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- 1. Materials and Imagination in HCI and Interaction Design Nicolai Brodersen Hansen Aarhus University Centre for Participatory Information Technology Centre for Advanced Visualisations and Interaction nbhansen@cavi.au.dk
- 2. Me • M.Sc in Information Studies, Aarhus University • PhD fellow 2013-2016 • Affiliated with the PIT and CAVI centres • Advisor Kim Halskov • Research interests: • Materials and materiality in design • Participatory creativity and innovation • Creative collaborative design processes
- 5. Centre for Participatory Information Technology (PIT) • Participatory Innovation • Participatory Publics • Sustaining IT development • Aesthetics of Participation • Artistic strategies of Participatory culture
- 6. Centre for Advanced Visualisation and Interaction (CAVI)
- 7. Centre for Advanced Visualisation and Interaction (CAVI)
- 8. Centre for Advanced Visualisation and Interaction (CAVI)
- 15. Research question “how can we understand design materials as generative, as supporting designers and users in creating new ideas in interaction design, HCI and Participatory Design?”
- 16. Theoretical framing • Schöns idea of the “generative metaphor” • Deweyan pragmatism: Inquiry and technology • Materiality discussions in IxD, HCI, PD, etc.
- 18. Design materials
- 19. Design materials
- 20. Design materials
- 21. Design materials
- 22. Design materials
- 23. Design process and materials
- 24. Generative metaphors • Seeing something as something else • “seeing a troubled inner city neighborhood as urban "blight" and, hence, taking steps rooted in the idea of disease.” • Generating ideas by exploring potential alternative metaphors
- 29. Generative design materials • Generating and developing new ideas by experimenting with materials • What is the interplay of materials and ideation? • What qualities of materials support ideation in design?
- 39. “Living blueprint workshop” Creating cardboard- characters Creating future scenarios on blueprint Presenting future scenarios in plenum Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
- 40. An example of Material design artefacts in use • Employed in a wide range of design situations • Sketching, cards, probes, props, mockups
- 41. An example of Material design artefacts in use • Employed in a wide range of design situations • Sketching, cards, probes, props, mockups
- 42. Design considerations • Which actions were supported by the material design artifacts? • Why?
- 43. Rapid transformations of the design space • Transformations of the problematic design situations are manifested immediately • Inquiry can move along effortlessly Dynamic Design space Rapid changes
- 44. Documentation of design Moves • Creating physical manifestations of agreements • Documents currently imagined situations in the scenario Dynamic Design space Rapid changes Documenting moves
- 45. Aligning collaborative efforts • Constant need to agree on specifics of scenario • Prompts reflections • Keeps design artefact relevant Dynamic Design space Rapid changes Documenting moves Aligning collaboration
- 46. Provoking reflections • Transformations of the problematic design situations are manifested immediately • Forced to reflect through (created) problematic situations Dynamic Design space Rapid changes Documenting moves Aligning collaboration Provoking reflections
- 47. Suggesting designs • Participants could use design artefacts to manifest design suggestions • Resolve problematic situations through using the material design artefacts in a generative role Dynamic Design space Rapid changes Documenting moves Aligning collaboration Provoking reflections Suggesting designs
- 48. Design materials in the Living Blueprint Workshop • Tools for specific inquiries • Constrains and enables specific kinds of inquiry • Keeping collaborative inquiry on track • Highly detailed and updated design space • Kept constant focus on the combination of bodies, building and future use of the library
- 49. Material design artefacts in the Living Blueprint Workshop • Very specific future scenarios • Insights into previously undiscussed subjects • Specific and engaged understanding of the projected library
- 50. Summary • Material design artefacts and their productive qualities • Pragmatism in a generative role: • Rapid transformations • Documenting design moves • Aligning collaboration • Provoking reflections • Suggesting designs
- 51. The demoscene • Computer art subculture • Creating ‘demos’ running 3-4 minutes • Multidisciplinary efforts • Attracts both musicians, graphicians programmers, and a legion of hangers-on, organizers and the likes
- 62. Creating a demo Demo framework Graphics Music Routines / effects Finished demo Demosceners Demosceners Demosceners
- 63. Design materials
- 64. Design materials
- 65. Design materials
- 66. Design materials
- 69. A prototypical design process • Music setting the mood
- 70. A prototypical design process • Music setting the mood • Graphicians and programmers in close collaboration
- 71. A prototypical design process • Music setting the mood • Graphicians and programmers in close collaboration • Musicians kicking in now and then
- 72. A prototypical design process • Music setting the mood • Graphicians and programmers in close collaboration • Musicians kicking in now and then • Pictures of music (?), code and graphics WIP all of them.
- 73. Collaboration flow Programmer 3d software Dropbox Demo-engine Graphician 3d object transformer script Amiga ftp 3d object GNU Rocket
- 74. GNU Rocket
- 75. Candystall - the making of
- 76. Candystall - the making of
- 77. Candystall - the making of
- 78. Candystall - the making of
- 81. Creativity, collaboration and frameworks Programmer 3d software Dropbox Demo-engine Graphician 3d object transformer script Amiga ftp 3d object GNU Rocket
- 84. More? • http://www.designmaterials.dk • nbhansen@cavi.au.dk • http://pit.au.dk • http://cavi.au.dk