Slow Technology - Designing for Reflection

@article{citeulike:192660, abstract = {Abstract: As computers are increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life, interaction design may have to change - from creating only fast and efficient tools to be used during a limited time in specific situations, to creating technology that surrounds us and therefore is a part of our activities for long periods of time. We present <SMALL>slow technology</SMALL>: a design agenda for technology aimed at reflection and moments of mental rest rather than efficiency in performance. The aim of this paper is to develop a design philosophy for slow technology, to discuss general design principles and to revisit some basic issues in interaction design from a more philosophical point of view. We discuss examples of <SMALL>soniture</SMALL> and <SMALL>informative art</SMALL> as instances of slow technology and as examples of how the design principles can be applied in practice.}, author = {Halln\"{a}s, Lars and Redstr\"{o}m, Johan }, citeulike-article-id = {192660}, journal = {Personal and Ubiquitous Computing}, keywords = {cognitive, conflict, design, gmx, mathgamespatterns}, number = {3}, pages = {201--212}, posted-at = {2005-11-09 16:29:07}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Springer-Verlag London Ltd}, title = {Slow Technology - Designing for Reflection}, url = {http://www.metapress.com/link.asp?id=9EF9UGBPVNDP1RP2}, volume = {5}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:192660 L3 - citeulike-article-id:192660 TI - Slow Technology - Designing for Reflection JF - Personal and Ubiquitous Computing VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - 201 EP - 212 PB - Springer-Verlag London Ltd N2 - Abstract: As computers are increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life, interaction design may have to change - from creating only fast and efficient tools to be used during a limited time in specific situations, to creating technology that surrounds us and therefore is a part of our activities for long periods of time. We present <SMALL>slow technology</SMALL>: a design agenda for technology aimed at reflection and moments of mental rest rather than efficiency in performance. The aim of this paper is to develop a design philosophy for slow technology, to discuss general design principles and to revisit some basic issues in interaction design from a more philosophical point of view. We discuss examples of <SMALL>soniture</SMALL> and <SMALL>informative art</SMALL> as instances of slow technology and as examples of how the design principles can be applied in practice. KW - cognitive KW - conflict KW - design KW - gmx KW - mathgamespatterns AU - Hallnäs, Lars AU - Redström, Johan PY - 2001/// UR - http://www.metapress.com/link.asp?id=9EF9UGBPVNDP1RP2 ER -