2. Qing Ming Scroll Consumption pattern 1000 years back in China Qing Ming Shang He Scroll depicted daily lifestyle 1000 years back in China. The consumption pattern was probably not far different from my parents’ childhood at 50s in Asia. People do not own a lot of stuff and they reuse things because things are difficult to get. Retrieved on May 4th from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Qingming_shanghe_tu_street.jpg
3. Reusable furniture was thrown away Our consumption pattern now is very different. This picture shows furniture that was thrown away by apartment residents and destroyed in rain.
4. Consumerisms We live in the culture of consumerism. We buy and dispose stuff quickly. The rapid change in lifestyles in recent years has raised the questions of sustainability
5. How interactive media may contribute as one of the agents to make sustainable consumption to be more natural actions in everyday life again? Rapidly update information Simplify everyday life Connect People and People Submerged in modernlifestyles This project discusses how interactive media, having the power to connect people and people, update information rapidly, and make some process easier, as well as being already submerged to the modern lifestyles, may contribute as one of the agents to make sustainable consumption and lifestyles to be more natural actions in everyday life again.
6. Initial Studies Collected green brochures and magazines Observed public Interaction Studied exemplars Generated Concepts In the initial research studies, I collected green informational brochures and magazine to understand what people currently concern about sustainability and what actions have been taken. I observed people’s natural interaction in public space to generate design inspirations, studied exemplars and brainstormed for what technologies can do.
7. Insights from initial studies Design for people’s needs so that they would use the green design even if they don’t care about sustainability This food guide makes farmers market very appealing and invites readers to explore the market for fresh and delicious foods. We can design so that people will get engaged into sustainable behaviors even though they don’t care about now. Getting people into green behavior is the first hurdle. After they are in the motion, they could learn the value more easily later. An article from 7X7 Guide San Francisco
8. Help people to see what they were not able to see to change the way that they consume
10. Things one does not need may be useful for another person. Reuse could reduce the demand for manufacturing new items. Community-based reuse has an interesting space because people are able to exchange conveniently within their neighborhood. They can see it in person before buying it. People have certain trust and closeness with their neighbors Picture retrieved under creative commons license on May 8, 2009: aquistbe http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquistbe/98276101/
11. What do people need? Compared existing services: Community Bulletin Board, Mailing List, Craigslist, Garage Sale Unstructured interviews Concept exploration with users on wireframes Design critique on mock-up Picture from Yujia
12. Help remember forgotten items Picture retrieved under creative commons license on May 13, 2009: njhdiver. http://www.flickr.com/photos/njhdiver/2394010032/sizes/m/
13. Exchanging unused items for desired items “A lot of time, we may not be interested in selling out our stuff, even when we do not use it at all. We do not mind keeping it at home; we do not need to get rid of it; we like to possess things. However, when it is to exchange for something that we desire, we may very much be interested to do it, especially it involves little to none extra money to get the things that we want. “ – user study Increase exchange opportunities
19. Posting multiple items eXchangeFun has a garage sale place to upload pictures of multiple items. Sellers can tag the items that they want to sell..
20. And write detailed descriptions about these items. They can upload multiple pictures of different items at the same time.
21. To help sellers set price and descriptions, similar items will display on the right as references
22. There is also a wish list that sellers can use to find items in the community. People who browsed Jen’s selling items will see her wish list. In our concept evaluation, our subject expressed that being able to find items for my neighbor’s wish list feels like I helped her. “I feel like I am helping my neighbor when I am able to provide her with an item on her wishlist.” – user study
24. Jen send the post and included a tweet. The post is automatically post to a twitter accounts. Dan who lives down the street reads the tweet
25. Items Renewal, Furniture Hacker There are people who take existing furniture and items and readapt them to other forms. A reuse and exchange platform will be an interesting space for these people to look for materials to build these artworks and then to look for new owners for their works. The Jet Set Lounge Chair retrieve on May 6th, 2009 (www.househacker.com).
26. The As-Is page invites users to post items that have defects or materials for renewal or re-adaptation.
27. People enjoy the fun of exploring the unknown in garage sale Treasure Hunting Picture retrieved under creative commons license on May 8th, 2009. Jayw http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayw/186424916/J
28. We recreate the treasure hunting experience by letting the users to browse room by room and to move from item to another easily.
29. Include the elements of community and social interactions to enhance the reuse experience
30. Implementation and Scalability Public display in lobby and community centers to increase visibility Mobile app Scalable to other types of communities such as churches, academic departments, and social groups.
31. Business Strategy Service charge when buyers decided to pay online for convenience or getting the items before it is sold to other people Promotion to front page Revenue from local ads
32. Review Help people to see what they were not able to see to change the way that they consume My neighbors may be throwing away stuff that Ineed. This information is invisible right now. eXchangeFun allows people to find items within their neighborhood and also provides people a place to give away their unwanted items to their neighbors and motivated them to remember the items that they might have already forgotten.
37. Logistic is easier. People could also see and feel the items in person before they decide to buy
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39. The Future The way we live nowis very different to what it was in the past. But, technology may be able to help us to revive some of the good interactions in the past, making these interactions, like reuse, which is not as natural in our lifestyles now to be more natural again.
40. Acknowledgement I would like to thank My parents; Yujia for working with me on the design of eXchangeFun; Eli Blevis for his advising, and all the other HCI/d faculties and classmates. Thank you all!
People pile up items and forgot. Remind people of their forgotten items and encourage them to sell/give them away.
A lot of time, we may not be interested in selling out our stuff, even when we do not use it at all. We do not mind keeping it at home; we do not need to get rid of it; we like to possess things. However, when it is to exchange for something that we desire, we may very much be interested to do it, especially whenit involves little to none extra money to get the things that we want.
Getting people to post really easily
Children have grown up. But, these stuff are still in good condition.
She wondered if anyone in the community would like to take them. She takes a picture of the items, including a DVD + R that she mistakenly bought yesterday that could not be used with her computer.
Login to eXchangeFun and post her items.
eXchangeFun is a community-based website that people could exchange items that they don’t used anymore with their community. It builds upon the trust and closeness in community. Since it is in a neighborhood, exchanging things are easy. People get to see it in real before they decide to buy. And, community members interact as they exchange things!
Compared to existing reuse option, people could remove their posting easily when it is sold; they could upload picture easily; they have information to help them to set price and write item description. The system also helps them to remember their forgotten items. People exchange things within the community. Therefore, logistic is easier. People could also see and feel the items in person before they decide to buy.Garage Sale posting lets people to post multiple items easilyTwitter helps people to watch new activities
Stuff got destroyed when they are being thrown in harsh weather or into the dumpster. When item is being reused, the life of the item is lengthened. Therefore, the value increases. Forgotten items in the garage, closet or storage become more valuable when they are passed into other hands that are in need of these items.Meaning and value are created through community and treasure hunting experience, through stuff that people do not want anymore.
This is a birdfeeder that my father made during his visit to Bloomington out of the case of the clementine oranges, some woodsticks that he picked up, a yogurt cup. The birdfeeder is so successful that he attracted many birds including nuthatches, woodpeckers and cardinals to visit. He knows how to reuse things very well, coming out of his childhood life. However, it was difficult when we were trying to find materials to build this birdfeeder.
