-Tactics and Concepts for Highly Mobile People

4. Methodology................................................................................................................ 50
4.1. Research approach.........................................................................................................50
4.2. Qualitative interviews and analysis.........................................................................53
4.3. From ethnography to design.......................................................................................56
4.4. Design methods...............................................................................................................59
4.5. Summary............................................................................................................................62
5. Ethnographic findings about Homing while Mobile ...................................... 64
5.1. Presentation of the study.............................................................................................64
5.2. People in the study.........................................................................................................66
5.3. Tactics identified ............................................................................................................67
5.3.1. Territorializing ......................................................................................................................... 68
5.3.2. Bubbling....................................................................................................................................... 71
5.3.3. Artifacting ................................................................................................................................... 74
5.3.4. Connecting.................................................................................................................................. 76
5.3.5. Differentiating........................................................................................................................... 80
5.3.6. Doubling ...................................................................................................................................... 83
5.3.7. Rythming..................................................................................................................................... 86
5.3.8. Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 90
6. Design Experiments.................................................................................................. 93
6.1. Connecting to a place.....................................................................................................93
6.1.1. Background for HOMEinTOUCH ....................................................................................... 93
6.1.2. My role in HOMEinTOUCH................................................................................................... 94
6.1.3. The HOMEinTOUCH prototype.......................................................................................... 94
6.1.4. Evaluating HOMEinTOUCH ................................................................................................. 97
6.1.5. Summary of HOMEinTOUCH .............................................................................................. 99
6.1.6. Next step -­‐ HomeAwareness............................................................................................... 99
6.1.1. My role regarding HomeAwareness............................................................................. 100
6.1.2. The HomeAwareness prototype .................................................................................... 100
6.1.3. Evaluation of HomeAwareness....................................................................................... 101
6.1.4. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 102
6.2. Connected Experience................................................................................................ 103
6.2.1. Background ............................................................................................................................. 103
6.2.1. Ambient Live Connection.................................................................................................. 104
6.2.1. My role in Ambient Live Connection............................................................................ 105
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