Designing technology for major life events

Technology has become increasingly prominent in the ways that we orient towards major life events, yet there remains a focus on designing for "everyday" use that is generally agnostic towards, but inspired by, these events. This one-day workshop proposes to collect and explore research and design work that is focusing on technology during major life events such as births, weddings, deaths, divorces, residential moves, retirement, and so on. The outcomes of the workshop will include an edited collection of work that places various life events and their associated technologies in conversation with one another.

[1]  Irina Shklovski,et al.  Keeping in touch by technology: maintaining friendships after a residential move , 2008, CHI.

[2]  Eric Horvitz,et al.  Major life changes and behavioral markers in social media: case of childbirth , 2013, CSCW.

[3]  Wendy Moncur.  Invoking emotional support in a health crisis. , 2008, CHI Extended Abstracts.

[4]  Madeline E. Smith,et al.  Going to college and staying connected: communication between college freshmen and their parents , 2012, CSCW.

[5]  Abigail Sellen,et al.  Technology heirlooms?: considerations for passing down and inheriting digital materials , 2012, CHI.

[6]  Abigail Sellen,et al.  "Real, but Glossy": technology and the practical pursuit of magic in modern weddings , 2014, CSCW.

[7]  Ronald Baecker,et al.  Dealing with death in design: developing systems for the bereaved , 2011, CHI.

[8]  Corina Sas,et al.  Design for forgetting: disposing of digital possessions after a breakup , 2013, CHI.

[9]  Vicki L. Hanson,et al.  Digital motherhood: how does technology help new mothers? , 2013, CHI.

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[11]  Amy Bruckman,et al.  Domestic violence and information communication technologies , 2011, Interact. Comput..

[12]  W. Keith Edwards,et al.  Publics in practice: ubiquitous computing at a shelter for homeless mothers , 2011, CHI.

[13]  John Zimmerman,et al.  Designing for dynamic family structures: divorced families and interactive systems , 2010, Conference on Designing Interactive Systems.