#mobile interactions

[yanderewwells]

*muttering to self* So there's another Wallace and they're a yandere.. *sighs* ... hm. Well I won't bother you since I don't particularly care too much about this.. just leave me and my Wallace alone, yeah?

-Mobile

You two love each other?

Just stick to one another, im not some psycho in love with either of you

Well, I love myself, I mean who wouldn’t but not in some weird way..

[phuongfinds]

Visual Diary 5: A “Disconnected” Find

I did a more subjective ethnography in the form of a questionnaire on Typeform with 52 responses from friends. I asked a few questions to understand my friend’s personal habits and behaviors when using their mobile devices during dinner with a group of 3-5 people. Through a different point of view, I asked them on their level of comfort when someone else uses a mobile device and their opinion on how mobile interactions impacted social engagements. What I found is a much deeper disconnect between those who are frustrated with others being on their phone versus those who are unable to be involved in a conversation and resort to using their devices. 

In a sea of discontent responses:

“There have been times that conversation has derailed due to mobile usage, when one party has needed to use their mobile device.”

“Mobile interactions can cause less social engagement in real life”

“It has impacted me somewhat. Before it has affected me a lot because I was constantly checking my phone and people were doing it, too. But, it may be because of my teenage years (16-21). From then on, I really did not like using my phone as much and want to be more engage with the people around me. I'll have my phone on the table, but turned around so I don't see the screen. I'll excuse myself to pick up important calls/repeated text msgs (family members or work related).”

“I like it to be available for emergencies, but I miss the days before phones when people were less distracted”

“In this age I feel like showing video shows and memes to each other is a large part of social engagement. Unfortunately for some, it can cause them to retreat into their phone and disengage without them realizing.”

“It has impacted it significantly and probably helped increased my introvert tendencies.”

“I don’t like it. It annoys me when I sit at a meal in a restaurant with one or more people and they are on their phones.”

“I think that mobile devices serve to connect us in more ways than ever before, but often encourage superficial interaction. Our attention spans are shorter than ever before. Our social circles are larger, and our time is more limited. This combines to foster superficial interactions as opposed to deeper ones. In our effort to keep up with ever increasing demands on our time, our face to face interactions can become compromised.”

“I prefer for them to not take over in person conversations, but if it is used rarely or to assist with a conversation I don't mind.”

There were a couple response that etched something different: 

Mobile devices “can help as a crutch in awkward situations” 

“Less awkward staring/silence when conversations stall.”

[phuongfinds]

Visual Diary 5: A “Disengaging” Find

I conducted an ethnographic research on peers observing peers. In a group of 4 friends hanging out over dinner, I assigned a member to observe the group and note moments disengagement for mobile interactions.  As the previous ethnography focused on observing different groups on an objective level, here is an attempt at diving a bit closer to the topic on both an objective level from a subjective stance of how someone within a group sees his own group. Following the dinner outing, I interviewed the observer for his insights. Some key observations included: No one used their phone while eating, one friend used his phone to reply to messages or when he wasn’t actively talking, another friend eventually browsed Facebook, and the observer used the phone to check the time and show people something but used his phone less than often partially due to his focus was on watching the group. 

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