Materials, use and contaminated interaction

摘要: Abstract Materials help communicate meaning to users. This changes with time as the object transforms due use. Through a two-phase study, this research develops new understanding of how people appraise used objects and mechanisms driving contamination—the aversion that one has towards engaging objects. In first phase, observations indicators use were collected from participants in order develop general typology for deduce sensorial properties second these analysed isolate data, which caused feelings aversion. The subset marked was labelled contaminated. Further analysis revealed three contamination—hygiene, utility, territory—presented together HUT contamination model. Sensorial study mapped most frequently contributing identified. various differ significantly. Hygienic typically results transient states, utility permanent characteristics, territorial settings contextual factors. As expected, majority are related material properties. work acts link between selection contaminated interaction