Information foraging in information access environments
CHI '95 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Engineering ethnography in the home
Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Interactive systems in domestic environments
DIS '97 Proceedings of the 2nd conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
interactions
Alternatives: exploring information appliances through conceptual design proposals
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Rapid ethnography: time deepening strategies for HCI field research
DIS '00 Proceedings of the 3rd conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
Performance targets, models and innovation in interactive system design
DIS '00 Proceedings of the 3rd conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
Casablanca: designing social communication devices for the home
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Technology probes: inspiring design for and with families
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The Importance of Homes in Technology Research
CoBuild '99 Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Cooperative Buildings, Integrating Information, Organization, and Architecture
The drift table: designing for ludic engagement
CHI '04 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The fuzzy felt ethnography—understanding the programming patterns of domestic appliances
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Domestic Routines and Design for the Home
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Making by making strange: Defamiliarization and the design of domestic technologies
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Design documentaries: inspiring design research through documentary film
DIS '06 Proceedings of the 6th conference on Designing Interactive systems
HomeNote: supporting situated messaging in the home
CSCW '06 Proceedings of the 2006 20th anniversary conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Sabbath day home automation: "it's like mixing technology and religion"
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Back to the shed: gendered visions of technology and domesticity
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
The ins and outs of home networking: The case for useful and usable domestic networking
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Designing for playful photography
The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia - Special issue on experience design - applications and reflections
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
From garments to gardens: negotiating material relationships online and 'by hand'
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Neither playing nor gaming: pottering in games
Proceedings of the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games
I would DiYSE for it!: a manifesto for do-it-yourself internet-of-things creation
Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design
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The last decade of work in HCI has seen an increasing emphasis on the role of technology in the home, and a corresponding need for novel approaches for studying the needs, activities and relationships that constitute home life, so as to inform technology design. In this vein, we report on a particular aspect of home life in Britain: pottering. We investigate the ways in which pottering---unplanned and serendipitous tidying, cleaning, gardening and minor home improvement---can be used as a lens to understand the non-task-focused roles that technology may play in the home. We also describe the strategies we used to study this curious class of activities and hopefully illustrate how open, and sometimes opportunistic, approaches to research can have value.