Abstract:Positive face-to-face social encounters between strangers can strengthen the sense of community in modern urban environments. However, it is not always easy to initiate friendly encounters due to various inhibiting social norms. We present three inspirational design patterns for reducing inhibitions to interact with unfamiliar others. These abstractions are based on a broad design space review of concepts, encompassing examples across a range of scales, fields, media and forms. Each inspirational pattern is fo… Show more
“…Supporting collocated social interactions requires to respect the socio-spatial context, as shown in research on connecting strangers [37]. As Heinemann & Mitchell [17] argue, in order to engage with others, people need a mutual benefit, a need for belonging.…”
Section: Context Of Collocated Sharing In Publicmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, research on collocated social interactions demonstrated that people use systems differently depending on the social context of the place [6,17,28,37]. Dourish and Bell [8] argue that embedding ubiquitous technology does not make the technology disappear but rather contributes to the complexities that compose , we defined personal context as a persons' intrinsic motivations, moods, and preferences of individuals' self-expression and social engagements.…”
Section: Context Of Collocated Sharing In Publicmentioning
Figure 1: The six field sites: (a) a meetup of travellers in a bar, (b) a shopping centre, (c) a university library, (d) a bus station, (e) a museum and (f) a technology meet up in an office space. See section 3.
“…Supporting collocated social interactions requires to respect the socio-spatial context, as shown in research on connecting strangers [37]. As Heinemann & Mitchell [17] argue, in order to engage with others, people need a mutual benefit, a need for belonging.…”
Section: Context Of Collocated Sharing In Publicmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, research on collocated social interactions demonstrated that people use systems differently depending on the social context of the place [6,17,28,37]. Dourish and Bell [8] argue that embedding ubiquitous technology does not make the technology disappear but rather contributes to the complexities that compose , we defined personal context as a persons' intrinsic motivations, moods, and preferences of individuals' self-expression and social engagements.…”
Section: Context Of Collocated Sharing In Publicmentioning
Figure 1: The six field sites: (a) a meetup of travellers in a bar, (b) a shopping centre, (c) a university library, (d) a bus station, (e) a museum and (f) a technology meet up in an office space. See section 3.
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