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The drift table: designing for ludic engagement

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CHI '04 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems table of contents

Vienna, Austria

SESSION: Design expo case studies table of contents

Pages: 885 - 900

Year of Publication: 2004

ISBN:1-58113-703-6

Authors

William W. Gaver	Royal College of Art, London, UK
John Bowers	Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Andrew Boucher	Royal College of Art, London, UK
Hans Gellerson	Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Sarah Pennington	Royal College of Art, London, UK
Albrecht Schmidt	Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Anthony Steed	University College London, London, UK
Nicholas Villars	Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Brendan Walker	Royal College of Art, London, UK

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SIGCHI: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
ACM: Association for Computing Machinery

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

The Drift Table is an electronic coffee table that displays slowly moving aerial photography controlled by the distribution of weight on its surface. It was designed to investigate our ideas about how technologies for the home could support ludic activities-that is, activities motivated by curiosity, exploration, and reflection rather than externally-defined tasks. The many design choices we made, for example to block or disguise utilitarian functionality, helped to articulate our emerging understanding of ludic design. Observations of the Drift Table being used in volunteers' homes over several weeks gave greater insight into how playful exploration is practically achieved and the issues involved in designing for ludic engagement.

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