SKIN: designing aesthetic interactive surfaces

  • Authors:
  • Heekyoung Jung;Youngsuk L. Altieri;Jeffrey Bardzell

  • Affiliations:
  • Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA;Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA;Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

In this paper we propose SKIN as an interdisciplinary design approach for sophisticated interactive surfaces, with an emphasis on their meanings and aesthetic qualities. SKIN: Surface Kinetics INterface, aims at integrating concept-driven design process and exploratory critical engagement with forms and materials into current user-centered design approaches in HCI research. The procedures of developing three design concepts and prototyping one of them--an interactive lampshade--are described in detail to illustrate the proposed approach. The narrative of the design process is followed by a pilot study and designer reflection, suggesting the broader epistemological and methodological implications of this kind of approach.