Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Yoof and mobiles
Mizuko Ito presents her research showing how young people involve the mobile phone as part of their co-located social interactions, especially involving text messages as part of their interactive discourse. The less socially intrusive text message allows them to continue their face-to-face interactions, and is often incorporated into those discussions - however, the voice call which requires their full attention, is much more of a distraction and social faux pas.
It reminds me that I really must continue the work on triggers and time design that models this..... I presented a different perspective on the same issues wascolumn in usability news recently that covered virtual absence, rather than augmented presence, but some of the underlying principles are the same.
Mizuko Ito presents her research showing how young people involve the mobile phone as part of their co-located social interactions, especially involving text messages as part of their interactive discourse. The less socially intrusive text message allows them to continue their face-to-face interactions, and is often incorporated into those discussions - however, the voice call which requires their full attention, is much more of a distraction and social faux pas.
It reminds me that I really must continue the work on triggers and time design that models this..... I presented a different perspective on the same issues wascolumn in usability news recently that covered virtual absence, rather than augmented presence, but some of the underlying principles are the same.
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