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

Mul$ple  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 ��

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

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 ��

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

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 ��

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

Ethnographic Research Findings �What are the pros? �•  Convenient �•  Interactive �•  Battery Life �•  Video Chatting ��

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

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 �

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

High Key_ Visual Research �

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Low Key_ Visual Research�

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Color_ Visual Research�

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

Brooke Walker Professor Klinkowstein

Black and White_ Visual Research�