Doomed to Repeat? How History Can (and Should!) Inform Home Technology

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Overview: Current designs for the home of the future often unconsciously repeat themes from the history of domestic technology. Historical awareness enables us to consciously choose which of these themes bear repeating, and which we want to resist in our designs. I will describe some of the themes that recur in technology for the kitchen in the US, and present 3 speculative designs that provide alternatives to them. Smart gadgets for the home are popping up like mushrooms. These gadgets can monitor and respond to our activity without our even being aware of it. What are these gadgets doing.

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Format: PDF | Size: 125KB | Date: Mar 2003 | Pages: 4

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