Sharing conversation and sharing life
- 10 April 2010
- conference paper
- conference paper
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in Proceedings of the 28th international conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '10
- p. 655-658
- https://doi.org/10.1145/1753326.1753422
Abstract
Video conferencing is a technology that families and friends use to connect with each other over distance. However, even with such technology readily available, we still do not have a good understanding of how video conferencing systems are used by people as a part of their domestic communication practices. For this reason, we have conducted interviews with 21 adults in the United States to understand video conferencing routines in the home and to inform the design of future domestic communication technologies. Our findings illustrate the importance of discerning availability and willingness to video conference prior to calling, the need to share everyday life activities in addition to conversation, and a need for new privacy protecting strategies that focus on autonomy and solitude as opposed to confidentiality.Keywords
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