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From PhotoWork to PhotoUse: exploring personal digital photo activities

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Broekhuijsen, Mendel, van den Hoven, Elise, Markopoulos, Panos·2017·Behaviour & Information Technology
DOI 10.1080/0144929x.2017.1288266
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People accumulate large collections of digital photos, which they use for individual, social, and utilitarian purposes. In order to provide suitable technologies for enjoying our expanding photo collections, it is essential to understand how and to what purpose these collections are used. Contextual interviews with 12 participants in their homes explored the use of digital photos, incorporating new photo activities that are offered by new technologies. Based on the qualitative analysis of the collected data, we give an overview of current photo activities, which we term PhotoUse. We introduce a model of PhotoUse, which emphasises the purpose of photo activities rather than the tools to support them. We argue for the use of our model to design tools to support the user’s individual and social goals pertaining to PhotoUse.

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Authors
Broekhuijsen, M., van den Hoven, E., & Markopoulos, P.
Affiliations
  • University of Technology Sydney (AU)
  • Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Corresponding author
Broekhuijsen, Mendel
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Venue
Behaviour & Information Technology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2017-02-15
Volume
36
Issue
7
Pages
754-767
ISSN
  • 0144-929X (ISSN-L)
  • 1362-3001
DOI
10.1080/0144929x.2017.1288266
OpenAlex
W2588130426
Cited by
32
References
6
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FWCI
5.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • TU/e Research Portal (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney) (submittedVersion)
  • TU/e Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Stichting voor de Technische Wetenschappen (016.128.303)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Personal Information Management and User Behavior
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Photography and Visual Culture
Keywords
digital photo collections, image sharing, user goals

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