TY - GEN
T1 - Un-crafting
T2 - 11th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2017
AU - Murer, Martin
AU - Fuchsberger, Verena
AU - Tscheligi, Manfred
PY - 2017/3/20
Y1 - 2017/3/20
N2 - Crafting interactive artifacts is typically associated with synthesizing, making, constructing, putting things together. In this paper, we discuss how these activities can be contrasted with de-synthesizing activities that revolve around decomposition, dissection, and taking things apart. Based on framings that emphasize how related practices are valuable in engineering processes, we aim to unlock the potential of de-constructive engagements with interactive technologies as a material driven (design) practice. We propose un-crafting as a framework of four modes of taking interactive artifacts apart (i.e., un-crafting for material exposition, material inspiration, material inquiry, and material exploration) aiming to pinpoint de-constructive episodes inherent to design processes, as well as to encourage the refinement of respective techniques and methods.
AB - Crafting interactive artifacts is typically associated with synthesizing, making, constructing, putting things together. In this paper, we discuss how these activities can be contrasted with de-synthesizing activities that revolve around decomposition, dissection, and taking things apart. Based on framings that emphasize how related practices are valuable in engineering processes, we aim to unlock the potential of de-constructive engagements with interactive technologies as a material driven (design) practice. We propose un-crafting as a framework of four modes of taking interactive artifacts apart (i.e., un-crafting for material exposition, material inspiration, material inquiry, and material exploration) aiming to pinpoint de-constructive episodes inherent to design processes, as well as to encourage the refinement of respective techniques and methods.
KW - Crafting
KW - Deconstruction
KW - Disassembly
KW - Interaction Design
KW - Making
KW - Material; Un-Crafting
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85018533531&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3024969.3024993
DO - 10.1145/3024969.3024993
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85018533531
T3 - TEI 2017 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
SP - 67
EP - 77
BT - TEI 2017 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
PB - Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Y2 - 20 March 2017 through 23 March 2017
ER -