Notes towards an ethnography of domestic technology

Authors:
Mark Blythe;Andrew Monk
Affiliations:
University of York, York, U.K.;University of York, York, U.K.
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 reports the key findings of an ethnographic study of domestic technology in the home. The issues addressed include: the gendered division of domestic labour and gendered product design; the privatisation of domestic space through entertainment technologies; and the necessity of making mundane housework more enjoyable. The paper briefly describes the technology biography procedure that was used to gather data, outlines key design implications, and presents illustrative product suggestions, which are intended to inspire or provoke designers.