Making a scene: Representing and annotating enacted interfaces in co-performances using the screenplay

Authors

Evert van Beek, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, The
Elisa Giaccardi, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, The
Stella Boess, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, The
Alessandro Bozzon, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, The

Abstract

Automated and connected technologies are increasingly present in everyday life. The concept of co-performance offers a new perspective on artificial agency by understanding artifacts as capable of performing everyday practices next to people. In this pictorial we adopt a lens informed by co-perfor- mance, and propose the visual vocabulary of the screenplay as a novel way to represent and annotate co-performances. We highlight conflicts and how they are they are resolved through the enactment of new interfaces in-use. We visually represent and annotate scenes found in data from a study of households living with smart technologies. Using this visual vocabulary reveals the role of time, em- bodiment, character development and more, in the enactment of interfaces.

Keywords

co-performance; interface; smart home; screenplay

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.788

Citation

van Beek, E., Giaccardi, E., Boess, S.,and Bozzon, A.(2023) Making a scene: Representing and annotating enacted interfaces in co-performances using the screenplay, in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.788

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Conference Track

pictorials