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Supporting group relationships in mediated domestic environments

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Peter Ljungstrand,

Staffan BjörkAuthors Info & Claims

MindTrek '08: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Entertainment and media in the ubiquitous era

Pages 59 - 63

https://doi.org/10.1145/1457199.1457212

Published: 07 October 2008 Publication History

Abstract

As everyday Internet use has become pervasive and natural, people use it effortlessly to find new acquaintances and nurture existing relationships. In this sense, Internet use can mimic and expand everyday social behavior from real life. However, in real life we often participate in gatherings with others not only as individuals but also as part of a group, for instance a family. Social gatherings involving several groups reinforces not only the individual network, but also the group-to-group relationships, adding another layer to social life. Our social identities, our "us"-feelings, are thus developed and enhanced. While there are numerous Internet-based tools and services for nurturing the individual's network, in analogy to real life, group-level interactions are barely touched upon. We explore some basic considerations for how computer-mediated communication systems could help nurturing group-to-group relationships, and how group, rather than individual, interaction with devices can be addressed in interaction design. Finally, we explore why games and gameplay might particularly well suited to motivate use of such systems. These issues will be the main focus of the TA2 (Together Anywhere, Together Anytime) research project.

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Supporting group relationships in mediated domestic environments
1. Human-centered computing

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MindTrek '08: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Entertainment and media in the ubiquitous era

October 2008

221 pages

ISBN:9781605581972

DOI:10.1145/1457199

Conference Chairs:
Frans Mäyrä
University of Tampere, Finland
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University of Tampere, Finland
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University of Tampere, Finland
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Katri Lietsala,
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Jarusriboonchai PVäänänen-Vainio-Mattila K(2012)Using Mobile Technology to Bring Families TogetherInternational Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction10.4018/jmhci.20120401014:2(1-17)Online publication date: 1-Apr-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.4018/jmhci.2012040101
Kegel ICesar PJansen JBulterman DStevens TKort JFärber NBabaguchi NAizawa KSmith JSatoh SPlagemann THua XYan R(2012)Enabling 'togetherness' in high-quality domestic videoProceedings of the 20th ACM international conference on Multimedia10.1145/2393347.2393375(159-168)Online publication date: 29-Oct-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2393347.2393375
Voida ACarpendale SGreenberg SInkpen KGutwin CTang J(2010)The individual and the group in console gamingProceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work10.1145/1718918.1718983(371-380)Online publication date: 6-Feb-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1718918.1718983

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