a phenomenology of human-electricity relations
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This paper investigates the philosophical question of how we can experience energy with the aim of informing the design of future ways of experiencing energy by means of technology. Four human-technology relations formulated by philosopher of technology Don Ihde are presented. Each is then developed in the context of electrical interactive technologies. In conclusion these human-electricity and human-technology relations are employed in order to interpret current work related to energy and sustainability within HCI and point to future work in these areas.TRANSCRIPT
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A Phenomenology of Human-Electricity Relations
James Pierce, Eric PaulosCMU, HCII
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In what ways can we experience energy?
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In what ways can we experience the presence of electrical energy?
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How can we design future ways of using & experiencing energy?
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Philosophy of technology
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Philosophy of technology >> Don Ihde
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Ihde, D. (1990). Technology and the lifeworld: From garden to earth. Indiana University Press.
Don Ihde >> Human-technology relations
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4 Human-technology relations:
embodiment - hermeneutic - alterity - background
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embodimentready-to-hand present-at-hand
hermeneutic alterity
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A “partial symbiosis” of human and technologyEmbodiment relations
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A relation through a technology
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“semi-opaque” connection between the technology and referentHermeneutic relations
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A relation with technology
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Alterity relationsA relation to a “technology other”
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A relation to technology
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Background relationsA “present absence” of technology
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Electricity as a background technology
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Human-electricity relations
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“the ratio of the objectness of the technology
and its transparency in use”.
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Embodiment relations through electricity
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Embodiment relations through electricity to that electricity
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Hermeneutic relations with electricity
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Hermeneutic relations with electricity to that electricity
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Hermeneutic relations with electricity to other electricity
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Watts
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Alterity relations to electricity
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Alterity relations to electricity
Pierce, J. & Paulos, E. (2010). Materializing energy. DIS ‘10.
Pierce, J. & Paulos, E. (2010). Designing for emotional attachment to energy. Design & Emotion ‘10.
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Relations through, with and to electricity
MODE
Watts
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Hermeneutic relations without electricity to other electricity