Thesis

Bringing Up The Past: Interaction Design for Serendipitous Reminiscing.

2018-05-03

Abstract

People reminisce to entertain themselves, to connect with others, and to increase self-awareness. Photographs have proven a great resource to support reminiscing. However, with a move towards digital capture and storage, people have more photos that end up undervalued and underused. This thesis explores how interaction design can support reminiscing in everyday life, in particular through the use of digital photos. We focus on serendipitous reminiscing: the casual recollection and reliving of past experiences, brought about by chance encounters with things that remind of one’s past. These encounters are easily afforded to physical things but not to digital photos.

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Social pulse: The effects of mediated heartbeat communication on social connectedness, liking and pro-social behaviour.

2012-07-17

Short intro

Tim Burton’s movie “Corpse bride” (2005) tells the tale of a bride killed during the night before her wedding. Unable to find rest she remains to dwell on Earth. She falls in love with a young man rehearsing his vows in the forest the night before his own wedding. The bride takes his vows as meant for her and gladly accepts the offer. As their relationship is off to a peculiar start she wonders if she can love him like any other living girl, since her heart cannot beat for him.

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