I gave the Generalist - a bilingual German magazine for architecture published by the department of architecture at the Darmstadt University of Technology - an interview on "Experiencing and Experience". It turned out as a very stimulating conversation indeed. Read more: Interview - Generalist 4, 2010 issue on "Use and Habit"
Read MoreSubsumed under the umbrella of User Experience (UX), practitioners and academics of Human–Computer Interaction look for ways to broaden their understanding of what constitutes ‘‘pleasurable experiences” with technology. The present study considered the fulfilment of universal psychological needs, such as competence, relatedness, popularity, stimulation, meaning, security, or autonomy, to be the major source of positive experience with interactive technologies.
Read MoreIch freue mich über und auf die Einladung von Andreas Kaminski zum Vortrag im "Graduiertenkolleg E-Learning" der Technischen Universität Darmstadt zum Thema "User Experience und Technikdesign". 13. Juli, 17:30 - 19:00 in der Computerstudienwerkstatt (CSW) an der Technischen Universität Darmstadt
Read MoreThe Repertory Grid Technique (RGT) is a method of elucidating the so-called personal constructs (e.g., friendly–hostile, bad–good, playful–expert-like) people employ when confronted with other individuals, events, or artifacts. We assume that the personal constructs (and the underlying topics) generated as a reaction to a set of artifacts mark the artifacts’ design space from a user’s perspective and that this information may be helpful in separating valuable ideas from the not so valuable.
Read Moream a bit reluctant to just post links to other people's papers. However, this is an exception. Sarah Diefenbach made me aware of Mark Baskinger'sstatement "From industrial design to user experience" in the UXmagazine.
Read MoreIn his book Hertzian Tales, Anthony Dunne explored the idea of products as "material tales." Each and every product, he argued, will inevitably change the way we act, think and feel in a given situation.
Read MoreThank you for the warm welcome, intersting insights, good questions and delecious food go out to Gerhard, Susanne and Philipp from the Information Management Research Group at theUniversity of Zürich. And the very same goes out to the attentive pack at Google. Thank you Mitch.
Read MoreGetting older poses a lot of challenges. One is to cope with increasing social isolation - a lack of relatedness. But "loneliness" is not only a result of increasing health problems and according limitations in personal mobility. It is a natural consequence of an ever narrower circle of friends. The telephone takes a central role in mediating relatedness, but at the same time it introduces a host of problems due to its design. Kathrin Völker did an analysis of older people's social situation and their use of the telephone...
Read MoreWe had interested visitors and inspiring conversations. As one participant said: "It is not only Experience Design. It is technology for all the right reasons". Enjoy some impressions from the exhibition.
Read MoreSarah Diefenbach und das Team vom Fraunhofer IESE stellen ihr Interaktionsvokabular auf der UPA International 2010 in München vor. Dieser Beitrag ist im Rahmen des FUN-NI-Projekts entstanden.
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