Proceedings: NordiCHI 2010, October 16 20, 2010 Design Cases and Interactive Demonstrations linked. a relatedness experience for boys Matthias Laschke Experience Design Folkwang University of Arts Essen, Germany matthias.laschke@folkwanguni.de ABSTRACT Marc Hassenzahl Experience Design Folkwang University of Arts Essen, Germany marc.hassenzahl@folkwanguni.de Kurt Mehnert Strategy and Vision Folkwang University of Arts Essen, Germany kurt.mehnert@folkwang-uni.de Social exchange, intimacy and relatedness are a basic human need. Not surprisingly, there is a number of means to mediate relatedness over a distance, such as the telephone, Skype or Facebook. However, each of these imposes a particular way of communication, constrained by the employed technology rather than deliberately shaped by the designer. In line with an experience-driven approach to technology design, we suggest linked. as a communication device for teenage boys. An ethnography-inspired study revealed that teenage boys tend to "squabble" to express and fulfill their need for relatedness and physicality. linked. draws upon this. It is a modular pillow-like device, enabling boys to squabble over a distance, thereby providing a means to experience relatedness in a novel, emotional, but socially appropriate ways. Author Keywords product only a means. Accordingly, one of the basic claims of Experience Design is to consider the experience
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