SCAFFOLDING INTERACTION DESIGNFOR YOUNG DESIGNERS

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MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

For today I will…• My project motivation• Problem Formulation

• Two Stages (individual and group)

• Design process• My roles in the design process

• Experiments• With my team of students• Observations

• Design outcomes• Thesis conclusions• Future work

• Something to think about….

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MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

My project motivationDifferent Design methods unfold different outcomes

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MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY-physical form and function-tactile, tangible-solo designer

INTERACTION DESIGN-space and time-experience-design teams

SCAFFOLDING INTERACTION DESIGNFOR YOUNG DESIGNERSW A Y S O F B R I D G I N G C O M M U N I C A T I O NB E T W E E N T H E I N D I V I D U A L A N D T H E T E A MI N C O L L A B O R A T I V E D E S I G N

MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

How can interaction design methods be effectively staged for young designers to understand and apply

STAGE 1

PROBLEM FORMULATION

(from knowing)

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MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

How can interaction design methods be effectively staged for young designers to understand and apply

How can group communication in an interaction design team be facilitated.

STAGE 1

STAGE 2

PROBLEM FORMULATION

(from knowing)

(to doing)

Flow in design mode thinking

DESIGN PROCESS

EMPHATISE

DEFINE

IDEATE

PROTOTYPE

TEST

DEFINE

IDEATE

PROTOTYPE

TEST

EMPHATISE

HOW DO I FACILITATE TRANSITIONS IN MODES WITH DESIGN MATERIALS?

DESIGN TEAM

Instructor(teaching content)

Advisor/Observer(mediating team dynamics in their decision-making)

Facilitator(teaching application of the content to the

design problem)

MY ROLE IN STAGING INTERACTION DESIGN

STUDENT TEAM

MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

SCAFFOLDING INTERACTION DESIGNFOR YOUNG DESIGNERSW A Y S O F B R I D G I N G C O M M U N I C A T I O NB E T W E E N T H E I N D I V I D U A L A N D T H E T E A MI N C O L L A B O R A T I V E D E S I G N

Team Dynamics in Design Process-(based on Tuckman Model-1965)

Experiments with my team of students

HOW DO I SCAFFOLD FORTHEM TO DESIGN AS A TEAM?Moving from individuals in a group To designing as a collaborative team.

Tool & Techniques used for creating team dialogue

Online blogging as a technique to evoke empathy for persona and encourage team dialogue

WHAT IS HE THINKING ?I wonder whats the fastest way for me to get to class ?

WHAT IS HE THINKING ?I wonder whats the fastest way for me to get to class ?

WHAT IS HE SAYING?

I wish I didn’t have to carry such a heavy bag

WHAT IS HE SAYING?

I wish I didn’t have to carry such a heavy bag

EMOTION

LOST, SCARED

Bubble stickers to start the design process in establishing design space (constraints)

MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

SCAFFOLDING INTERACTION DESIGNFOR YOUNG DESIGNERSW A Y S O F B R I D G I N G C O M M U N I C A T I O NB E T W E E N T H E I N D I V I D U A L A N D T H E T E A MI N C O L L A B O R A T I V E D E S I G N

Video of the Design Processhttp://vimeo.com/27962779

Video of the Design Outcome (Scenario)http://vimeo.com/27735324

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MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

THESIS CONCLUSION(knowledge contribution)

Interaction Design tools

GENERIC Tools/Techniques• Adapted to the Design context

eg User InterviewsPersonas,Cultural Probes,Scenarios,Participatory Design

SPECIFIC Tools / Techniques• Context Specific• Insightful for surfacing user needs

Sympathy ToolsDesigned for Team to Share opinions to establish the design spacee.g Bubble stickers

Empathy ToolsDesigned to‘Experience’ design situatione.g Blogging to make explicit needs of users

MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

SCAFFOLDING INTERACTION DESIGNFOR YOUNG DESIGNERSW A Y S O F B R I D G I N G C O M M U N I C A T I O NB E T W E E N T H E I N D I V I D U A L A N D T H E T E A MI N C O L L A B O R A T I V E D E S I G N

Something to Think about: Imparting Interaction Design ‘thinking’ to children: bridging the digital divide from tangilble designs in our world to mapping the experience online

Object hyper linking

MASTERS IN INTERACTION DESIGNMalmö University, SwedenThesis Project (August 2011)

SCAFFOLDING INTERACTION DESIGNFOR YOUNG DESIGNERSW A Y S O F B R I D G I N G C O M M U N I C A T I O NB E T W E E N T H E I N D I V I D U A L A N D T H E T E A MI N C O L L A B O R A T I V E D E S I G N