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Photobox: On the Design of a Slow Technology
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@MISC{Odom_photobox:on,
author = {William Odom and Mark Selby and Abigail Sellen and David Kirk and Richard Banks and Tim Regan},
title = {Photobox: On the Design of a Slow Technology},
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}
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Abstract
We describe the design and implementation of Photobox, a device intended to be used over many years, which occasionally prints a randomly selected photo from the owner’s Flickr collection inside of a wooden chest. We describe and reflect on how engaging in the design of this slow technology [5] led to some unexpected challenges and provoked us to re-think approaches to making technologies that are intended to be used over long time scales and which might act infrequently. We also reflect on how living with the device during the implementation phase led to unexpected insights. We conclude with implications for research and practice in the slow technology design space. become meaningful? And, in contrast to accelerated rates of photo accumulation, what opportunities exist for designing technology aimed at supporting reflection on particular elements and experiences captured in an archive?
