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Inter-Action Design seminar is an introduction into the field of interaction design, its history, concepts and future perspectives, from user-centred to life-centred design. We will also discuss a specific IAD approach grounded on the notion of Inter-Action and discuss its basis of foundation in relational and activity-based thinking and making. This seminar will provide a fundamental base for the upcoming semesters interweaving courses and your projects in which we will interweave theory and practice into discourse. .
Note: As some of the readings are not freely accessible, all the readings will be provided at Paul learning platform course Theorie 1.2 VIAD Inter-Action Design BDE-BDE-T-VS-1002.20H.001
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Coop Himmelb(l)au in Basel, 1971
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Gibson, J.J. (1986). The Theory of Affordances. In Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
GibsonJ-The-Theory-of-Affordances.pdfNakamura, J., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2009).The concept of flow. In Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. J. (Ed.). Oxford handbook of positive psychology. Oxford University Press, USA. 89-105
Session 6: Inter-Action
5. October 2020.
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Session 9: Life-Centred Design
9. November 2020.
time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
location: seminar room 4.T31
We discuss concepts such as "embodiment", "mind-body dualism", "education", "affordance", "affect", and take a quick look at the Skinner Box. We talk about the design and readability of incentives in our environment and ask: Is there a difference between behaviour, social behaviour, and conditioned behaviour? What do we have to consider as a designer when we first know this difference?
Questions: What means human behaviour, embodiment, mediation and thinking through design?
Skinner, B.F. (1948). Walden Two. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company.
Skinner, B.F. (1986). Some Thoughts about the future. In: Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior. Boston, Mass.: Harvard University. p 229-235
Plessner, H.(1982).Elemente menschlichen Verhaltens. In: Mit anderen Augen. Aspekte einer philosophischen Anthropologie. Stuttgart: Reclam.
Nakamura, J., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2009).The concept of flow. In Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. J. (Ed.). Oxford handbook of positive psychology. Oxford University Press, USA. 89-105
01_Skinner_Walden_Two_Die_Vision_einer_aggressionsfreien_Gesellschaft.pdf
02_Skinner_Somethoughtsabouthefuture.pdf03_Plessner_1982.pdf
04_Concept_of_Flow_Csikszentmihalyi_2009.pdfZoom
Jane Fulton Suri, The Future is Life-Centred https://www.mixed-methods.org/episodes/2019/7/24/the-future-is-symbiotic-jane-fulton-suri-ideo
TBA
Session 10: Essay topic / motivation / structure
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short stories and fictions about the everyday life of tomorrow.
16. November 2020.
time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
location: seminar room 4.T31We discuss concepts such as "embodiment", "mind-body dualism", "education", "affordance", "affect", and takeZoom
Essay writing (3-5 Pages)
What is the topic/issue/phenomenon that you aim to investigate?
What research questions could you ask or what statements could you make?
What methods would you use to to answer the questions or prove your hypothesis?
What is your motivation for investigating this topic?
Session 11: What is Interaction Design? Essay presentations
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We discuss concepts such as "embodiment", "mind-body dualism", "education", "affordance", "affect", and take
Session 12:
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Exam / Feedback
14. December 2020.
time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
location: Zoom
Individual discussion and feedback
07. October 2019. Thinking and Action. Third stage of becoming an Interaction Designer.
time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
location: seminar room 4.T31
What means consciousness? How do we think, what a personified experience is and how can we maneuver between atomism and holistic world experience? What is certain, is Bruno Labour: "As soon as theory has performed its analytical section and the sound of the breaking bones is heard, it is no longer possible to explain how we are to construct and how to live. Then there is only an attempt to subdue subjects and objects, words, and the world, society, nature, mind, and matter, all of which are mere shards, which are made to prevent any harmony."
Questions: What means thinking, consciousness, control, human experience and responsibilty?
Noë, A. (2010). Du bist nicht Dein Gehirn. Eine radikale Philosophie des Bewusstseins. München: Piper Verlag, München.
Latour, B. (1999). Pandora's Hope: An Essay on the Reality of Science Studies. Boston, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
01_Noe_DubistnichtdeinGehirn.pdf
02_Latour_VorsichtigerPrometheus.pdf
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time: 10.30 - 12.30pm
location: seminar room 4.T31
What happens, if relationships between people change and what might this be related to technology? We are trying to develop an idea about what we call the social, about networks and the role of design.
Questions: What means social, frameworks, economies, cyber culture, surveillance?
Elias, N. (1987/1991). Wandlungen der Wir-Ich_Balance. In: Die Gesellschaft der Individuen. Suhrkamp Taschenbuch, S. 209 - 226.
Hardin, G. (1968). The Tragedy of the Commons. Science 162 (3859): 1243–1248.
Sassen, S. (2001) Die Rolle der neuen Technologien . Freies, informelles Wissen und wozu es befähigt. In: Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik 2/2011.
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Part II: Writing Practice
11. November 2019, We are imagining our career path and possible future success as Interaction Designer.
time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
location: seminar room 4.T31
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Papanek, V. (1971). Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change. New York: Pantheon Books.
01_Papanek_design_victor_whatisdesign.pdf
02_Writing_at_University.pdf
03_Energy-harvesting & Self-Actuated Textiles for the home- Designing with New Materials & Technologies.pdf
25. November 2019, We present our short stories and fictions about the everyday life of tomorrow.
time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
location: Seminarraum 4.T31
We will write about the experience of what has happened or what might become real in the future through individual scopes. We will investigate towards approaches, questions and points of interest to our future field of activity.
Fisher, W. R. (1987). Human Communication as Narration: Toward a Philosophy of Reason, Value, and Action. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press.
01_Fisher_HumanCommunicationasNarration.pdf
Essay writing (ca. 5 Seiten) Abgabe 15. Dezember auf IAD server
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Trigger: Was kann passieren, was ausserhalb der Kontrolle vom Protagonist sein kann? _3. Suche: Wie kann die neue Existenz gelebt werden? (positiv oder negativ?)
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Unerwartete Events: Können nun positiv und negativ sein (Dinge, Hindernisse, andere Charaktere (Helfer,..))
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Konflikt/Entscheidung - Welcher Pfad wird gewählt?
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Ende mit Veränderungen (neue Welt/neuen Alltag erreicht?!) - entscheiden welche Charaktere involviert sein sollten?
What is the topic/issue/phenomenon that you aim to investigate?
Is it a problem that you want to solve or an opportunity that presents itself?
What research questions could you ask or what statements could you make?
What methods would you use to to answer the questions or prove your hypothesis?
What is your motivation for investigating this topic?
EXPECTATIONS AND GRADING
Grades will be based on the oral and written presentations and on class participation. Contributing to constructive group feedback is an essential aspect of class participation. Regular attendance is required. Two or more unexcused absences will affect the final grade. Arriving late on more than one occasion will also affect the grade.
Class participation 30%
Presentation Short Stories 30%
Final Assignment 40%40%
Essay / Exam 60%
Any assignment that remains unfulfilled receives a failing grade.
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