Elastic Time - Revision history

Caseorganic at 07:56, 18 December 2011

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	For instance, telling someone you're running late and that you'll be there "in five minutes" is an example of elastic or stretchy time. Often, the time it takes to get there is not five minutes but a longer period of time. The five minutes stretches to fit reality. One person may feel that 20 minutes have passed while waiting for the bus, when only a few minutes have passed.		For instance, telling someone you're running late and that you'll be there "in five minutes" is an example of elastic or stretchy time. Often, the time it takes to get there is not five minutes but a longer period of time. The five minutes stretches to fit reality. One person may feel that 20 minutes have passed while waiting for the bus, when only a few minutes have passed.

	When computers are involved, the perception of time becomes complex and nuanced. In addition to temporal distortion, desktop and mobile users may exist in multiple places at once. Intel researchers tracked 169 laptops, conducted in-person interviews and worked with national time use datasets, to study the long term social transformations that have created this way of life. They found that there were many aspects of daily life, such as ~~computer usage, that 'flew under the radar', as it could be done not just~~ in ~~a rushed manner but at the right time~~, ~~and could be "bent and stretched in~~ such ~~a way~~ as ~~to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on~~ in ~~their lives, in both relaxed and high~~-~~pressure~~ moments~~". They termed this "bending~~ and ~~stretching of~~ time ~~as "plastic" or "elastic time" as~~ a ~~way to describe~~ the ways that people engaged with the "constraints and opportunities of modern life".<ref>Ibid.</ref> They found that these social conditions meant that people used technologies to "create more distractions for themselves, not less".<ref>Ibid.~~</ref>~~		When computers are involved, the perception of time becomes complex and nuanced. In addition to temporal distortion, desktop and mobile users may exist in multiple places at once. Mobile applications such as Angry Birds allow one to fit micro-entertainment into other moments in life, such as standing in line. These micro-applications allow one to subdivide reality by allowing moments within moments, a multitasking of place and time. An employee on a phone call in China may call from home in the evening while typing or performing other tasks online.

	~~Mobile applications~~ such as ~~Angry Birds allow one to fit micro-entertainment into other moments~~ in ~~life~~, such as ~~standing~~ in ~~line. These micro~~-~~applications allow one to subdivide reality by allowing~~ moments ~~within moments, a multitasking~~ of ~~place and~~ time~~. An employee on~~ a ~~phone call in China may call from home in~~ the ~~evening while typing or performing other tasks online~~.		Intel researchers tracked 169 laptops, conducted in-person interviews and worked with national time use datasets, to study the long term social transformations that have created this way of life. They found that there were many aspects of daily life, such as computer usage, that 'flew under the radar', as it could be done not just in a rushed manner but at the right time, and could be "bent and stretched in such a way as to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on in their lives, in both relaxed and high-pressure moments". They termed this "bending and stretching of time as "plastic" or "elastic time" as a way to describe the ways that people engaged with the "constraints and opportunities of modern life".<ref>Ibid.</ref> They found that these social conditions meant that people used technologies to "create more distractions for themselves, not less".<ref>Ibid.</ref>

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	~~===Related Reading===~~
	*[[Simultaneous Time]]
	*[[Space and Time Compression]]

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Caseorganic at 02:58, 30 November 2011

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	===Definition===		===Definition===
	~~Plastic~~ Time, also known as ~~Elastic Time~~ is a term developed by Intel researchers to describe a modern "experience that is highly interruptible, shrinking and expanding around immediate concerns, and interleaving through multiple activities".<ref>Intel Research PaPR - Mobile Times. Accessed from the Internet Archive Way Back Machine on 29 Nov. 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20100715175848/http://papr.intel-research.net/projects.htm</ref>		Elastic Time (also known as plastic time), is a term developed by Intel researchers to describe a modern "experience that is highly interruptible, shrinking and expanding around immediate concerns, and interleaving through multiple activities".<ref>Intel Research PaPR - Mobile Times. Accessed from the Internet Archive Way Back Machine on 29 Nov. 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20100715175848/http://papr.intel-research.net/projects.htm</ref>

	For instance, telling someone you're running late and that you'll be there "in five minutes" is an example of elastic or stretchy time. Often, the time it takes to get there is not five minutes but a longer period of time. The five minutes stretches to fit reality. One person may feel that 20 minutes have passed while waiting for the bus, when only a few minutes have passed.		For instance, telling someone you're running late and that you'll be there "in five minutes" is an example of elastic or stretchy time. Often, the time it takes to get there is not five minutes but a longer period of time. The five minutes stretches to fit reality. One person may feel that 20 minutes have passed while waiting for the bus, when only a few minutes have passed.

Caseorganic at 02:56, 30 November 2011

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	===Definition===		===Definition===
	Plastic Time, also ~~called~~ Elastic Time, is "~~a framework~~ that ~~explains how technologies fit into our lives~~". ~~Determining how [[Simultaneous Time]] affects~~ the ~~perception of time~~.		Plastic Time, also known as Elastic Time is a term developed by Intel researchers to describe a modern "experience that is highly interruptible, shrinking and expanding around immediate concerns, and interleaving through multiple activities".<ref>Intel Research PaPR - Mobile Times. Accessed from the Internet Archive Way Back Machine on 29 Nov. 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20100715175848/http://papr.intel-research.net/projects.htm</ref>

	~~Inter researchers define plastic time as "an experience that is highly interruptible~~, ~~shrinking~~ and ~~expanding around immediate concerns, and interleaving through multiple activities~~". ~~Intel researchers tracked 169 laptops~~, ~~conducted in-person interviews and worked with national~~ time ~~use datasets,~~ to ~~study~~ the ~~long term social transformations that~~ have ~~created this way of life~~.		For instance, telling someone you're running late and that you'll be there "in five minutes" is an example of elastic or stretchy time. Often, the time it takes to get there is not five minutes but a longer period of time. The five minutes stretches to fit reality. One person may feel that 20 minutes have passed while waiting for the bus, when only a few minutes have passed.

	They found that there were many aspects of daily life, such as computer usage, that 'flew under the radar', as it could be done not just in a rushed manner but at the right time, and could be "bent and stretched in such a way as to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on in their lives, in both relaxed and high-pressure moments". They termed this "bending and stretching of time as "plastic" or "elastic time" as a way to describe the ways that people engaged with the "constraints and opportunities of modern life".<ref>~~Intel Research PaPR - Mobile Times. Accessed from the Internet Archive Way Back Machine on 29 Nov. 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20100715175848/http://papr.intel-research.net/projects~~.~~htm~~</ref> They found that these social conditions meant that people used technologies to "create more distractions for themselves, not less".<ref>Ibid.</ref> Mobile applications such as Angry Birds allow one to fit micro-entertainment into other moments in life, such as standing in line. These micro-applications allow one to subdivide reality by allowing moments within moments, a multitasking of place and time. An employee on a phone call in China may call from home in the evening while typing or performing other tasks online.		When computers are involved, the perception of time becomes complex and nuanced. In addition to temporal distortion, desktop and mobile users may exist in multiple places at once. Intel researchers tracked 169 laptops, conducted in-person interviews and worked with national time use datasets, to study the long term social transformations that have created this way of life. They found that there were many aspects of daily life, such as computer usage, that 'flew under the radar', as it could be done not just in a rushed manner but at the right time, and could be "bent and stretched in such a way as to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on in their lives, in both relaxed and high-pressure moments". They termed this "bending and stretching of time as "plastic" or "elastic time" as a way to describe the ways that people engaged with the "constraints and opportunities of modern life".<ref>Ibid.</ref> They found that these social conditions meant that people used technologies to "create more distractions for themselves, not less".<ref>Ibid.</ref>

			Mobile applications such as Angry Birds allow one to fit micro-entertainment into other moments in life, such as standing in line. These micro-applications allow one to subdivide reality by allowing moments within moments, a multitasking of place and time. An employee on a phone call in China may call from home in the evening while typing or performing other tasks online.

	==References==		==References==

Caseorganic at 02:42, 30 November 2011

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	Plastic Time, also called Elastic Time, is "a framework that explains how technologies fit into our lives". Determining how [[Simultaneous Time]] affects the perception of time.		Plastic Time, also called Elastic Time, is "a framework that explains how technologies fit into our lives". Determining how [[Simultaneous Time]] affects the perception of time.

	~~====Busy? Rushed?====~~		Inter researchers define plastic time as "an experience that is highly interruptible, shrinking and expanding around immediate concerns, and interleaving through multiple activities". Intel researchers tracked 169 laptops, conducted in-person interviews and worked with national time use datasets, to study the long term social transformations that have created this way of life.
	~~<blockquote>~~
	~~Your time shrinking, yet somehow, you happen to know the latest post on your favorite website? Our research shows that you are experiencing 'plastic time'. The experience of '~~plastic time~~' frames modern life'it is~~ an experience that is highly interruptible, shrinking and expanding around immediate concerns, and interleaving through multiple activities. ~~By tracking~~ 169 laptops ~~and MIDs~~, (in ~~connection with Intel's Mobility Group's Strategic Planning), interviewing people,~~ and ~~working~~ with national time use datasets, ~~we have studied~~ the long term social transformations that have created this way of life.
	~~</blockquote>~~

	~~<blockquote>~~		They found that there were many aspects of daily life, such as computer usage, that 'flew under the radar', as it could be done not just in a rushed manner but at the right time, and could be "bent and stretched in such a way as to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on in their lives, in both relaxed and high-pressure moments". They termed this "bending and stretching of time as "plastic" or "elastic time" as a way to describe the ways that people engaged with the "constraints and opportunities of modern life".<ref>Intel Research PaPR - Mobile Times. Accessed from the Internet Archive Way Back Machine on 29 Nov. 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20100715175848/http://papr.intel-research.net/projects.htm</ref> They found that these social conditions meant that people used technologies to "create more distractions for themselves, not less".<ref>Ibid.</ref> Mobile applications such as Angry Birds allow one to fit micro-entertainment into other moments in life, such as standing in line. These micro-applications allow one to subdivide reality by allowing moments within moments, a multitasking of place and time. An employee on a phone call in China may call from home in the evening while typing or performing other tasks online.
	~~Most social science of time use focuses on the "time crunch" the set of work and life balances~~ that people attempt to achieve as the demands of work and family grow greater. However, by tracing computer usage, we have been able to develop an alternative point of view. When we showed printouts of people's computer usage, their accounts of their time use became very different. These accounts showed that even the busiest of us still manage to surf the internet.
	~~</blockquote>~~

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	~~There are~~ many aspects of ~~our day~~, such as computer usage, that ~~fly~~ under the radar, ~~can~~ be done not just in a rushed manner but at the right time, and be bent and stretched in such a way as to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on in their lives, in both relaxed and high-pressure moments. ~~This~~ bending and stretching ~~we are calling~~ "plastic time," ~~and is~~ a ~~key~~ way that people ~~engage~~ with the constraints and opportunities of modern life~~. These social conditions mean that people use technologies to create more distractions for themselves, not less~~.<ref>Intel Research PaPR - ~~Plastic Time~~ http://papr.intel-research.net/projects.htm</ref>
	</~~blockquote~~>

	==References==		==References==

Caseorganic at 03:05, 6 November 2011

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	===Related Reading===		===Related Reading===
	[[Simultaneous Time]]		*[[Simultaneous Time]]
	[[Space and Time Compression]]		*[[Space and Time Compression]]

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	[[Category:Book Pages]]		[[Category:Book Pages]]
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Caseorganic: moved Plastic Time to Elastic Time

2011-11-06T02:51:45Z

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Caseorganic at 22:18, 25 September 2011

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	===Definition===		===Definition===
	Plastic Time, also called Elastic Time, is "a framework that explains how technologies fit into our lives". Determining how [[Simultaneous Time]] affects the perception of time.		Plastic Time, also called Elastic Time, is "a framework that explains how technologies fit into our lives". Determining how [[Simultaneous Time]] affects the perception of time.
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Caseorganic at 22:51, 29 June 2011

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Caseorganic at 17:38, 6 June 2011

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	There are many aspects of our day, such as computer usage, that fly under the radar, can be done not just in a rushed manner but at the right time, and be bent and stretched in such a way as to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on in their lives, in both relaxed and high-pressure moments. This bending and stretching we are calling "plastic time," and is a key way that people engage with the constraints and opportunities of modern life. These social conditions mean that people use technologies to create more distractions for themselves, not less.<ref>http://papr.intel-research.net/projects.htm ~~Intel Research PaPR - Plastic Time~~</ref>		There are many aspects of our day, such as computer usage, that fly under the radar, can be done not just in a rushed manner but at the right time, and be bent and stretched in such a way as to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on in their lives, in both relaxed and high-pressure moments. This bending and stretching we are calling "plastic time," and is a key way that people engage with the constraints and opportunities of modern life. These social conditions mean that people use technologies to create more distractions for themselves, not less.<ref>Intel Research PaPR - Plastic Time http://papr.intel-research.net/projects.htm</ref>
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Caseorganic at 17:38, 6 June 2011

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	Your time shrinking, yet somehow, you happen to know the latest post on your favorite website? Our research shows that you are experiencing 'plastic time'. The experience of 'plastic time' frames modern life'it is an experience that is highly interruptible, shrinking and expanding around immediate concerns, and interleaving through multiple activities. By tracking 169 laptops and MIDs, (in connection with Intel's Mobility Group's Strategic Planning), interviewing people, and working with national time use datasets, we have studied the long term social transformations that have created this way of life.		Your time shrinking, yet somehow, you happen to know the latest post on your favorite website? Our research shows that you are experiencing 'plastic time'. The experience of 'plastic time' frames modern life'it is an experience that is highly interruptible, shrinking and expanding around immediate concerns, and interleaving through multiple activities. By tracking 169 laptops and MIDs, (in connection with Intel's Mobility Group's Strategic Planning), interviewing people, and working with national time use datasets, we have studied the long term social transformations that have created this way of life.
			</blockquote>

			<blockquote>
	Most social science of time use focuses on the "time crunch" the set of work and life balances that people attempt to achieve as the demands of work and family grow greater. However, by tracing computer usage, we have been able to develop an alternative point of view. When we showed printouts of people's computer usage, their accounts of their time use became very different. These accounts showed that even the busiest of us still manage to surf the internet.		Most social science of time use focuses on the "time crunch" the set of work and life balances that people attempt to achieve as the demands of work and family grow greater. However, by tracing computer usage, we have been able to develop an alternative point of view. When we showed printouts of people's computer usage, their accounts of their time use became very different. These accounts showed that even the busiest of us still manage to surf the internet.
			</blockquote>

			<blockquote>
	There are many aspects of our day, such as computer usage, that fly under the radar, can be done not just in a rushed manner but at the right time, and be bent and stretched in such a way as to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on in their lives, in both relaxed and high-pressure moments. This bending and stretching we are calling "plastic time," and is a key way that people engage with the constraints and opportunities of modern life. These social conditions mean that people use technologies to create more distractions for themselves, not less.<ref>http://papr.intel-research.net/projects.htm Intel Research PaPR - Plastic Time</ref>		There are many aspects of our day, such as computer usage, that fly under the radar, can be done not just in a rushed manner but at the right time, and be bent and stretched in such a way as to enable people to interleave the multiple activities going on in their lives, in both relaxed and high-pressure moments. This bending and stretching we are calling "plastic time," and is a key way that people engage with the constraints and opportunities of modern life. These social conditions mean that people use technologies to create more distractions for themselves, not less.<ref>http://papr.intel-research.net/projects.htm Intel Research PaPR - Plastic Time</ref>
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