How Your iPad Could Be Hurting Your Health

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130819-injurious-ipads

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

Multiple use of technology can be damaging.

Effects• Neck Pain and back pain • Eyesight troubles • Wrist and finger pain• Women vs. Men

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Social Circumstance• Libraries• Dorm rooms• Classrooms/Lecture halls• Student Lounges • Dining Areas

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Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

Nick playing a game

Ethnographic Research Observations

Ethnographic Research Observations

• Heads down• Multitasking • Index Finger• Unaware of surroundings

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Ethnographic Research Findings

What do you use it for?• Games• Reading• Using apps• Taking quick notes• Researching• Social Networks • Video Chatting

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Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

Ethnographic Research Observations

Katie Reading

Ethnographic Research Findings

How does it compare to using a laptop or other devices?• Easier to carry around• Can use different apps• Touch Screen

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Ethnographic Research Findings

How often do you use it?• At least once a day • In class

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Ethnographic Research Findings

What are the pros?• Convenient • Interactive • Battery Life• Video Chatting

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Ethnographic Research Findings

What are the cons?• Lacks full size keyboard• No USB Support• Can’t connect as disk drive

without apps• Can’t drag and drop files

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Diagonals_ Visual Research

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Arcs_ Visual Research

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Irregular Shapes_ Visual Research

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Monochromes_ Visual Research

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Neutrals_ Visual Research

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Grids_ Visual Research

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High Key_ Visual Research

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Low Key_ Visual Research

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