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Type of information technology
Calm technology or calm design is a type of information technology where the interaction between the technology and its user is designed to occur in the user's periphery rather than constantly at the center of attention. Information from the technology smoothly shifts to the user's attention when needed but otherwise stays calmly in the user's periphery. Mark Weiser and John Seely Brown describe calm technology as "that which informs but doesn't demand our focus or attention." Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Calm technologyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Calm Technology: A New Concept for Interactive Advertising DesignInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: DoppelgangerThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Use of Mobile Technology to Calm Upset ChildrenCited 206 times
- Go sideways: Ubiquitous computingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Amber CaseA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Use of Mobile Technology to Calm Upset Children
Reviving calm technology in the e-tourism context
Designing calm technology and peripheral interaction for offshore service vessels
From Attention-Grabbing to Calm Technology
Mobile Computing in the Context of Calm Technology
Scaffolding a Design Process for Applying Calm Technology Design to Smart Toys
Ambient Analytics: Calm Technology for Immersive Visualization and Sensemaking
Calm the waves – Emotion regulation using wearable sensor technology
🆕 Influential since 2022
đź“š Books worth reading
DoppelgangerNaomi Klein · 2023- 📕Who can you trust?Rachel Botsman · 2017
WIG craft and ekranoplanLiang Yun · 2009- 📕Keep Calm and Code OnAlex Lau · 2024
- 📕The history of music productionRichard James Burgess · 2014
Screen-smart parentingJodi Gold · 2014
Message not receivedPhil Simon · 2015
The Trouble With CultureF. Allan Hanson · 2007
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