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PAPERS: Making with Care: Artefacts and Practices Location: Appleton Tower, LT2 Zoom Link Accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/appleton-lecture-theatre-2-edinburgh Session Chair: Sarah Kettley, University of Edinburgh Session Chair: Paul Rodgers, University of Strathclyde | |
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Patterns of everyday care: Translating cultural practices for online communities Indiana University Bloomington, United States of America Design research in social computing has used the concept of care to describe how technologies help or hinder interpersonal support online. Yet opportunities remain to explore how the subtle, everyday forms of care that have long sustained communities can inform social technology design. Addressing this, we present a collection of design patterns that translate culturally specific, everyday social practices like passeggiata (Italian social stroll) and sobremesa (Spanish post-meal lingering) into design prompts for digital platforms. Our collection has five pattern families: Shared Habits and Routines, Atmospheric Qualities, Collective Identities, Facilitation Roles, and Boundary Practices. The patterns map these families to implicit care practices identified through digital ethnographies of Reddit, Discord, and Facebook communities, illustrating how platforms can support, without scripting, everyday forms of care. The resulting collection functions as both an analytic and generative tool, foregrounding how everyday care is enacted through rhythm, atmosphere, and maintenance in online community life. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.1086
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