UX 9 – Ideas IDEA 1 For my final project, I was thinking of a display that people can play with. The reason for this is that I feel like we could have more fun in our lives, and that could potentially be done by capitalising on dull waiting times. These waiting times could be when waiting for public […]
UX 8- Lowgren & Stolterman Reading Response Thoughtful Interaction Design – A Design Perspective on Information Technology Lowgren and Stolterman introduced their book with a comprehensive overview of thoughtful interaction design. It highlighted the meaning behind being thoughtful—or being reflective. Being thoughtful meant that designers are critical, caring about the designs you produce and how the world will be changed by your […]
UX 8 – Interactive Environments and Experience Design “Amphibious Architecture”, Natalie Jeremijenko, 2009 “The sensors monitor water quality, the presence of fish, and human interest in the river’s ecosystem, while the lights respond to the sensors, creating feedback loops between humans, fish in their shared environment. Additionally an SMS interface allows homo-citizens to text-message the fish and receive real-time information about the river, […]
UX 8- Kim Goodwin Reading Response Goal-Directed Product and Service Design Design and Art Upon reading this, I was interested in the author’s point of view regarding design and art. Although at first I was rather sceptical about design specifically having a purpose and art not so, I understood that design still incorporate artistic elements and while art need not have […]
UX 7 – No-Tech Ban Journal Day 1 WHAT DID I USE MY PHONE FOR? Instant Messaging Time: Half-hourly to hourly intervals. Where: Everywhere, when meeting other people. I text my friends on a regular interval of about half an hour or so. My team for a group project set up a meeting place for group work at Bugis Starbucks. That […]
UX 6 – FutureWorld Exhibition at ArtScience Museum. FutureWorld exhibitions had been much-talked about in my circle of friends. I was delighted to know that we would be visiting it for field trip, and it did live up to my high expectations and even more. From this visit, I had three main takeaways namely the interactivity, the culture considered in designing these experiences, […]
UX 5 – Chipchase Reading Response, Chapter 4 “You are what you carry.” When Chipchase advised the reader to take stock of our belongings, I rummaged my wallet to analyze the content. I realized that I take many things with me out of habit, such as The Soup Spoon membership card (which I registered now and find out that it expired in 2015), […]
UX 4 – Annette Kim Reading Response For me, the most striking moment that was brought up in this reading was that cities used to not be “discussed as places, neighborhoods, or cultural bases”, and that “cities in developing countries were formerly seen as cesspools of disease and filth”. Personally, I relate to the issue of sidewalks being used for street vendors […]
UX 3 – Smart Nation Smart Nation is a long-term initiative by the Singapore government to enhance the quality of life in Singapore using technology. This initiative was developed for a number of reasons. Firstly, technology is ever-changing and its integration into people’s lives are exponentially rising. Taking advantage of this integration of technology could let the nation to be […]
UX 2 – Hawker Centre Observations Pioneer Hawker Centre Customers came in and were greeted by an open-air seating with immovable seats. They chose seats nearer to the rotating fans, because of the hot tropical weather. They then saved their tables by leaving their belongings such as water bottles. However, they took their valuables (phones and wallets) together with them when […]
