Hacking, Mashing, Gluing: Understanding Opportunistic Design

Author

Hartmann, B. ; Doorley, S. ; Klemmer, S.R.

Author_Institution

Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA

Volume

7

Issue

3

fYear

2008

Firstpage

46

Lastpage

54

Abstract

Opportunistic practices can accelerate and simplify ubiquitous computing systems design. Such practices may include copying and pasting code from online forums into one\´s own scripts or reappropriating components from consumer electronics for design prototypes. The authors introduce a framework that links opportunistic design for ubiquitous computing to hardware and software practices. They interview 14 professional and hobbyist "mashers"-Web 2.0 programmers, hardware hackers, and designers of interactive ubiquitous computing systems-to learn how designers choose between integration levels. Finally, they discover the mashups\´ epistemic, pragmatic, and intrinsic values for creators and how shopping becomes a central activity.

Keywords

Internet; hobby computing; ubiquitous computing; Web 2.0 programmers; hacking; mashing; opportunistic design; ubiquitous computing systems design; Acceleration; Computer crime; Computer hacking; Consumer electronics; Hardware; Mashups; Programming profession; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Ubiquitous computing; hardware hacking; mashups; opportunistic design; ubiquitous computing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Pervasive Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1268

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPRV.2008.54

Filename

4563909