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Interaction Ecologies

Interaction Ecologies. Henrik Enquist, Konrad Tollmar. Lund University Aino Vonge Corry Aarhus University. Ubiquitous computing invisibility scalability construction heterogeneity change automation. Palpable computing visibility* understandability de-construction* coherence

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Interaction Ecologies

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  1. Interaction Ecologies Henrik Enquist, Konrad Tollmar. Lund University Aino Vonge Corry Aarhus University Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  2. Ubiquitous computing invisibility scalability construction heterogeneity change automation Palpable computing visibility* understandability de-construction* coherence stability user control* Complementing visions Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  3. Application areas • Healthcare • Emergency services • Landscape architecture www.ist-palcom.org Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  4. Case study • Pregnancy and early maternity • Skejby Hospital, Denmark Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  5. It’s not only complex… • Some issues: • Paper work • Coordination • Visibility • Locations • Participation Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  6. …it’s a jungle ! Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  7. Designers to the rescue! Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  8. Work • Field studies • Workshops • Cultural probes • Prototyping Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  9. Experimental prototypes Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  10. Prototype design Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  11. Some findings • Design issues • Yet another device! • Swiss army knife • It is something special • Empowerment • Gender issues • New (mental) model of information and interaction Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  12. Aspects of interaction • Privacy / control • Overview / inspection • Clinical / personal data Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  13. To sum up • Lots of devices • Lots of people • Lots of activities • Lots of possibilities • Open but fairly stable situation • Two related examples: Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

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  15. Vision of the Future Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  16. Some issues • How are we affected by this situation in our everyday life? • How does this inform us as designers in a constructive way? • How will this change our view on artefacts and their use? • How do we communicate this change of the way we relate to clusters of artefacts? Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  17. Ecology in biology • applied ecology, the practice of employing ecological principles and understanding to solve real world problems (includes agroecology and conservation biology); • biogeochemistry, effect of biota on global chemistry, and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earth's chemical components in time and space. • biogeography, the study of the geographic distributions of species ; • chemical ecology, which deals with the ecological role of biological chemicals used in a wide range of areas including defense against predators and attraction of mates; • conservation ecology, which studies how to reduce the risk of species extinction; • ecological succession, which focuses on understanding directed vegetation change; • ecophysiology which studies the interaction of physiological traits with the abiotic environment; • ecotoxicology, which looks at the ecological role of toxic chemicals (often pollutants, but also naturally occurring compounds); • evolutionary ecology or ecoevolution which looks at evolutionary changes in the context of the populations and communities in which the organisms exist; • fire ecology, which looks at the role of fire in the environment of plants and animals and its effect on ecological communities; • functional ecology, the study of the roles, or functions, that certain species (or groups thereof) play in an ecosystem; • global ecology, which examines ecological phenomena at the largest possible scale, addressing macroecological questions; • landscape ecology, which studies the interactions between discrete elements of a landscape; • macroecology, the study of large scale phenomena; • marine ecology, and aquatic ecology, where the dominant environmental milieu is water; • microbial ecology, the ecology of micro-organisms; • microecology, the study of small scale phenomena; • paleoecology, which seeks to understand the relationships between species in fossil assemblages; • restoration ecology, which attempts to understand the ecological basis needed to restore impaired or damaged ecosystems; • soil ecology, the ecology of the pedosphere; • theoretical ecology, the development of ecological theory, usually with mathematical, statistical and/or computer modeling tools; • urban ecology, the study of ecosystems in urban areas. Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  18. Interdisciplinary ecology • Ecological Engineering • Ecological Economics • Human Ecology • Social Ecology • Anthropological Ecology Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  19. Metaphoric ecology • Media Ecology • Media environments • Information Ecology • (Nardi & O’Day) • Library as an example • Ecology of Artefacts • (Krippendorff) • Species of artefacts • Ecological meanings • Different interaction types Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  20. Key properties • System • Diversity • Coevolution • Keystone species • Locality Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  21. Possible (inter)actor categories • Software represents any component such as computational code, policies, norms, rules, procedures, practices, and any other formal or informal rules that defines the way in which the different components of the system interact with each other and with the external environment. • Hardware represents any physical and nonhuman/non-living component of the system, such as equipment, vehicles, tools, manuals, and signs. • Liveware represents any human (or other living) components in their relational and communicational aspects. Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  22. Affordance ”The affordance of anything is a specific combination of the physical properties of the environment that is uniquely suited to a given animal” (Gibson 1977) • Relationships and properties (Gibson) • Perceived affordance (Norman) Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  23. Interaction Ecology • Focus on interaction and meaning • Making sense of complex relationships and activities • It’s a living thing • Semi-permeable system • Dynamically created and maintained • Non-hierarchical ’interactors’ • Actants (ANT) Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  24. Where do we go from here? • ...model for inspiration • ...model for informing designers • ...model for evaluation of a design • ...model for describing a design • …(fill in the blanks) Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

  25. Thank you Questions ? (…please ;) Henrik Enquist et al. Interaction Ecologies

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