A Look at Tokyo Youth at Leisure: Towards the Design of New Media to Support Leisure Outings

dc.contributor.authorSchiano, Diane J.
dc.contributor.authorElliott, Ame
dc.contributor.authorBellotti, Victoria
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-06T13:07:45Z
dc.date.available2020-06-06T13:07:45Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we present a set of studies designed to explore Japanese young people’s practices around leisure outings (how they are discovered, planned, coordinated, and conducted), and the resources they use to support these practices. Tokyo youth have a wealth of leisure opportunities and tools to choose from; they are technologically savvy, and are in the vanguard of those for whom the new mobile Internet technologies are available. We characterize typical leisure outings described by our study participants, how they are structured, and the tools used to support them. We found that discovery of leisure options tends to occur serendipitously, often through personal recommendations from friends and family. For leisure research and planning, the Internet is the tool of choice, but accessed via PC, not the mobile phone (or “keitai”), which is primarily used to communicate and coordinate, not to search for information. These and related findings suggest some emerging issues and opportunities for the design of future leisure support technologies.de
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10606-007-9046-3
dc.identifier.pissn1573-7551
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10606-007-9046-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4022
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 16
dc.relation.ispartofseriesComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
dc.subjectJapanese technology use
dc.subjectleisure
dc.subjectleisure outings
dc.subjectleisure planning
dc.subjectmobile internet
dc.subjectmobile phones
dc.subjectuser-centered design
dc.titleA Look at Tokyo Youth at Leisure: Towards the Design of New Media to Support Leisure Outingsde
dc.typeText/Journal Article
gi.citation.endPage73
gi.citation.startPage45

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