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The multiple layers of materiality

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Alexander Meschtscherjakov, and

Manfred TscheligiAuthors Info & Claims

DIS Companion '14: Proceedings of the 2014 companion publication on Designing interactive systems

June 2014

Pages 73 - 76

https://doi.org/10.1145/2598784.2602785

Published: 21 June 2014 Publication History

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This is a work-in-progress, in which we theoretically reflect on notions of materiality from Interaction Design research and the scientific field of textual studies to discuss what it means to work with digital materials, and what their materiality is. We found that several notions entail a layered concept of materiality. We will discuss the "ontological immateriality" of the digital and the "phenomenological materiality" that emerges through interaction. Thus, design is necessarily engaged with combining materials and experiencing the materialities that emerge from the interactive artifact.

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DIS Companion '14: Proceedings of the 2014 companion publication on Designing interactive systems

June 2014

248 pages

ISBN:9781450329033

DOI:10.1145/2598784

General Chairs:
Ron Wakkary
Simon Fraser University
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Steve Harrison
Virginia Tech
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Program Chairs:
Shaowen Bardzell
Indiana University
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Carman Neustaedter
Simon Fraser University
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Eric Paulos
UC Berkeley

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National Foundation for Research, Technology and Development (Christian Doppler Laboratory for "Contextual Interfaces")
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