In our work to date, we have begun
to understand how we might design
technologies that support the
bereaved and acknowledge death
as part of the design intention—a
process we call “thanatosensitive
design.” We have shown how personal
technologies can bring us
comfort at the end of life but at the
same time become problematic or
confrontational entities. By studying
the bereaved, we open up the
discussion of what it means for
technology to be used across and
beyond the user’s lifespan.
Current work on HCI at the end of
life is a first step toward acknowledging
and engaging the multitudinous
ways in which technology
affects all parts of our lives—the
good, the bad, the expected, and
the unexpected. Similarly, it draws
attention to the various stages of
life—from birth to death—and the
ways that personal technologies
are now often incongruent with a
developmental perspective. While
technology does advance rapidly,
we must also begin to consider how
we can create personal technologies
that gracefully grow—and die—
with us.
In our work to date, we have begun
to understand how we might design
technologies that support the
bereaved and acknowledge death
as part of the design intention—a
process we call “thanatosensitive
design.” We have shown how personal
technologies can bring us
comfort at the end of life but at the
same time become problematic or
confrontational entities. By studying
the bereaved, we open up the
discussion of what it means for
technology to be used across and
beyond the user’s lifespan.
Current work on HCI at the end of
life is a first step toward acknowledging
and engaging the multitudinous
ways in which technology
affects all parts of our lives—the
good, the bad, the expected, and
the unexpected. Similarly, it draws
attention to the various stages of
life—from birth to death—and the
ways that personal technologies
are now often incongruent with a
developmental perspective. While
technology does advance rapidly,
we must also begin to consider how
we can create personal technologies
that gracefully grow—and die—
with us.
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