Sketching out a project. 23rd October

Group work - Sketching out a project.

We spent a day looking at developing our context further. For me this was to push my new idea of Control in Objects further. I am interested in access within objects and the manner in which the user has control over the object.
For example the Mac and the PC. In theory the idea behind this is that the PC runs off of coding that the user is able to obtain and therefore change and alter. Whereas, the Mac is seen as more user friendly and the inner working of the Mac is hidden.
It was fixing objects and how this act of fixing can help build a relationship between user and object. By the end of today through discussing the idea with the group, the idea was explored and exploded.
Five questions were brought up and allowed me to look at moving my project forward. These are…

1.How do people alter the way they interact with objects as they deteriorate?
2.Can domestic objects be designed so that they can be accessed to be fixed rather than thrown?
3.How can people gain control when an object refuses to work for the user?
4.Through fixing/repair can relationships build between user and object?
5.Can domestic objects be seen as treasured objects that we do not continually trade in?