Interaction relabelling and extreme characters: methods for exploring aesthetic interactions

  • Authors:
  • J. P. Djajadiningrat;W. W. Gaver;J. W. Fres

  • Affiliations:
  • Delft University of Technology, ID-StudioLab, Jaffalaan 9, Delft, NL-2628 BX;Royal College of Art, Computer Related Design, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2EU, UK;Delft University of Technology, ID-StudioLab, Jaffalaan 9, Delft, NL-2628 BX

  • Venue:
  • DIS '00 Proceedings of the 3rd conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
  • Year:
  • 2000

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Abstract

Aesthetics and interaction are interwoven concepts, rather than separate entities. An aesthetics of interaction must consider richness in appearance, actions, and role. Moving beyond a narrow focus on usability in this way requires new methods for understanding design possibilities. Here we describe two: interaction relabelling, in which possible interactions with a known mechanical device are mapped to the functions of an electronic device to be designed; and extreme characters, in which fictional users with exaggerated emotional attitudes are taken as the basis of design to highlight cultural issues. These methods may help designers in considering physical interactions with products on the one hand, and the sociocultural role their products will take on the other.