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Technology heirlooms?: Considerations for passing down and inheriting digital materials

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Technology heirlooms? Considerations for passing down and inheriting digital materials. / Odom, W.; Banks, R.; Harper, R. et al.
CHI '12 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: ACM, 2012. p. 337-346.

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Odom, W, Banks, R, Harper, R, Kirk, D, Lindley, S & Sellen, A 2012, Technology heirlooms? Considerations for passing down and inheriting digital materials. in CHI '12 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, New York, pp. 337-346. https://doi.org/10.1145/2207676.2207723

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Odom, W., Banks, R., Harper, R., Kirk, D., Lindley, S., & Sellen, A. (2012). Technology heirlooms? Considerations for passing down and inheriting digital materials. In CHI '12 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 337-346). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2207676.2207723

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Odom W, Banks R, Harper R, Kirk D, Lindley S, Sellen A. Technology heirlooms? Considerations for passing down and inheriting digital materials. In CHI '12 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: ACM. 2012. p. 337-346 doi: 10.1145/2207676.2207723

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Odom, W. ; Banks, R. ; Harper, R. et al. / Technology heirlooms? Considerations for passing down and inheriting digital materials. CHI '12 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York : ACM, 2012. pp. 337-346

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abstract = "Material artifacts are passed down as a way of sustaining relationships and family history. However, new issues are emerging as families are increasingly left with the digital remains of their loved ones. We designed three devices to investigate how digital materials might be passed down, lived with and inherited in the future. We conducted inhome interviews with 8 families using the devices to provoke discussion about how technology might support (or complicate) their existing practices. Sessions revealed families desired to treat their archives in ways not fully supported by technology as well as potential tensions that could emerge. Findings are interpreted to detail design considerations for future work in this emerging space. Copyright 2012 ACM.",
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