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Celebratory technology to orchestrate the sharing of devices and stories during family mealtimes
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posted on 2017-01-01, 00:00 authored by Hasan FerdousHasan Ferdous, F Vetere, H Davis, B Ploderer, K O'Hara, R Comber, G Farr-WhartonWhile the idea of "celebratory technologies" during family mealtimes to support positive interactions at the dinner table is promising, there are few studies that investigate how these technologies can be meaningfully integrated into family practices. This paper presents the deployment of Chorus - a mealtime technology that orchestrates the sharing of personal devices and stories during family mealtimes, explores related content from all participants' devices, and supports revisiting previously shared content. A three-week field deployment with seven families shows that Chorus augments family interactions through sharing contents of personal and familial significance, supports togetherness and in-depth discussion by combining resources from multiple devices, helps to broach sensitive topics into familial conversation, and encourages participation from all family members including children. We discuss implications of this research and reflect on design choices and opportunities that can further enhance the family mealtime experience.
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Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. Conference (2017 : Denver, Colo.)Series
Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction ConferencePagination
6960 - 6972Publisher
Association for Computing MachineryLocation
Denver, Colo.Place of publication
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2017-05-06End date
2017-05-11ISBN-13
9781450346559Language
engPublication classification
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CHI 2017 : Proceedings of the 2017 Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsUsage metrics
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