Memorabilia Manager (concept | by Kjeldskov et al, 2004)

Couples spend a great deal of time and energy organising their personal mementos. These are typically photographs and videos, but often include other items such as tickets (e.g. airline ticket from a honeymoon) and souvenirs (a sea shell from that special holiday). These have important value for intimate relationships. They signify common history and a shared journey and contribute to the broad theme of commitment. A ‘Memorabilia Manager’ should be very portable and allow the experience of creating and reviewing the memorabilia. It would allow couples to compose digital and non-digital forms into a meaningful mosaic. It would be a type of ‘family blog’ that facilitates simple recording of family events.

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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