Binaebi Akah
Shaowen Bardzell
ABSTRACT
This paper explores the relationship between personal identity and the act of appropriating digital objects in the home--specifically do-it-yourself--to inform the design of empowering products. It reports ongoing research and provides a preliminary analysis of the Steampunk movement as a case study for personal appropriation. Appropriation-identity design guidelines are provided as a result of the data analysis.
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- Empowering products: personal identity through the act of appropriation
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