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TY - GEN
T1 - Beebots-a-lula, where's my honey?
T2 - design fictions and beekeeping
AU - Edwards, Liz
AU - Maxwell, Deborah
AU - Pillatt, Toby
AU - Downing, Niamh
N1 - © {Owner/Author}, 2016. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in NordiCHI '16 Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2971485.2993924
PY - 2016/10/23
Y1 - 2016/10/23
N2 - The honey bee is a powerful cultural motif that remains an important symbol for the future. Their role as pollinators, alongside a myriad of other species, is critical to the continued diets of humankind. This Future Scenario explores a possible near future where human interventionposes new risks to their survival. Drawing on folklore and contemporary beekeeping practices, Mr Shore’s Downfall tells a tale of discovery and loss as a young beekeeper is introduced to the world of honey bees. Three imagined artefacts are revealed through the story and discussed with consideration of their cultural context, desirability and relation to socio-economic factors. Themes from MrShore’s Downfall are examined, and the potential of writing practice for design fiction practitioners is considered.
AB - The honey bee is a powerful cultural motif that remains an important symbol for the future. Their role as pollinators, alongside a myriad of other species, is critical to the continued diets of humankind. This Future Scenario explores a possible near future where human interventionposes new risks to their survival. Drawing on folklore and contemporary beekeeping practices, Mr Shore’s Downfall tells a tale of discovery and loss as a young beekeeper is introduced to the world of honey bees. Three imagined artefacts are revealed through the story and discussed with consideration of their cultural context, desirability and relation to socio-economic factors. Themes from MrShore’s Downfall are examined, and the potential of writing practice for design fiction practitioners is considered.
KW - Design fiction
KW - future scenario
KW - design artefacts
KW - beekeeping
KW - environment
KW - design methods
U2 - 10.1145/2971485.2993924
DO - 10.1145/2971485.2993924
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 9781450347631
BT - NordiCHI '16 Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
PB - ACM
CY - New York
ER -