Back to the 1990s, BeeperRedux!: Revisiting Retro Technology to Reflect Communication Quality and Experience in the Digital Age

要旨

As computer-mediated communication tools have evolved from beepers to 2G cell phones, and now to today's smartphones, people have consistently embraced these technologies to maintain relationships and enhance the convenience of their daily lives. However, while contemporary communication technologies clearly diverge from their traditional roles, few studies have critically examined their effects, particularly in relation to communication quality and relationships. To address what contemporary technologies may have overlooked, our study revisits retro communication technologies—specifically, the beeper. We recreated the beeper experience through BeeperRedux, a mobile application, and conducted a two-week deployment study involving ten groups. Our findings highlight three valuable aspects of retro communication technologies: fostering sincerity, restoring recipients' autonomy over their communication, and prioritizing offline engagement. In the discussion, we present design guidelines for improving technology-mediated communication and offer methodological reflections on recreating obsolete technology to empirically explore past experiences.

著者
Jiyeon Amy. Seo
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Hyungjun Cho
KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
Seolhee Lee
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
EunJeong Cheon
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, United States
DOI

10.1145/3706598.3713568

論文URL

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706598.3713568

動画

会議: CHI 2025

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (https://chi2025.acm.org/)

セッション: Communication and Social Interaction

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