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Play/Destroy: A portfolio of sound destruction devices
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8904-7862
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID.ORCID iD: 0009-0008-3096-4472
No affiliation, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0009-0008-1759-5318
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3127-1917
2026 (English)In: Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2026, article id 1505Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Digital media operates on a curious boundary between storage and loss. While each new storage format promises a permanent solution to our exponentially expanding media libraries, they inevitably fail or otherwise become unusable. This paper reflects on a long-term design process that attempts to bring a different paradigm to the experience of personal digital media: destruction. We present an annotated portfolio of a set of sound listening devices, critically unpacking the particular temporal, perceptual, and experiential qualities that emerge when designing for the loss of personal media. These annotations show how destruction comes to matter in designing against the traditional bias towards growth and accumulation in HCI.

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2026. article id 1505
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Design
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-379259DOI: 10.1145/3772318.3791701Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105038753413OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-379259DiVA, id: diva2:2053149
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CHI 2026: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Barcelona Spain, April 13-17, 2026
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QC 20260529

Available from: 2026-04-15 Created: 2026-04-15 Last updated: 2026-05-29Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Configuring Alternative Human-Media Relations
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Configuring Alternative Human-Media Relations
2026 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

This thesis describes the design of a set of sound making devices. These were built asa Research through Design inquiry into how to confront the biases that guide thedesign of interfaces for digital media. Each of the resulting designed artifacts enactsalternatives to the so-called cornucopian paradigm of computing design, whichpromises permanence and endless growth.

The work is situated within Sustainable HCI (SHCI), specifically borrowing fromlimits and constraints-based design principles. The resulting designs include devicesthat manifest concepts of destruction, degrowth, and a reimagining of how to interactwith vast media libraries. An analysis of the devices points towards a set of specificdesign qualities that emerge from their creation and use.

These qualities suggest a move away from designing for unsustainable growth andpermanence and towards something based on the underlying characteristics of themedia itself. The portfolio thus represents a reconfiguration of the human-mediarelationship by designing for and with the limitations of our personal media.

Abstract [sv]

Denna avhandling beskriver framtagandet av en kollektion ljudframställande objekt.En forskning-genom-design-undersökning för att konfrontera de antaganden somligger till grund för utveckling av gränssnitt för digitala medier. Artefakternarepresenterar alternativ till det så kallade cornucopianska paradigmet inomdatordesign som lovar varaktighet och oändlig tillväxt.

Detta arbete positioneras inom området hållbar människa och datorinteraktion(SHCI), och drar det inspiration från forskning om ramar och designbegränsningar.De resulterande artefakterna inkluderar apparater som manifesterar konceptendestruktion, av-växt (degrowth) och omdefinierar interaktioner med storamediabibliotek. En analys av kollektionen leder till en uppsättning specifikadesignkvaliteter, som framkom efter deras tillverkning och användning.

Dessa kvaliteter föreslår ett skifte från design för ohållbar tillväxt och varaktighet tillnågot baserat på de underliggande egenskaperna hos själva mediet. Denna portfoliorepresenterar därigenom en omkonfiguration av förhållandet mellan människa ochmedia, genom att designa för och med begränsningarna i vårt media.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockhom: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2026. p. xvi, 61
Series
TRITA-EECS-AVL ; 2026:52
Keywords
media, research through design, sustainability, mediateknik, forskning genom design, hållbarhet
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Design
Research subject
Media Technology
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-381020 (URN)978-91-8106-621-0 (ISBN)
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2026-06-03, https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65593603052, F2, Lindstedtsvägen 26, Stockholm, 14:00 (English)
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Available from: 2026-05-08 Created: 2026-05-08 Last updated: 2026-05-25Bibliographically approved

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