WiredRadio: A Study of Living with Radio Awareness

Erik Grönvall

doi:10.1145/3197391.3205423

WiredRadio: A Study of Living with Radio Awareness

Erik Grönvall

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Abstract

This paper reports on early field explorations with WiredRadio. WiredRadio is a device that intercepts 2.4GHz radio activity and based on the received data signal strength activates a motor with a string attached to it. Similar to the classical ‘dangling sting’ installation by Jeremijenko, the more wireless network traffic there is, the more will the string move. The paper discuss insights derived from a field deployment where WiredRadio was installed in a family house for three weeks. The insights deals with the family’s perception and understanding of WiredRadio, their relationship with WiredRadio as an artifact and ambient display and how WiredRadio influence their understanding of wireless data traffic and what it may represent.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems
Number of pages	5
Place of Publication	New York, US
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Publication date	11 Jun 2018
Pages	123-127
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-5631-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3197391.3205423
Publication status	Published - 11 Jun 2018
Event	The 2018 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Diversity and Design - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 9 Jun 2018 → 13 Jun 2018 http://dis2018.org/

Conference

Conference	The 2018 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	09/06/2018 → 13/06/2018
Internet address	http://dis2018.org/

Keywords

WiredRadio
Ambient Display
2.4GHz Radio Activity
Family Interaction
Wireless Data Traffic Perception

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