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Some variations on a counterfunctional digital camera

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DIS '14: Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Designing interactive systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2598510.2602968

Published: 21 June 2014 Publication History

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This Pictorial takes a different look at digital cameras and photos. It frames this look within a counterfunctional design perspective. This works is presented not as a design process documentation, but rather as a type of visual-textual design artifact. We see it as a means to present new concepts composed of both the textual-theoretical and visual-designerly varieties. While cameras and photos are the ostensible thematic focus, these technologies are in turn used as a focusing device for a broader conceptual theme: designing digital limitations.

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DIS '14: Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Designing interactive systems

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DOI:10.1145/2598510

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Simon Fraser University
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Virginia Tech
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Simon Fraser University
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Shaowen Bardzell
Indiana University
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Eric Paulos
UC Berkeley

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