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Designing For The End of Life of IoT Objects

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Publication date6/07/2020
Host publicationDIS: Designing Interactive Systems 2020
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Pages417-420
Number of pages4
ISBN (print)9781450379878
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventDesigning Interactive Systems DIS 2020 - Eindhoven, Netherlands
Duration: 6/07/202010/07/2020
https://dis.acm.org/2020/

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ConferenceDesigning Interactive Systems DIS 2020
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityEindhoven
Period6/07/2010/07/20
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Conference

ConferenceDesigning Interactive Systems DIS 2020
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityEindhoven
Period6/07/2010/07/20
Internet address

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) and ubiquitous computing are leading to an increase in objects with a short lifespan - either through breakage, “bricking” by the manufacturer, or discontinued use by the owner. This leads to a surplus of material and e-waste that cannot or is not readily recycled, upcycled or otherwise reused, aggravating material scarcity. In part, this is due to custom-built hardware, and use of unrecyclable materials. However, it is also due to the limited value people place on these objects (e.g., sentimental and environmental). This one-day workshop will explore how the configuration of values designed into IoT objects influences the end-user practices of disposal, recycling and upcycling. Through this lens, we will collectively consider potential design strategies that can be instilled during the process of design, to support the continuity of the material life of IoT objects after their “death”.

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© ACM, 2020. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of ACM for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in DIS' 20 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/3393914.3395918