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Practices surrounding children's photos in homes

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New parents cherish photos of their children. In their homes one can observe a varied set of arrangements of their young ones' photos. We studied eight families with young children to learn about their practices related to photos. We provide preliminary results from the field study and elaborate on three interesting themes that came out very strongly from our data: physical platforms; family dynamics and values; and creative uses of photos. These themes provide an insight into families' perceived values for photo curating, displaying and experiencing them over a longer period. We provide future directions for supporting practices surrounding children's photos.

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    CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    May 2012
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    ISBN:9781450310161
    DOI:10.1145/2212776

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