INTERACTION DESIGN THEORY SEMINAR 5th semester
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"Sweet Dreams are Made of This" proposes to dive into the very essence of interaction design agency, ahead of the thesis semester. How does a design project emerges from a particular interest? Is it envision through Should it have an impact? And at what scale? Through a variety of references, we'll address notions of dreams, contribution, position and ownership. . This course is based on the principle that a new , especially as they relate to contemporary societal questions. We usually consider that a novel contribution to knowledge has to be read about, dreamed about in a visionary sense, used and related to, through hands on testing, iterations and prototyping in various stages throughout your projectat various stages, explored orally and visually, and discussed by peers and tutors. Those notions are addressed through a diverse set of materials The course is structured around materials discussions showcasing social engagement, activism , and aesthetic movements, various assignments such as fictional dream-like scenarios and practical workshop formats.
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Workshop I-III Group-Presentations of various approaches in the class
Jonas, W., Zerwas, S., von Anshelm, K., (2015) Transformation Design - Perspectives on a New Design Attitude, Birkhäuser, 978-3-0356-0636-2 November 2015.
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1. Introduce you project
● What is your project?
● What question/problem/issue/ does it address?
● What are the aims of the project?
● Why is this project important / relevant/useful? (rationale)
● For whom is this project important / relevant/ useful? (rationale)
2. Literature review
● What are the critical issues/ contexts pertinent to your project?
● Identify key texts/ examples/arguments to support your project and research approach
● What other research has been done in the area?
3. Methodology
● Discuss why you are taking this approach
● Describe the various stages of your project (step by step) and then the associated research processes– this can be a diagram or table – to give an overview of the research design for this project
● Discuss the different methods being used and why you are using them
● Identify any issues/ difficulties that may effect the project and strategies to address them
● Identify what you hope to achieve through each stage of the project
4. Conclusion
● What you hope to achieve through this work?
● What will the final outcome and forms of this project?
● How will the research be presented?
Example of essay writing see:
Aurélie Mossé: “Energy-harvesting & Self-Actuated Textiles for the home: Designing with New Materials & Technologies”. http://bit.ly/1MCHRyV
Possible Assignment III
For your field of interest:
Related Work map - where do you position yourself?
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