'Affectibility' and design workshops: taking actions towards more sensible design

  • Authors:
  • Elaine C. S. Hayashi;M. Cecília C. Baranauskas

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute of Computing, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil;Institute of Computing & NIED, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 12th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

The understanding of subjective themes like affect and emotions constitute a challenge in interaction design, especially in the field of digital technology to support learning environments. Although literature concerning affective design presents varied results, there is still a lack of works with techniques and methods to support designers in their practice. In this work we present a practical approach based on Framework and Principles for the Design for Affectibility -- the design concerned with affective responses from users in their interaction with technology. The design of an application is illustrated within users' environment and with their active participation. Preliminary evaluation of such the application suggests that the principles can be a favorable instrument to bring affect considerations into the design of technology for learning environments.