Washing with the wind: A study of scripting towards sustainability

Rikke Hagensby Jensen; Dimitrios Raptis; Jesper Kjeldskov; Mikael B. Skov

doi:10.1145/3196709.3196779

Washing with the wind: A study of scripting towards sustainability

Rikke Hagensby Jensen, Dimitrios Raptis, Jesper Kjeldskov, Mikael B. Skov

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Abstract

Within sustainable HCI research, we have witnessed a growing interest in studying interaction designs that support households to 'shift' energy usage to times when it is sustainably favourable. In this paper, we investigate shifting through a purposely provocative and scripted design, which challenges the idea that renewable electricity is an always-available resource for households to consume. To do so, we made electricity for washing laundry either free or not available. We conducted a detailed qualitative study with four families that experienced our intervention for a month. We present five themes that illustrate how families adapted, reflected, and formed new routines and expectations related to washing practices. We discuss the broader implications of combining scripting and provocation as a means to intervene, disrupt and understand energy consuming practices within the home.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Editors	Teresa Cerratto-Pargman, Kenny Chow, William Odom
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	1387-1400
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9781450351980
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3196709.3196779
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	Designing Interactive Systems 2018 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 9 Jun 2018 → 13 Jun 2018 http://dis2018.org/

Conference

Conference	Designing Interactive Systems 2018
Abbreviated title	DIS 2018
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	9/06/18 → 13/06/18
Internet address	http://dis2018.org/

Keywords

Energy consumption
Field study
Provocation
Scripting
Shifting
Sustainability

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Jensen, RH, Raptis, D, Kjeldskov, J & Skov, MB 2018, Washing with the wind: A study of scripting towards sustainability. in T Cerratto-Pargman, K Chow & W Odom (eds), Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 1387-1400, Designing Interactive Systems 2018, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 9/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3196709.3196779

Washing with the wind: A study of scripting towards sustainability. / Jensen, Rikke Hagensby; Raptis, Dimitrios; Kjeldskov, Jesper et al.
Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference. ed. / Teresa Cerratto-Pargman; Kenny Chow; William Odom. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. p. 1387-1400.

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