Pools and satellites: intimacy in the city

  • Authors:
  • Katja Battarbee;Nik Baerten;Martijn Hinfelaar;Paul Irvine;Susanne Loeber;Alan Munro;Thomas Pederson

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Smart Products Research Group, Hämeentie 135 C, 00560, Helsinki, Finland;Maastricht McLuhan Institute;Mediacatalyst;University of Leeds;Eindhoven University of Technology;Strathclyde University;Umeå University

  • Venue:
  • DIS '02 Proceedings of the 4th conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of mediating intimacy in order to support city communities. What is intimacy and how can it be mediated through the introduction of new technology in a community? It illustrates the discussion by describing two explorative information and communication technology concepts and scenarios.