The script consisted of the user making two 360-degree shots, turning the camera first outwards and then to himself or herself, while explaining his or her surroundings. The third shot was a close-up of the object the participant chose in response to the text- message prompt, with a voice-over explaining their choice. What’s nice about text-messaging is that it is widely accepted as an “intimate” communication tool. The use of video and our request to talk directly into the camera builds on that intimacy. Both support the self reflection we wanted to encourage and fit well with the more pervasive societal practice of confiding in a video camera. The approach allowed us to get very close to the private sphere of the users. The text- message prompts also allowed participant to stay in control of the situation and pause for reflection before answering, a type of control that lacks in a one-on-one interview. At the same time, the data was more focused on the research questions than data from an open video diary, which would have been much harder to edit. The resulting short films proved to be very useful throughout the project. We kept making connections to the films at all stages of the design process. For this reason we started to call them ʻstickyʼ: the design research remained with us for a long time,which was important because we wanted to stay as close to our future users as possible.