Embodied narratives: a performative co-design technique

  • Authors:
  • Elisa Giaccardi;Pedro Paredes;Paloma Díaz;Diego Alvarado

  • Affiliations:
  • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain;Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain;Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain;Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

This paper describes a new co-design technique for early stages of the design process called Embodied Narratives. The technique leverages children's natural playfulness to inspire and motivate the design process, and it uses technology as a part of the process to encourage exploration and improvisation in familiar settings. Its outcome is not the final design but valuable material for further co-design activities. The paper expands the set of available techniques that can be used for co-designing with children, and contributes to growing research on the use of performances in design through empirical studies conducted with 36 children from age 10 to 11.