Broadening Exposure to Socio-Political Opinions via a Pushy Smart Home Device
Broadening Exposure to Socio-Political Opinions via a Pushy Smart Home Device
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通过咄咄逼人的智能家居设备扩大对社会政治观点的了解
DOI：
10.1145/3313831.3376774
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2020
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S. Lawson
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Tom Feltwell;Gavin Wood;Phillip Brooker;Scarlett Rowland;E. Baumer;Kiel S. Long;John Vines;J. Barnett;S. Lawson
Motivated by the effects of the filter bubble and echo chamber phenomena on social media, we developed a smart home device, Spkr, that unpredictably "pushes" socio-political discussion topics into the home. The device utilised trending Twitter discussions, categorised by their socio-political alignment, to present people with a purposefully assorted range of viewpoints. We deployed Spkr in 10 homes for 28 days with a diverse range of participants and interviewed them about their experiences. Our results show that Spkr presents a novel means of combating selective exposure to socio-political issues, providing participants with identifiably diverse viewpoints. Moreover, Spkr acted as a conversational prompt for discussion within the home, initiating collective processes and engaging those who would not often be involved in political discussions. We demonstrate how smart home assistants can be used as a catalyst for provocation by altering and pluralising political discussions within households.
