Title
Pottering: a design-oriented investigation
Abstract
In this paper we examine a ubiquitous yet overlooked aspect of home-life, pottering. The Oxford English Dictionary defines pottering as "To occupy oneself in an ineffectual or trifling way; to work or act in a feeble or desultory manner; to trifle, to dabble." It is thus a term used to describe a variety of activities but none in particular. Below, we give shape to the practice of pottering and in doing so aim to demonstrate how such an investigation has broad implications for HCI and designing for the home. We also report on our experiences of using design sketching as an analytical resource.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1145/1240866.1240917
CHI Extended Abstracts
Keywords
Field
DocType
analytical resource,oxford english dictionary,desultory manner,broad implication,design-oriented investigation,conceptual design,ubicomp
Conceptual design,World Wide Web,Domestic technology,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Ubiquitous computing
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.65
4
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Susan P. Wyche138927.40
Alex Taylor2826.13
Joseph 'Jofish' Kaye364143.47