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Soma-based design theory

  • Kristina Höök
  • , Caroline Hummels
  • , Katherine Isbister
  • , Patrizia Marti
  • , Elena Márquez Segura
  • , Martin Jonsson
  • , Florian 'Floyd' Mueller
  • , Pedro A.N. Sanches
  • , Thecla Schiphorst
  • , Anna Ståhl
  • , Dag Svanaes
  • , Ambra Trotto
  • , Marianne Graves Petersen
  • , Youn-kyung Lim

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Abstract

Movement-based interaction design is increasingly popular, with application domains ranging from dance, sport, gaming to physical rehabilitation. In a workshop at CHI 2016, a set of prominent artists, game designers, and interaction designers embarked on a research journey to explore what we came to refer to as "aesthetics in soma-based design". In this follow-up workshop, we would like to take the next step, shifting from discussing the philosophical underpinnings we draw upon to explain and substantiate our practice, to form our own interaction design theory and conceptualisations. We propose that soma-based design theory needs practical, pragmatic as well as analytical study - otherwise the felt dimension will be missing. We will consider how such tacit knowledge can be articulated, documented and shared. To ground the discussion firmly in the felt experience of our own practice, the workshop is organised as a joint practical design work session, supported by analytical study.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
EditorsCliff Lampe, m.c. schraefel
Place of PublicationNew York NY USA
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages550-557
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781450346566
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2017 - Colorado Convention Center, Denver, United States of America
Duration: 6 May 201711 May 2017
Conference number: 35th
https://chi2017.acm.org/
https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3025453 (Proceedings)

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2017
Abbreviated titleCHI 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States of America
CityDenver
Period6/05/1711/05/17
Internet address

Keywords

  • Design theory
  • Soma-based interaction
  • Somaesthetics

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