Alternatives: exploring information appliances through conceptual design proposals
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Appliances for whom? Considering place
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Back to the shed: gendered visions of technology and domesticity
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Exploring the role of the reader in the activity of blogging
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
UbiComp '08 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Ubiquitous computing
Going to college and staying connected: communication between college freshmen and their parents
Proceedings of the ACM 2012 conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Rediscovery of forgotten images in domestic photo collections
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
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In this paper we examine a ubiquitous yet overlooked aspect of home-life, pottering. The Oxford English Dictionary defines pottering as "To occupy oneself in an ineffectual or trifling way; to work or act in a feeble or desultory manner; to trifle, to dabble." It is thus a term used to describe a variety of activities but none in particular. Below, we give shape to the practice of pottering and in doing so aim to demonstrate how such an investigation has broad implications for HCI and designing for the home. We also report on our experiences of using design sketching as an analytical resource.