Applying multiple metrics in the performance measurement of design sessions in industry:A co-design case study

International audienceThe recently launched SPARK project (www.spark-project.net), aims to understand how Spatial Augmented Reality (SAR) technology can be used to support the co-design process. The project aims to develop, build and test a SAR technology for co-design. This paper presents the testing of a suite of metrics to assess the performance of co-design sessions in industry. These metrics will be needed in the SPARK project to help iteratively develop that technology, as well as to provide insights into the overall effects of using SAR tools in co-design. The aim of the study reported in this paper was to design, develop and test a process for applying a suite of co-design session metrics. During the study, the metrics application process was applied to two industry cases and based on the outcomes, refinements were made. This resulted in a proposed process for the evaluation of the effectiveness of co-design sessions. The work presented in this paper will be of particular interest to other researchers seeking to evaluate the impact of a product development tool on a specific design session

D1.1 Case studies and evaluation criteria

This report presents the activities and results of Tasks 1.1 and 1.2 of the SPARK project. The objectives of these activities were: To define an initial set of case studies whose characteristics are relevant to study and analyse the dynamics of the co-creative design process. To define tailored metrics to evaluate the relevant aspects of the co-creative design process.For Task 1.1 the following case study selection criteria were defined: Be representative of the range of projects typically completed by agencies in the ‘creative industries’; Provide a range of products that will be technically challenging for the SPARK platform; Test the ability of the SPARK platform for user interaction and user interface design; Availability of client and stage of project

Defining requirements for an Augmented Reality system to overcome the challenges of creating and using design representations in co-design sessions

Within co-design sessions involving designers and non-designers, the type and characteristics of the design representations employed is known to impact the performance of such sessions in terms of idea generation, idea evaluation and communication. This study captures the challenges practitioners face in creating and using design representations for co-design sessions and goes on to investigate the potential of Spatial Augmented Reality (SAR) to overcome those challenges. The advantages of SAR in this application are that, multiple concepts can be represented using one physical model, concepts can be modified live during the session, and additional equipment (such as head mounted displays or handheld devices) is not required, thus eliminating any possible interference with the natural interactions between participants. Interviews with design practitioners and trials with a prototype SAR system are used to identify the key challenges faced by practitioners in their current use of design representations, and to capture the technology requirements for a SAR sys- tem for use in co-design sessions. These fi ndings can inform the work of technology developers and researchers working on systems to support co-design sessions

Defining requirements for an Augmented Reality system to overcome the challenges of creating and using design representations in co-design sessions

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