ReFind: Design, Lived Experience and Ongoingness in Bereavement

  • Jayne Wallace
  • , Kyle Montague
  • , Trevor Duncan
  • , Luís P. Carvalho
  • , Nantia Koulidou
  • , Jamie Mahoney
  • , Kellie Morrissey
  • , Claire Craig
  • , Linnea Iris Groot
  • , Shaun Lawson
  • , Patrick Olivier
  • , Julie Trueman
  • , Helen Fisher

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Abstract

We describe the design and use of ReFind, a handheld artefact made for people who are bereaved and are ready to re-explore their relationship to the deceased person. ReFind was made within a project seeking to develop new ways to curate and create digital media to support ongoingness - an active, dynamic component of continuing bonds. We draw on bereavement theory and care championing practices that enable a continued sense of connection between someone bereaved and a person who has died. We present the design development of ReFind and the lived experience of the piece by the first author. We discuss our wider methodology which includes autobiographical design and reflections on if and how the piece supported ongoing connections, the challenges faced, and insights gained.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCHI 2020 - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450367080
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2020 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: 25 Apr 202030 Apr 2020

Publication series

NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2020 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period25/04/2030/04/20

Keywords

  • autobiographical
  • autoethnography
  • bereavement
  • continuing bonds
  • death
  • design
  • digital images
  • grief
  • lived experience
  • ongoingness
  • photographs
  • physical/digital
  • relational selves

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