Characterising the inventive appropriation of emoji as relationally meaningful in mediated close personal relationships

Ryan Kelly; Leon Watts

Characterising the inventive appropriation of emoji as relationally meaningful in mediated close personal relationships

Ryan Kelly, Leon Watts

Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

Emoji are two-dimensional pictographs that were originally designed to convey emotion between participants in text-based conversation. This paper draws on interview data to identify ways in which emoji have been appropriated in pursuit of relationally meaningful behaviours in contemporary messaging applications. We suggest that the presence of appropriable tools like emoji might influence the selection of a communication channel for particular types of mediated conversation.

Original language	English
Number of pages	7
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2015
Event	Experiences of Technology Appropriation: Unanticipated Users, Usage, Circumstances, and Design - Oslo, Norway Duration: 20 Sept 2015 → 20 Sept 2015

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Workshop	Experiences of Technology Appropriation: Unanticipated Users, Usage, Circumstances, and Design
Country/Territory	Norway
City	Oslo
Period	20/09/15 → 20/09/15

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Characterising the inventive appropriation of emoji as relationally meaningful in mediated close personal relationships

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