Issue 5: Home Life

Issue 5 of our magazine is focused on the theme of Home Life. We are forever crafting our homes, forever making them feel our own in ways that instill our values and hopes. Computers, tablets, cell phones, game consoles, and other digital devices are increasingly playing a role in the way we do this. How should we make sense of technology in our homes and how might we approach designing new experiences for home life? In this issue we tease apart issues around the rhythm of home life, the need for subtle technologies for connecting us with others, looking at what it means to organize our home and create a space for playful interactions. We present a number of prototypes and ideas for thinking about the design of interactive technologies for home life.