Who am I and where am I? - switching and stitching in the digital age.

Smyth, Michael; Raijmakers, Bas; Munro, Alan

Abstract

This paper will introduce the concept of human identity. It will focus on how the creation, maintenance and communication of identity could be supported by technology. Initially a series of human groups are described which have the potential to inform the design of technologies that support identity and secondly existing technologies that convey identity are discussed. It is contended that identity is manipulated via specific attributes manifest in these artefacts and if technology is to designed with these in mind then a more tender approach must be adopted to the process. The concept of an identity pebble is introduced as a means of articulating the theme of ambient identity and is supported from work in architecture.

Citation

Smyth, M., Raijmakers, B., & Munro, A. (2004, May). Who am I and where am I? - switching and stitching in the digital age. Presented at INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCE - DESIGN 2004, Dubrovnik, Croatia

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCE - DESIGN 2004
• Start Date: May 18, 2004
• End Date: May 21, 2004
• Publication Date: 2004
• Deposit Date: Jan 7, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 7, 2010
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1487-1492
• Book Title: Proceedings of the 8th International Design Conference DESIGN 2004
• Keywords: identity; individual; place and technology
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3531
• Publisher URL: http://www.idi.ntnu.no/grupper/su/publ/pdf/smyth-raijmakers-munro-idcdesign04.pdf
• Contract Date: Jan 7, 2010