Informances Summary We inferred that internet usage probably led to one’s social isolation and adult-onset pressure, so we conducted field observations of the behaviors when people are alone, usually in public transport and retail spaces using their phones. We knew more about how people disconnect themselves from the world and gained inspiration of our design situations. Inspired by field observation and some secondary reading, we generated our first draft of two scenarios— each one containing the settings, agents or actors, goals, actions and events. Field Observations We did field observations in some places like buses, streets, restaurants, shopping malls, and so on. We observed people who were not accompanied by anyone and looked at their behaviors to overcome the awkwardness of isolation, one particular behavior is focused mobile phone usage
Figure 14 Field Observation
In a bus, a boy was playing with his phone and also wore the headphones, while the woman beside him was reading a book. They both disconnected themselves from the world in their own way.
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A man on the street was watching some videos on his phone with one hand while waiting for the bus. Although it was hard to use just one hand to hold a phone horizontally, he insisted to do so and really focused on what was going on in his phone.
Studying Internet-related social isolation and pressure in adults
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