Kitchen kinesics: Situating gestural interaction within the social contexts of family cooking

Bjorn Nansen, Hilary Davis, Frank Vetere, Mikael Skov, Jeni Paay, Jesper Kjeldskov

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Abstract

HCI research and practice have moved into the kitchen, and alongside screen-based technologies, a number of tangible interaction designs are emerging to support home cooking. However, we note that the designs of tangible technologies for kitchens have, to date, emphasized the work of cooking rather than the social significance or context in which it occurs. Building on this growing interest in cooking and the kitchen, we report on ethnographic research with intergenerational family members cooking together in their homes. We analyze the social, material and embodied contexts of kitchen kinesics - the non-verbal gestural communication observed in family cooking interactions. Based upon these social, embodied, and material contexts of gestural interaction in the kitchen, we identify a number of contextual concerns for approaching the design and understanding of the role of gesture in familial cooking. Ultimately we highlight the significance of collocated gestural interaction and gestured interaction over a distance to understand the opportunities and limitations afforded by the design of new technologies in the kitchen.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014
EditorsLian Loke, Greg Wadley, Tuck Leong, Toni Robertson, Kenton O'Hara
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages149-158
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781450306539
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventAustralian Computer Human Interaction Conference 2014 - University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Duration: 2 Dec 20145 Dec 2014
Conference number: 26th
http://www.ozchi.org/ozchi2014/
https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/2686612 (Proceedings)

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2014

Conference

ConferenceAustralian Computer Human Interaction Conference 2014
Abbreviated titleOZCHI 2014
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period2/12/145/12/14
Internet address

Keywords

  • Cooking
  • Ethnography
  • Family
  • Gesture
  • Home
  • Kinesics
  • Kitchen
  • Tangible interaction

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