Environmental Health Clinic: Roundabout Version
Environmental Health Clinic – Natalie Jeremijenko in Ghent, Belgium from godit on Vimeo.
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Environmental Health Clinic: Water Version
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What do people do when the power goes out?
The probe I’m currently working on attempts to use the time where there is no power in the house as a point for family members to convey some of the more personal or deep-seated aspects of their character. Since power outages typically result in the disabling of many distractions in the home (especially in lower-income houses), it might be ideal as a point of collective reflection along such lines as personal ethics, aspirations, memories, values, fears and the like…
Here is a (by no means exhaustive) diagram outlining some of the activities people engage during power outages as well as some questions that might direct the design of the probe…
Cultural Probes updates 2.22.2010
Results from our design research sessions on Cultural Probes is being documented at the Watercasting wiki.
