Introduction to the "Who is Interaction Design" (WiID) 2012 conference, held at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR.

1. WHO IS
INTERACTION
DESIGN
?

2. Samuel Huron
PhD Student
Aviz
IRI Jeremy Boy
PhD Student
Telecom ParisTech
Aviz
EnsadLab

3. avec l’aide précieuse
de Jean-Daniel Fekete…

5. WHY WHO, NOT WHAT ?

6. Interaction design : Le design numérique (également
appelé design d’interaction ou design
interactif) définit les structures et
comportements de systèmes
interactifs.

7. Interaction design : Le design, numérique (également
In design human–computer
interaction, and software
appelé design d’interaction ou design
development, interaction design,
interactif) définit les structures et
often abbreviated systèmes
comportements deIxD, is «about
shaping digital things for people’s
interactifs.
use»,[1] alternately defined as “the
practice of designing interactive
digital products, environments,
systems, and services.” Like many
other design fields interaction design
also has an interest in form but its
main focus is on behaviour.[2]:1 What
clearly marks interaction design as a
design field as opposed to a science
or engineering field is that it is

8. Interaction design is the art of
facilitating or instigating interactions
between humans (or their agents),
mediated by products. By
Interaction design : Le design, numérique (également
interactions, In design human–computer
I mostly mean
interaction, and software
communication, either one-on-one (a
appelé design d’interaction ou design
telephone call), one-to-many (blogs), design,
development, interaction
interactif) définit les structures et
or many-to-many (the stock market). «about
often abbreviated systèmes
comportements deIxD, is
shaping digital designer people’s
an interaction things for
The productsinteractifs.
creates can be digital alternately defined as “the
use»,[1] or analog,
practice of designing interactive
physical or incorporeal or some
digital products, environments,
combination thereof.
systems, and services.” Like many
other design fields interaction design
also has an interest in form but its
main focus is on behaviour.[2]:1 What
clearly marks interaction design as a
design field as opposed to a science
or engineering field is that it is

9. Interaction design is concerned with
the behavior of products, with how
products work. A lot of an interaction
designer’s time will be spent defining
Interaction design is the art of
these behaviors, but the designer
facilitating or instigating interactions
between humans (or their should never forget that the goal is
agents),
mediated by products. By to facilitate interactions between
Interaction design : Le design, numérique (également
humans. To me,
interactions, In design human–computer
I mostly mean
interaction, and software interaction
appelé design d’interaction ou design with a
it’s not about
communication, either one-on-one (a
product (that’s industrial design) or
telephone call), one-to-many (blogs), design,
development, interaction
interactif) définit les structures et
or many-to-many (the stock market). with a computer (that’s
interaction
often abbreviated systèmes
comportements deIxD, is «about
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shaping digital designer people’s
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about
use»,[1] or analog, defined as “the
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practice of designing interactive
physical or incorporeal or some
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combination thereof.
systems, and services.” Like many
other design fields interaction design
also has an interest in form but its
main focus is on behaviour.[2]:1 What
clearly marks interaction design as a
design field as opposed to a science
or engineering field is that it is

10. Interaction design is concerned with
the behavior of products, with how
products work. A lot of an interaction
designer’s time will be spent defining
Interaction design is the art of
these behaviors, but the designer
facilitating or instigating interactions
between humans (or their should never forget that the goal is
agents),
mediated by products. By to facilitate interactions between
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humans. To me,
interactions, In design human–computer
I mostly mean
interaction, and software interaction
appelé design d’interaction ou design with a
it’s not about
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product (that’s industrial design) or
telephone call), one-to-many (blogs), design,
development, interaction
interactif) définit les structures et
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15. WiID est fait pour agir,
pas pour réfléchir !

16. WiID est fait pour agir,
pas pour réfléchir !
(mais si vous avez des idées, twittez-les : #WiID)

17. WiID veut installer le dialogue inter-disciplinaire
pour la communauté de demain.

20. ENJOY !