. Our interest is in how learning experiences and contexts motivate the young filmmakers: what furthers their interest and/or hinders it, and what learning patterns emerge. The aim of this article is to present and discuss issues regarding the methodology and methods of the study, such as developing a relationship with interviewees when conducting interviews online (using MSN). We suggest two considerations about using online interviews: how the interviewees value the given subject of conversation and their familiarity with being online. The benefit of getting online communication with the young filmmakers is the ease it offers, because it is both practical and appropriates a meeting platform that is familiar to our participants.
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- Westerlund, Bo, 1951-
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Design Space Exploration : co-operative creation of proposals for desired interactions with future artefacts
- 2009
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thesis critically reflects on co-operative design workshops that I have conducted. The basic method used in these workshops draws on the participants’ embodied knowing. In the over twenty workshops that are analysed here a wide range of participants have been involved: family members, employees, persons with disabilities, and other stakeholders like manufacturers, service providers and civil servants. The topics have varied, but they have mostly been related to ICT products and services. Most of the workshops were conducted within various research projects. In order to analyse this diverse range of workshops I use several different theories and concepts. I articulate and analyse the design aspects of the activities by using established design theories and concepts. The conceptual tool design space, meaning all possible design proposals, is used for understanding the design process. I also use theories from other fields in order to analyse three different aspects of the workshops: the participants’ activities, the designers’ responsibility, and the process. To analyse the way that the participants co-operatively create knowledge, theories of interpersonal actions are used; to analyse the work done by the designer/conductor, theories of frames are used; and to analyse the process, the theory of actualisation and realisation is used. During the workshops the participants co-operatively make scenarios, props and video prototypes in order to create proposals for desired interactions with future artefacts. Contributions include accounts of critical situations during the workshops and suggested strategies for dealing with them. Some implications are relevant to the design field in general, for example the importance of a process where the participants trust each other, learn from each other and work effectively with difficult issues by creating multiple proposals that facilitate understanding of the design space. I also offer arguments about why it is better to see activities, props and prototypes as mainly constitutive rather than as only representative. Video prototypes on DVD and seven publications are included in the thesis.
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- Bärtås, Magnus, 1962
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Kumiko, Johnnie Walker and the Cute
- 2009
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In: ArtMonitor, 6/2009 s. 7. - Göteborg : Göteborgs universitet. - 1653-9958. ; , s. 33-42
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)
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- Habib Engqvist, Jonathan (red.), et al.
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DHARAVI : DOCUMENTING INFORMALITIES
- 2008
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Book (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This book consists of reflections over confusions and unanswered questions that emerged during a journey to Dharawi, with a focus on for example city developent, housing and sustainablity.
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- Hellström, Björn, 1959-, et al.
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Acoustic Design Artifacts and Methods for Urban Soundscapes
- 2008
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In: The 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration In: International Journal of Acoustics & Vibration. ; , s. 52-52
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The research question is: “How to develop and apply acoustic artifacts and design methodologies for improving soundscapes in urban outdoor spaces?” In the project, this research question is limited to two specific types of urban outdoor spaces – city-park and city-square – and to two types of acoustic design artifacts. These are: I. Dynamic promotion of qualitative site specific sounds (e.g., the overall site specific sonic atmosphere, sounds from human activities, birds and fountains), which creates an improved soundscape. II. Sound-art installations, that creates delimited auditory sub-spaces within the park/square. The purpose and method is: 1. To provide two case-studies of artistic soundscape improvement, one in a noise polluted city-park and one in a city-square. The case-studies will serve as models for future applications of the new acoustic design artifacts. 2. To create and validate an innovative acoustic design methodology based on state-of-the-art real-time acoustic simulation tools integrated into the design process. The methodology will be validated in psychoacoustic listening experiments and field studies. 3. To determine the potential of the two acoustic design artifacts (I Dynamic promotion of qualitative site specific sounds, and II Sound-art installations) for providing pleasant and restorative soundscapes, in order to strengthening the social interaction as well as the spatial and aesthetical qualities in noise polluted city parks/squares. The present project beats a new track by combining acoustic design with sound art research, integrating methodologies based on real-time acoustic simulation and application of psychoacoustic methodology for validating simulations and for evaluating perceptual, emotional and behavioural effects on visitors to public open spaces. The ongoing research project, financed by the Swedish Research Council, is executed by the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack), Gösta Ekman Laboratory – Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet and the Interactive Institute, all in Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Lindstrand, Fredrik, 1973-
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Interview with Birgitte Holm Sørensen
- 2009
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In: Designs for Learning. - : Stockholm University Press. - 1654-7608 .- 2001-7480. ; 2:1, s. 56-62
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Interview with professor Birgitte Holm Sørensen, who elaborates on the notion of didactic design.
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