Sensing Happiness
Accessible Bristol March 2015
ThanksEngine Shed
Sonocent
LJ Watson Consulting
DIG Inclusion
Alastair Somerville
Information
accessibility
Cognitive
Accessibility
Making (digital or physical)
places usable
1
Perceivable
Intelligible
Actionable
2
Perceivable
Open to sensory
awareness
2
Intelligible
Open to human
comprehension
2
Actionable
Open to personal
agency
2
Perceivable
Intelligible
Actionable
2
Discovering
problems
Exhibition Road
1
Perceivable
Intelligible
Actionable
Imperial War
Museum
2
Perceivable
Intelligible
Actionable
WIAD Bristol 2015
More complex
definition
Axes not spectrum
Conscious
Unconscious
Behavioural design
2.0
This time it’s personal
•Dyslexia
•Aphasia
•Non-verbal -Severe Speech and
Language impairments
•Ageing &
Dementia
•Down Syndrome
•Autism
•Dyscalculia
W3C
Situational Impairment
"Indifference towards people
and the reality in which they
live is actually the one and
only cardinal sin in design"
Dieter Rams
4 interesting projects
Mobile Affective
Sensing and Urban
City Mood
1
Redesign of physical
place
Cognitive and
Learning Disabilities
Accessibility Task
Force
Designing for minds
Sensory, Social & Spatial
characteristics
Orientation (in time and
space)
Safeguarding
Neurological & psychological
aspects of physical and
sensory interactions
Sensory, Social & Spatial
characteristics
Orientation (in time and
space)
Safeguarding
Neurological & psychological
aspects of physical and
sensory interactions
Responsive data load
through emotionally
aware devices
Happiness is well
directed attention
1
Positive emotion + Purpose
Time
2
Positive design
manifesto
Autonomy & mastery
Trust & empathy
Creativity & self awareness
Connection & community
Meaning in all places
Autonomy & mastery
Trust & empathy
Creativity & self awareness
Connection & community
Meaning in all places
Cognitive accessibility
is
Personalisation
is
Design for happiness
What do you make?
Make places easier
for some
1
Make places
meaningful for many
2
Make places happier
for all
3