Friendly but Not Friends: Designing for Spaces Between Friendship and Unfamiliarity

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dc.contributor.authorLampinen, Airi
dc.contributor.authorMcMillan, Donald
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Barry
dc.contributor.authorFaraj, Zarah
dc.contributor.authorCambazoglu, Deha Nemutlu
dc.contributor.authorVirtala, Christian
dc.contributor.editorLewkowicz, Myriam
dc.contributor.editorRohde, Markus
dc.contributor.editorMulder, Ingrid
dc.contributor.editorSchuler, Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:54:11Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:54:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWhile urban life requires us to maintain a healthy social distance and anonymity from others, a recurring design goal has been to push against this anonymity and assist in the formation of communities. In contrast, our aim in this paper is to design for keeping others at a comfortable distance, without seeming rude or uncongenial. Building on findings from 20 interviews and two design workshops, we present three design explorations that illustrate opportunities to support a sense of friendly connection in local, communal spaces, without promoting the formation of friendship or other long-term engagements, or requiring the effort and commitment they would necessarily demand.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3083671.3083677
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-4854-6
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACM Press, New York
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
dc.subjectSocial distance
dc.subjectfamiliar stranger
dc.subjectliminal space
dc.subjecturban life
dc.titleFriendly but Not Friends: Designing for Spaces Between Friendship and Unfamiliarityen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.endPage172
gi.citation.startPage169
gi.conference.dateJune 26-30, 2017
gi.conference.locationTroyes, France
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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