All Outputs (4)

Gifting the Past in the Present: An Exploration of Evoking Nostalgia through Hybrid Gifts (2023)
Conference Proceeding

This study focuses on the hybrid gifting model, where both physical and digital objects combine to create a single gift. For this in-the-world study, we turn to nostalgic emotions. We aimed to uncover if hybrid gifting can facilitate nostalgic experi... Read More about Gifting the Past in the Present: An Exploration of Evoking Nostalgia through Hybrid Gifts.

“It’s not just for the Past but it’s for the Here and Now”: Gift-Giver Perspectives on the Memory Machine to Gift Digital Memories (2023)
Conference Proceeding

We present the design of the Memory Machine (MeMa), a technology probe that can store, contextualise, and document media to represent memories. We accumulate vast physical and digital possessions throughout our lives, making it difficult to distingui... Read More about “It’s not just for the Past but it’s for the Here and Now”: Gift-Giver Perspectives on the Memory Machine to Gift Digital Memories.

Revisiting the Digital Plumber: Modifying the Installation Process of an Established Commercial IoT Alarm System (2023)
Journal Article

The ‘digital plumber’ is a conceptualisation in ubicomp research that describes the work of installing and maintaining IoT devices. But an important and often understated element of commercial IoT solutions is their long-term socio-technical infrastr... Read More about Revisiting the Digital Plumber: Modifying the Installation Process of an Established Commercial IoT Alarm System.

"More Than a cliché": Experiencing Hybrid Gifting in the Wild (2023)
Journal Article

Gifting is socially and economically important. Studies of gifting physical objects have revealed motivations, values, and the tensions between them, while HCI research has revealed weaknesses of digital gifting and explored possibilities of hybrid g... Read More about "More Than a cliché": Experiencing Hybrid Gifting in the Wild.