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In recent years, public discourse has blamed digital technologies for makingpeople feel "alone together," distracting us from engaging with one another,even when we are interacting in-person. We argue that in order to designtechnologies that foster and augment co-located interactions, we need to firstunderstand the context in which enjoyable co-located socialization takes place.We address this gap by surveying and interviewing over 1,000 U.S.-basedparticipants to understand what, where, with whom, how, and why people enjoyspending time in-person. Our findings suggest that people enjoy engaging ineveryday activities with individuals with whom they have strong social tiesbecause it helps enable nonverbal cues, facilitate spontaneity, supportauthenticity, encourage undivided attention, and leverage the physicality oftheir bodies and the environment. We conclude by providing a set ofrecommendations for designers interested in creating co-located technologiesthat encourage social engagement and relationship building.

Understanding the Role of Context in Creating Enjoyable Co-Located Interactions