2016 User Experience in Design

Part 1: Write a response to the exhibition “Future World”.  Keep in mind the following questions – What is experience design and what are the possibilities of responsive environments? How might this change the way we think about the world around us and the ways that we communicate with each other?

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Future World

I think the exhibition was interesting, effect full and engaging, at the same time I noticed that it’s hard to make a really convincing  interaction between the human and the interface with the computing power of today. Many of the different parts of the exhibition is cutting edge when it comes to interaction with the visitor, but sometimes it’s hard Read more →

Future World: Where Art meets Science exhibition at the ArtScience Museum @MBS.

This was such a cool exhibition! One that was definitely on my list of things to do whilst in Singapore. It was incredible to experience a place with so many interactive exhibits, as a view it really helped me to connect to the space.

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Thoughtful Interaction Design Jonas Löwgren

This reading has placed a very theoretical way as to how designers should perform in their line of work. As an student majoring in the arts, we would place emphasis on learning about concepts and practice achieving for a standard with school assignments. However, we rarely design for the ‘other’. The chapter teaches us about ‘good design’ Read more →

DAY 1 – create a diary of when, why and what you use your mobile device for. Observe how others are using their mobile devices. What are the most common uses and where do you see these behaviors?

Day: 15 Sep (0700 – 2300)

I saw people using their phones EVERYWHERE and ALL THE TIME. Most commonly they were using it to:

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Reading: CH 1 from Jonas Löwgren and Erik Stolterman, Thoughtful Interaction Design

This reading about the design process has given me a greater understanding and appreciation of design. Being a design student, we are often sheltered from many real-world problems and we have a rosier view of the design industry than it really is. The reading presents Read more →

Day 1

9AM – Checked email and messages

10AM – Checked email and messages

Opened Pokemon Go App

11AM – Checked email and messages

Viewed social media

12PM – Checked email and messages

Made a phone call

1PM – Checked email and messages

2PM – Checked email and messages

3PM –

4PM –

5PM – Checked email and messages

6PM – Checked email and messages

7PM – Checked email and messages

8PM – Checked phone for any notifications, messages and email. Plug Read more →

Assignment: Over a two-day period, do the following:

DAY 1 – create a diary of when, why and what you use your mobile device for. Observe how others are using their mobile devices. What are the most common uses and where do you see these behaviors?

Day 1 (00:00am to 11.59pm 11 Sept 2016)

Personal Usage

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Would like to share about Augmented Climbing wall technology; an interesting marriage of technology and Rock-climbing. You can watch the videos as per linked below:

https://www.facebook.com/AugmentedClimbingWall/videos/1023611264397351/

Learning: you get to relook and learn from climbing patterns since each individuals’ way of climbing is different  Battle: Besides working out, you get to have an interactive fun game with someone else https://www.facebook.com/AugmentedClimbingWall/videos/1081345311957279/

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