Family Digital Assistant (concept | by Kjeldskov et al, 2004)

If a family had children, then the children tended to dominate all activities – including intimate ones. Children were an anchor to the family’s life and a key mediator for the expression of intimacy. Rather than finding intimacy beyond family duties, it was through the routine of child-raising that intimacy was expressed. The ‘Family Digital Assistant’ (FDA) acknowledges that shared mundane experiences are part of the intimate experience. Where a PDA is for personal purposes, a FDA coordinates family activities. We observed that poor coordination can lead to emotional hurt and bad tempers. The FDA is a response to this need.

Source: Kjeldskov, J., Gibbs, M., Vetere, F., et al. 2004. Using cultural probes to explore mediated intimacy. In Australas. J. Inf. Syst. 11, 2, 102–115.

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