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Staging

Staging is the process of selecting, designing, adapting to, or modifying the performance environment. Staging an interaction means framing the interaction with the set of performance cues that tell a user how to interact. For example, the exterior and antechamber of a building might offer cues that tell a user how to behave in the building’s… Continue reading Staging

Futures

When thinking about designing with future states, a designer might consider the future in the following meaningful units. Possible futures include anything that may potentially happen. Possible futures include anything out to the level of bizarre science-fiction or what the most shocking imaginary can muster. Possible futures would include events that are exceedingly rare, similar… Continue reading Futures

Design Process

Viewing the design process as a series of conceptual shifts on the path to the domain of acceptable responses.

Habitus

n. A disposition of embodied habits, and ways of perceiving/acting in the world that are acquired through life experience, culture, and social context. Habitus are ingrained ways of thinking and doing that are part of a shared cultural fabric. They are internalized structures that are built over time, are long-lasting, and are components of how… Continue reading Habitus

Observation/Surveillance

Systematic gathering of objectively perceptible facts at the time of their occurrence, for example, to detect usability problems. While observing in the research study, we try to understand the context of the situation. For instance, when conducting a non-participant study, we study and annotate their movement pattern, their actions and their body language. Conducting a… Continue reading Observation/Surveillance

Need

FundamentalHuman Needs Being(qualities) Having(things) Doing(actions) Interacting(settings) subsistence physical and mental health, equilibrium, adaptability food, shelter, work feed, procreate, clothe, rest, work living environment,social setting protection care, adaptability, autonomy, equilibrium, solidarity insurance systems, savings, social security,health systems, rights, family, work co-operate, plan, take care of, cure, help living space, social environment, dwelling affection self-esteem, solidarity, respect,… Continue reading Need

Unison

Unison/counterpoint/polyrhythm following vs leading vs shared chamber music togetherness Who’s on top? power balance/imbalance who has agency to lead? swarms/flocks/mobs/cults There is a nice tension on the spectrum between Fascist military/mechanistic unisons and Occupy Wall St/starling murmuration heterogeneous unisons Practiced unisons vs improvised