My grandfather's iPod: an investigation of emotional attachment to digital and non-digital artefacts

  • Authors:
  • Phil Turner;Susan Turner

  • Affiliations:
  • Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland;Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 29th Annual European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Motivation -- to explore the nature and dimensions of attachment to digital and non-digital artefacts and explicate any differences in emotional attachment between digital and non-digital artefacts. Research approach -- Repertory grid based study Findings/Design -- no clear distinctions between attachment to digital and non-digital artefacts Research limitations/Implications -- need to explore the underlying factors further in particular in relation to age and gender Originality/Value -- complements earlier reported studies which suggest that digital artefacts are much less likely to afford attachment Take away message -- digital artefacts do not pose unique challenges for sustainable interaction design