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Carpet Tiles: Interactive and Modular Carpets to support International Students in Shared Dorms to Feel at Home

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Julien Breunig,

Paola Stephania Calderón Arias,

Phillip Mudavanhu,

Britta Schulte,

Eva HorneckerAuthors Info & Claims

MuC '21: Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2021

Pages 140 - 144

https://doi.org/10.1145/3473856.3473995

Published: 13 September 2021 Publication History

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Moving to another country to study can be daunting and is connected to practical and emotional challenges. Here we present the results of an exploratory study on how smart textiles could be used to support international students in student housing to feel at home. We undertook seven situated interviews. Based on three key findings - the importance of social connections, cultural elements (food and carpets) and the limited duration of stay – the concept of a modular carpet with different interactive elements was developed. The carpet offers a social space, where students can spend time with friends. Its modularity allows personalization to the available space and room layout. With a proof of concept prototype we aim to open up a design space for tangible (textile) interventions.

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MuC '21: Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2021

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DOI:10.1145/3473856

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Mohseni HCorreia ASilvennoinen JKujala T(2024)Scale Development for Measuring Digitally Enhanced Place-Belongingness: A Research Design2024 International Congress on Human-Computer Interaction, Optimization and Robotic Applications (HORA)10.1109/HORA61326.2024.10550780(1-4)Online publication date: 23-May-2024
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