‘‘Where Are the Missing Masses? The Sociology of a Few Mundane Artifacts’’

Bruno Latour

In Where Are the Missing Masses?, Bruno Latour “explores how artifacts can be deliberately designed to both replace human action and constrain and shape…

Conversation Analysis between Married Couples and Unmarried Couples

Siti Nabila Shamsuddin, Nor Azim Bonandir, Nor Azim Bonandir, and Fatin Nadhirah Hamzan

Musicolour

Musicolour​ ​was​ ​“a​ ​sound-actuated​ ​interactive​ ​light​ ​show”​ ​(Bird​ ​&​ ​Di​ ​Paolo,​ ​2008)​ ​designed​ ​by Gordon​ ​Pask.​ ​“​Pask’s​ ​initial​ ​motivation​ ​for​ ​building​ ​the​ ​system​ ​was​ ​an​ ​interest​ ​in​ ​synesthesia and​ ​the​ ​question​ ​of​ ​whether​ ​a​ ​machine​ ​could​ ​learn​…

Conversation Theory Literature Review

What is conversation? How can we design for effective conversation?, Hugh Dubberly and Paul Pangaro

Intimate Relationships

Rowland Miller

Rowland Miller’s Intimate Relationships “promotes your understanding of close relationships” by drawing “on psychology, sociology, communication studies, and family studies” and reporting “what behavioral scientists have learned about…

Bot as Research Tool

Conversational Symbiosis Amongst Humans and Artificial Agents in the Context…

Urban5

Urban5​ ​was​ ​designed​ ​by​ ​Nicholas​ ​Negroponte​ ​and​ ​MIT’s​ ​Architecture​ ​Machine​ ​Group​ ​to​ ​“study the​ ​desirability​ ​and​ ​feasibility​ ​of​ ​conversing​ ​with​ ​a​ ​machine​ ​about​ ​environmental​ ​design project…​ ​using​ ​the​ ​computer​ ​as​ ​an​ ​objective​ ​mirror​ ​of​ ​the​ ​user’s​…

Hatchimals

Hatchimals are a toy created by Spin Master described as a “magical creature inside colorful speckled eggs.” A Hatchimal is unlike a…

Doing With Theory

Conversational Symbiosis/Symbioses Amongst Humans and Artificial Agents in the…

Replika

Replika “is an AI friend that is always there for you” that you grow through conversation. It sells itself as “a safe space to share thoughts and feelings without fear of being judged” and “save the moments from your daily life that matter most.”