Story Cultures: Understanding how stories of different cultures can influence digital memories.

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

TOTeMTales of things: Electronic memory

Tagging objects QR codes

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

Internet of things’, refers to the technical and cultural as society moves towards a ubiquitous form of computing in which every device is ‘on’, and every device is connected in some way to the Internet.

Storytelling

Objects triggering stories

Research Methods:

- Cultural Probes

- Semi structured interviews

- Grounded theory methods

Analysis:

- Network of memory maps

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

Cultural probes

Probes materials to collect information Questionnaires:

1. A brief introduction about the participants and their network of family and friends in their community2. What are the objects the participant posses that brings memories and stories to them? 3. Are there any ritual objects those participant posses? (Grandmother and great-uncle)4. What does the object mean to the user? 5. What do the user associate the object to?6. Do the user have any places or location that he/ she relates the objects to?7. How often do the user travel outside the city? 8. What objects do they carry and leave behind when they travel? 9. What are the different emotional stories that the object reminds the user about?

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

- Participant selection

- Cross culture

- Inter generational

Geographical location

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

People and objects:Physical mapping of memories/histories /stories

- Family Archive

- Network of objects, People, Stories

- Everyday activity

- Memory box

- Sentimental values

- Key human values

“I inherited this box from my grandfather who made it himself to keep his jewellery tools .When I hold it I always remember my father telling me how delicate and precious the tools where. As precious as the jewels that they made ”

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

Family archive

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

Future studies

- Testing the Digital product with the same participants.

- Similar study with a larger community – Anstruther fisheries village ( North east of Scotland )

- Conducting workshops to collect stories and build a digital memory object for the community.

Arthi Kanchana Manohar and Jon Rogers Dome IoT 2010 University of Dundee

Thank you

Arthi Kanchana ManoharPhD ResearcherUniversity of DundeeDundeeUnited Kingdom

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