The quirks of using while mobile
Well, it's time MCD paid homage to Mizuko Ito. Her ethnographic studies of mobile usage are intriguing and methodologically creative. Her results read like a rich story of in-context social interactions mediated by mobile technologies. The glimpses into Japanese teen culture are illuminating.
"This last change of topic that she describes happens just as she is getting ready to get off the train. The change of topic is an indicator that the conversation has come to an end. She has enlisted a companion on her solitary bus ride, successfully filling dead time with small talk, ending it at precisely the moment when she arrived at her destination."
This diary study approach focuses on transitions between multiple communication methods, based on contextual variables such as being on a train, bus, or walking. It gives a good sense of the complexity of designing for the real lives of people.
Mobile phones, Japanese youth, and the re-placement of social contact, 2003
Mizuko Ito, Okabe Daisuke
[Full-text pdf]
"This last change of topic that she describes happens just as she is getting ready to get off the train. The change of topic is an indicator that the conversation has come to an end. She has enlisted a companion on her solitary bus ride, successfully filling dead time with small talk, ending it at precisely the moment when she arrived at her destination."
This diary study approach focuses on transitions between multiple communication methods, based on contextual variables such as being on a train, bus, or walking. It gives a good sense of the complexity of designing for the real lives of people.
Mobile phones, Japanese youth, and the re-placement of social contact, 2003
Mizuko Ito, Okabe Daisuke
[Full-text pdf]
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