Abstract
What can designers learn from living in a Creepy Future? This paper presents a vision of the future drawn by a fictional autoethnography study imagining and living with fictional devices. Using an imaginary creepy device as a starting point, this paper reflects on the value of imagining Creepy Futures. We start evoking a future in which devices are designed with creepiness as a normative design feature with the description of the Catonator – a device that creates a nanorobotic twin of your pet when you are abroad. Using Design Fiction and a visual representation created with generative AI, we present insights on reflecting on a week of living with the fictional device. Through are flection of our interpretation as the designer and end-user, we discuss the value of designing creepiness as a resource for responsible futures.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | BCS HCI '25: Proceedings of the 38th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference |
| Publisher | BCS Learning & Development Ltd. |
| Pages | 267-271 |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Nov 2025 |
| Event | 38th British Computer Society’s Special Interest Group in Human Computer Interaction Conference: BCS HCI 2025 - Cardiff, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Nov 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 https://www.britchi2025.co.uk/ |
Publication series
| Name | The eWiC Series |
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| Publisher | BCS |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1477-9358 |
Conference
| Conference | 38th British Computer Society’s Special Interest Group in Human Computer Interaction Conference |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Cardiff |
| Period | 9/11/25 → 11/11/25 |
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Keywords
- Speculative Design
- Design Fiction
- Responsible Futures
- Generative AI
- Creepiness