Embracing First-Person Perspectives in Soma-Based DesignShow others and affiliations
2018 (English)In: Informatics, ISSN 2227-9709, Vol. 5, no 1, article id 8Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
A set of prominent designers embarked on a research journey to explore aesthetics in movement-based design. Here we unpack one of the design sensitivities unique to our practice: a strong first person perspective-where the movements, somatics and aesthetic sensibilities of the designer, design researcher and user are at the forefront. We present an annotated portfolio of design exemplars and a brief introduction to some of the design methods and theory we use, together substantiating and explaining the first-person perspective. At the same time, we show how this felt dimension, despite its subjective nature, is what provides rigor and structure to our design research. Our aim is to assist researchers in soma-based design and designers wanting to consider the multiple facets when designing for the aesthetics of movement. The applications span a large field of designs, including slow introspective, contemplative interactions, arts, dance, health applications, games, work applications and many others.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MDPI, 2018. Vol. 5, no 1, article id 8
Keywords [en]
movement-based interaction, somaesthetic design, aesthetics, somatics, first-person perspective
National Category
Human Computer Interaction
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-34922DOI: 10.3390/informatics5010008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85054173892OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-34922DiVA, id: diva2:1241590
2018-08-242018-08-242023-05-09Bibliographically approved