On the development of idShare, a platform to support interaction design activities of small co-located teams

Externalizations and boundary objects are crucial for effectively communicating between stakeholders in multidisciplinary design teams. Especially when discussing ideas for new interactions, practitioners are increasingly finding themselves in need of new tools that allow them to rapidly, easily and more explicitly describe the dynamically changing aspects of their designs. For this purpose, we are investigating, in collaboration with the design departments of three industrial companies, the development and evaluation of a platform to support co-located (interaction) design activities. Previous research has already resulted in innovations in both hardware and software infrastructure, and in this workshop paper we therefore mostly report on some recent and planned activities towards a more coherent vision for an environment that we have named idShare. This is an interactive space that consists of two areas, an area for individual work and an area for the coordination of collaborative activities. In this paper we describe the aim and motivation of our research, the current stage of the development of the tools, and the design process and evaluations that are conducted in collaboration with the industrial partners

On the development of idShare, a platform to support interaction design activities of small co-located teams

Externalizations and boundary objects are crucial for effectively communicating between stakeholders in multidisciplinary design teams. Especially when discussing ideas for new interactions, practitioners are increasingly finding themselves in need of new tools that allow them to rapidly, easily and more explicitly describe the dynamically changing aspects of their designs. For this purpose, we are investigating, in collaboration with the design departments of three industrial companies, the development and evaluation of a platform to support co-located (interaction) design activities. Previous research has already resulted in innovations in both hardware and software infrastructure, and in this workshop paper we therefore mostly report on some recent and planned activities towards a more coherent vision for an environment that we have named idShare. This is an interactive space that consists of two areas, an area for individual work and an area for the coordination of collaborative activities. In this paper we describe the aim and motivation of our research, the current stage of the development of the tools, and the design process and evaluations that are conducted in collaboration with the industrial partners

Marco de trabajo para el bocetado de interacciones enactivas

En este trabajo se presenta un marco de trabajo para caracterizar el bocetado de interacciones enactivas. Se pasa revista a los conceptos básicos de interfaces enactivas y al rol del bocetado para el diseño de interacciones. Luego se propone un marco de trabajo que organiza el bocetado en un mapa en dos dimensiones. En una se expresa la interactividad que corporizan las diferentes representaciones utilizadas por los diseñadores (bocetos 2D, maquetas y bocetos en hardware). La otra, organiza el rango de expresividad que esas representaciones alcanzan en términos de la experiencia de usuario. Las diferentes categorías de bocetos se vinculan en el marco propuesto mediante los atributos de la interactividad que busca el diseñador. Se presentan dos casos de estudio exploratorios sobre el uso de bocetos para la generación de ideas de interacciones enactivas. Finalmente, se esbozan los requerimientos que surgen para el desarrollo de herramientas que soporten el bocetado de interacciones enactivas.In this paper a conceptual framework for addressing the sketching of enactive interactions is presented. The concepts of enactive interfaces and the role of sketching for designing interactions are reviewed. A conceptual framework for sketching organized as a two-dimensional map is described. One of those dimensions expresses the interactivity that embodied by the different representations used by designers (2D sketches usually made freehand on paper, models or mockups and sketches in hardware -(electronically enhanced mockups adding interactive capabilities). The other one organizes the user experience expressiveness achieved by the different sketches. The sketches categories are linked through the attributes of interactivity sought by the designer. Two case studies show some exploration in the use of sketching during the idea generation for enactive interfaces. Finally, the paper outlines some requirements for tools that support the sketching of enactive interaction.Laboratorio de Investigación y Formación en Informática Avanzad

Framework for sketching enactive interactions

En este trabajo se presenta un marco de trabajo para caracterizar el bocetado de interacciones enactivas. Se pasa revista a los conceptos básicos de interfaces enactivas y al rol del bocetado para el diseño de interacciones. Luego se propone un marco de trabajo que organiza el bocetado en un mapa en dos dimensiones. En una se expresa la interactividad que corporizan las diferentes representaciones utilizadas por los diseñadores (bocetos 2D, maquetas y bocetos en hardware). La otra, organiza el rango de expresividad que esas representaciones alcanzan en términos de la experiencia de usuario. Las diferentes categorías de bocetos se vinculan en el marco propuesto mediante los atributos de la interactividad que busca el diseñador. Se presentan dos casos de estudio exploratorios sobre el uso de bocetos para la generación de ideas de interacciones enactivas. Finalmente, se esbozan los requerimientos que surgen para el desarrollo de herramientas que soporten el bocetado de interacciones enactivas.In this paper a conceptual framework for addressing the sketching of enactive interactions is presented. The concepts of enactive interfaces and the role of sketching for designing interactions are reviewed. Aconceptual framework for sketching organized as a two-dimensional map is described. One of those dimensionsexpressestheinteractivitythatembodiedbythedifferent representations used by designers (2D sketches usually made freehand on paper, modelsormockupsandsketchesinhardware-(electronicallyenhanced mockups adding interactive capabilities). The other one organizes the user experience expressiveness achieved by the different sketches. The sketches categories are linked through the attributes of interactivity sought by the designer. Two case studies show some exploration in the use of sketching during the idea generation for enactive interfaces. Finally, the paper outlines some requirements for tools that support the sketching of enactive interaction

Marco de trabajo para el bocetado de interacciones enactivas

En este trabajo se presenta un marco de trabajo para caracterizar el bocetado de interacciones enactivas. Se pasa revista a los conceptos básicos de interfaces enactivas y al rol del bocetado para el diseño de interacciones. Luego se propone un marco de trabajo que organiza el bocetado en un mapa en dos dimensiones. En una se expresa la interactividad que corporizan las diferentes representaciones utilizadas por los diseñadores (bocetos 2D, maquetas y bocetos en hardware). La otra, organiza el rango de expresividad que esas representaciones alcanzan en términos de la experiencia de usuario. Las diferentes categorías de bocetos se vinculan en el marco propuesto mediante los atributos de la interactividad que busca el diseñador. Se presentan dos casos de estudio exploratorios sobre el uso de bocetos para la generación de ideas de interacciones enactivas. Finalmente, se esbozan los requerimientos que surgen para el desarrollo de herramientas que soporten el bocetado de interacciones enactivas

Improving User Involvement Through Live Collaborative Creation

Creating an artifact - such as writing a book, developing software, or performing a piece of music - is often limited to those with domain-specific experience or training. As a consequence, effectively involving non-expert end users in such creative processes is challenging. This work explores how computational systems can facilitate collaboration, communication, and participation in the context of involving users in the process of creating artifacts while mitigating the challenges inherent to such processes. In particular, the interactive systems presented in this work support live collaborative creation, in which artifact users collaboratively participate in the artifact creation process with creators in real time. In the systems that I have created, I explored liveness, the extent to which the process of creating artifacts and the state of the artifacts are immediately and continuously perceptible, for applications such as programming, writing, music performance, and UI design. Liveness helps preserve natural expressivity, supports real-time communication, and facilitates participation in the creative process. Live collaboration is beneficial for users and creators alike: making the process of creation visible encourages users to engage in the process and better understand the final artifact. Additionally, creators can receive immediate feedback in a continuous, closed loop with users. Through these interactive systems, non-expert participants help create such artifacts as GUI prototypes, software, and musical performances. This dissertation explores three topics: (1) the challenges inherent to collaborative creation in live settings, and computational tools that address them; (2) methods for reducing the barriers of entry to live collaboration; and (3) approaches to preserving liveness in the creative process, affording creators more expressivity in making artifacts and affording users access to information traditionally only available in real-time processes. In this work, I showed that enabling collaborative, expressive, and live interactions in computational systems allow the broader population to take part in various creative practices.PHDComputer Science & EngineeringUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/145810/1/snaglee_1.pd

Head Up Games : on the design, creation and evaluation of interactive outdoor games for children

This thesis proposes a new genre of outdoor games for children, namely Head Up Games. The concept was inspired by the observation that existing pervasive outdoor games for children were mostly played head down, as the predominantly screen-based interaction of existing games required constant attention of the children. First, the vision of Head Up Games is described and illustrated with several design cases (Chapter 2). In contrast to the head down games, Head Up Games aim to encourage and support rich social interaction and physical activity, play behaviors that are similar to play behaviors seen in traditional outdoor games (such as tag and hide-and-seek). The design process of Head Up Games poses several challenges. In User Centered Design it is commonly accepted to start the development of a new product using low-fi mock-ups, e.g., paper prototypes, and evaluate these with end-users. In the case of Head Up Games this proved to be difficult, as the emerging game experience is significantly altered when using paper prototypes. Therefore, a study was carried out that used high-fi prototypes, i.e. working, interactive, prototypes, from a very early stage in the design process (Chapter 3). This way, the effect of interactions on the game experience can be addressed earlier and better in the design process. Furthemore, having access to technology early in the design process, allows designers to better explore the design space. However, designers often do not possess adequate skills to quickly prototype interactive products, particularly products that need to be evaluated in an outdoor context. Such a development is often costly and time-consuming. Therefore, the RaPIDO platform was developed (Chapter 4). The platform not only includes the appropriate hardware for creating outdoor games, but is also bundled with software libraries, to allow designers not specifically trained in software engineering to adopt the platform easily. RaPIDO was evaluated using a case study methodology with two Industrial Design master students. The evaluation not only focused on the usability of the platform, but, more importantly, how the use of the platform affected the design process. The main conclusion of the study was that the designers indeed were able to rapidly create mobile games, and that the hardware offered was suitable for creating outdoor games. Furthermore, issues were identified with regard to writing the game software, e.g., managing the complexity of the software. Finally, for evaluating Head Up Games with children two methods were applied: the Outdoor Play Observation Scheme (OPOS) was used to quantify the intended play behavior. Furthermore, GroupSorter was developed to provide a framework to interview a group of children simultaneously, resulting in qualitative comments. Both OPOS and GroupSorter were applied for evaluating three Head Up Games, which are described in Chapter 5

Painting with Bob:Assisted creativity for novices

Current digital painting tools are primarily targeted at professionals and are often overwhelmingly complex for use by novices. At the same time, simpler tools may not invoke the user creatively, or are limited to plain styles that lack visual sophistication. There are many people who are not art professionals, yet would like to partake in digital creative expression. Challenges and rewards for novices differ greatly from those for professionals. In this paper, we leverage existing works in Creativity and Creativity Support Tools (CST) to formulate design goals specifically for digital art creation tools for novices. We implemented these goals within a digital painting system, called Painting with Bob. We evaluate the efficacy of the design and our prototype with a user study, and we find that users are highly satisfied with the user experience, as well as the paintings created with our system

Bocetado de interacciones enactivas

El continuo desarrollo de tecnologías interactivas y la mayor comprensión de la participación del cuerpo en los procesos cognitivos ha impulsado al diseño de interacciones en el marco de las investigaciones HCI a la necesidad de resolver la relación del usuario con una multitud de dispositivos que se extienden más allá de los escritorios. Estos ámbitos de diseño abren nuevos desafíos a la hora de disponer de procesos, métodos y herramientas para alcanzar experiencias de uso adecuadas. En la medida que nuevos dispositivos y sistemas involucran los aspectos corporales y sociales del ser humano, se hace más relevante la consideración de paradigmas, teorías y modelos de soporte que excedan la selección de nodos de navegación y organización visual apropiada de widgets y pantallas. El diseño de interacción debe ocuparse no sólo de conseguir que se construya el producto de manera adecuada, sino además que se construya el producto correcto. Esta tesis se constituye en el cruce de tres temas: el diseño de sistemas interactivos que combinan un pie en lo digital y uno en lo físico, las teorías de la cognición corporizada y enactiva y las prácticas creativas soportadas por el bocetado, en particular los procesos de generación, evaluación y comunicación de ideas o propuestas de diseño. Este trabajo incluye contribuciones de diferente carácter. Se realiza un estudio profundo de las teorías sobre cognición corporizada y enactiva, del diseño de interacción con dispositivos digitales y del bocetado como herramienta básica del diseño creativo. Sobre la base de este análisis de la bibliografía existente y con una caracterización de la práctica de bocetado de interacciones enactivas basada en estudios etnometodológicos se plantea un framework para organizar conceptualmente esa práctica y una herramienta de soporte a esa actividad concebida como una composición creativa. Se discuten las contribuciones y se plantean posibles líneas de trabajo futuro.The continuous development of interactive technologies and the greater understanding of body importance in cognitive processes has driven HCI research , specifically on interaction design, to solve the user’s relationship with a multitude of beyond desktop devices. This has opened new challenges for having processes, methods and tools to achieve appropriate user experiences. Insofar as new devices and systems involve the body and social aspects of the human being, the consideration of paradigms, theories and support models that exceed the selection of navigation nodes and the appropriate visual organization of widgets and screens becomes more relevant. The interaction design must take care not only to get the product built properly, but also to build the right product. This thesis is at the crossroads of three themes: the design of interactive systems that combine a foot in the digital and one in the physical, the theories of embodied and enactive cognition and the creative practices supported by sketching, in particular the processes of generation, evaluation and communication of interaction design ideas. This work includes contributions of different character. An in-depth study of the theories on embodied and enactive cognition, the design of interaction with digital devices and the sketching as a basic tool of creative design is carried out. On the basis of this analysis of the existing literature and with a characterization of the enactive practice of enactive interactions based on ethnomethodological studies, a framework is proposed to conceptually organize this practice and a support tool for that activity conceived as a creative composition. The contributions are discussed and possible lines of future work are considered.Facultad de Informátic