Designing Ecological Settings in Applications
summary
The talk examines how mobile app settings currently fail to support ecological use of smartphones and often discourage sustainable choices through defaults, vocabulary, and opaque effects. It describes findings from the Limites Numériques research project (Praticable design studio, a CNRS lab, and design/computer science researchers) and proposes concrete design directions — e.g., settings and parameters to extend device lifespan, reduce data and energy use, and slow performance-driven upgrades.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:01Digital footprint
- 3:46Limite Numérique project
- 4:48No ecological intent
- 7:16Limited effect understanding
- 9:45Default choices issues
- 11:09Proprietary vs free apps
- 12:11Ecological settings design
- 14:59Collective settings control
- 16:45Limiting parameters
- 17:28Conclusion
- 18:12Q&A
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