Abstract
We describe the design and use of ReFind, a handheld artefact made for people who are bereaved and are ready to re-explore their relationship to the deceased person. ReFind was made within a project seeking to develop new ways to curate and create digital media to support ongoingness – an active, dynamic component of continuing bonds. We draw on bereavement theory and care championing practices that enable a continued sense of connection between someone bereaved and a person who has died. We present the design development of ReFind and the lived experience of the piece by the first author. We discuss our wider methodology which includes autobiographical design and reflections on if and how the piece supported ongoing connections, the challenges faced, and insights gained.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Editors | Joanna McGrenere, Andy Cockburn |
Place of Publication | New York NY USA |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450367080 |
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Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2020 - Honolulu , United States of America Duration: 25 Apr 2020 → 30 Apr 2020 Conference number: 38th https://chi2020.acm.org (Website) https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3313831 (Proceedings) |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2020 |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2020 |
Country/Territory | United States of America |
City | Honolulu |
Period | 25/04/20 → 30/04/20 |
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Keywords
- Design
- continuing bonds
- ongoingness
- death
- grief
- bereavement
- physical/digital
- lived experience
- autobiographical
- autoethnography
- digital images
- photographs
- relational selves