Morse Things

Wakkary, Ron; Oogjes, Doenja; Hauser, Sabrina; Lin, Henry; Cao, Cheng; Ma, Leo; Duel, Tijs

doi:10.1145/3064663.3064734

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“…The hybrid OOO and Animism approach which we discuss below is quite unique, but with there is a sympathetic, rich, and varied literature covering related 'post anthropocentric' perspectives which also seek to understand and practice elements of design in related own ways. These are incredibly diverse, including media-focused and sociology-driven inquiry 65 , theory-agnostic projects centred on creative exploration 66 , and discussions bookended by quite general labels such as Posthumanism 67 and New Materialism 68 . A full discussion of these is somewhat beyond our the scope of what we can cover in detail, but what the gamut of related work seems to highlight is space for convergence; there is an opportunity to cohere the so-far disparate approaches into a more manageable whole.…”

Section: Talking To Ghosts In the Machine: Animism And Ontologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Design Research and Object-Oriented Ontology

2020

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AbstractIn this paper we recount several research projects conducted at ImaginationLancaster (http://imagination.lancs.ac.uk) a Design-led research laboratory, all of which consider Object-Oriented Ontology (OOO). The role OOO plays in these projects is varied: as a generative mechanism contributing to ideation; as a framework for analysis; and as a constituent in developing new design theory. Each project’s focus is quite unique—an app, a board game, a set of Tarot cards, a kettle and a living room—however they are all concerned with developing new understandings relating to the ubiquitous, networked, ‘smart’ technologies which are often referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT). Through our reflexive account of these research projects the aim of this paper is to provide insights into, and promote new discussion about, the relevance and scope for OOO in socio-technical Design Research, and beyond.

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Section: Talking To Ghosts In the Machine: Animism And Ontologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Design Research and Object-Oriented Ontology

2020

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“…While it would be impractical to offer a complete exposition of this Post Anthropocentric landscape, the following aims to provide an introduction to the range of perspectives. Postphenomenology describes technology as a mediator of human experience and which is tied into a reciprocal relationship; human shaping technology and technology shaping human (Wakkary et al, 2017). New Materialism (Van der Tuin & Dolphijn, 2012) resonates with Hyperobjects (Morton, 2013), and shifts focus from technology per-se, and instead develops strategies for considering non-human perspectives in terms of new political arguments relating to, among other things, environmental sustainability.…”

Section: Post Anthropocentrismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Networking with Ghosts in the Machine. Speaking to the Internet of Things

2019

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Our increasingly technologically-mediated world continues to pose challenges for design. Considering these we suggest that the digital products and services that surround us are haunted by 'ghosts in the machine'. These spectres bridge the physical with the digital, they broker competing relationships, and live among streams of data which cohere as algorithmic oceans causing precipitation of physical agency. Cast in this light, the ghosts in the machines of modern networked technologies represent aspects of designers' challenging relationships with the products and services they create. An emerging body of Post Anthropocentric theory offers conceptual 'jumping-off' points to engage with these challenges. In this paper we describe experiments that reflect and build on these theories. Through these we explore the possible foundations of accessible heuristics to aid in purposeful designerly apprehension of the difficult socio-technical complexities that are common among 21 st century technological assemblages.

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“…These are all forms of dissemination that we greatly encourage and represents how this transformative knowledge is spreading among international communities of design practitioners. Additionally, the contribution of the Manifesto is also acknowledged within academia (Fritsch, Shklovski, and Douglas-Jones 2018;Wakkary et al 2017).…”

Section: Iot Manifesto: the Initial Call To Actionmentioning

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Generating value across academic and professional design practice in the Internet of Things

Robbins

Giaccardi

2019

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This article accounts for how value in design research can be derived from knowledge exchange that occurs through the collaborative discourse of doing design. To demonstrate this point, the article details the arc and impact of a design research collaboration that extended over several years with design practitioners in the field of internet-connected devices. As a result of this ongoing collaborative work, a programmatic set of design ideals and intentions concerning how to construct a more transparent and ethical relationship with technology was shaped. We examine this sustained and transformative collaboration as a series of knowledge exchanges. Within each particular collaborative project, worldviews and knowledge are exchanged among design researchers and practitioners, enabling them to traverse 'through practices' of academic and professional design. To unpack these exchanges and how they built and fed into each other, the article examines how collaboration unfolded and produced value on two levels: first on the scale of the academics and practitioners directly involved in a project; and secondly on the scale of the larger international community of design practitioners concerned with Internet-connected devices, with whom we had shared our work.

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Morse Things

Cited by 90 publications

References 41 publications

Design Research and Object-Oriented Ontology

Design Research and Object-Oriented Ontology

Networking with Ghosts in the Machine. Speaking to the Internet of Things

Generating value across academic and professional design practice in the Internet of Things

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