DIY for CHI: methods, communities, and values of reuse and customization

  • Authors:
  • Leah Buechley;Daniela K. Rosner;Eric Paulos;Amanda Williams

  • Affiliations:
  • MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, USA;University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA;Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh, PA, USA;University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA

  • Venue:
  • CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

People tinker, hack, fix, reuse, and assemble materials in creative and unexpected ways, often codifying and sharing their production process with others. Do-it-yourself (DIY) encompasses a range of design activities that have become increasingly prominent in online discussion forums and blogs, in addition to a small-but-growing presence in professional/research forums such as CHI. This workshop will explore DIY practice from the ground up--examining DIY as a set of methods, communities, values and goals and examining its impact in the domains of traditional crafts, technology development, and sustainable design.