Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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TY - GEN
T1 - The drift table: designing for ludic engagement
AU - Gaver, William W.
AU - Bowers, John
AU - Boucher, Andrew
AU - Pennington, Sarah
AU - Gellersen, Hans
AU - Schmidt, Albrecht
AU - Steed, Anthony
AU - Villars, Nicholas
AU - Walker, Brendan
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The Drift Table is an electronic coffee table that displays slowly moving aerial photography controlled by the distribution of weight on its surface. It was designed to investigate our ideas about how technologies for the home could support ludic activities-that is, activities motivated by curiosity, exploration, and reflection rather than externally-defined tasks. The many design choices we made, for example to block or disguise utilitarian functionality, helped to articulate our emerging understanding of ludic design. Observations of the Drift Table being used in volunteers' homes over several weeks gave greater insight into how playful exploration is practically achieved and the issues involved in designing for ludic engagement.
AB - The Drift Table is an electronic coffee table that displays slowly moving aerial photography controlled by the distribution of weight on its surface. It was designed to investigate our ideas about how technologies for the home could support ludic activities-that is, activities motivated by curiosity, exploration, and reflection rather than externally-defined tasks. The many design choices we made, for example to block or disguise utilitarian functionality, helped to articulate our emerging understanding of ludic design. Observations of the Drift Table being used in volunteers' homes over several weeks gave greater insight into how playful exploration is practically achieved and the issues involved in designing for ludic engagement.
U2 - 10.1145/985921.985947
DO - 10.1145/985921.985947
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 1-58113-703-6
SP - 885
EP - 900
BT - CHI '04 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems
PB - ACM
CY - New York
ER -