DIGITAL RITUALIZED INTERACTION: TOWARDS CONCEPTUALIZING MEDIATED FAMILIAL BONDING VIA FAMILY CONNECTING TECHNOLOGY
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https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v77.6053Keywords:
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), family connecting technology, technology-mediated familial bonding, interaction design, interaction ritual, family ritualAbstract
Appropriation of connecting technology in the context of family use has revealed its affordance as mediating tool to facilitate familial bonding, as that which is beyond communication. Yet, its operationalization through the HCI design is still not extensively studied. It is postulated that the theory of Interaction Ritual and family ritual could serve as a lens for understanding of how interface design mediates such bonding in digital environment. As theories, they are specifically tailored to understanding interactions among people and technologies which further assist in conducting an interpretative analysis in producing mappings of interaction design concepts to bonding eliciting design features informed by earlier work. The model serves as a new foundation to inform appropriate design of future family connecting technology in pursuit of familial bonding. Â
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