Crafting a Place for InteractionDesign Research in Human-Computer-

Interaction

Part One - By Amy Watkins

(Forlizzi, Zimmerman & Everson)

Differences in Research Techniques

• HCI – Practical Research

• Design – Aesthetic Research

Difficulty in establishing a required connection between both fields, having encountered this during my own research and outcomes.

Eli Blevis (Professor of Informatics in HCI Design)“Most people in the world view design as adding decoration”

HCI Communities may have many uses for a design approach;- Reductionist approach?- Aesthetically pleasing?- What other methodologies can contribute

towards design in HCI

The Aim of this Article

“Create a method that allows designers to make a contribution without imitating the methods of other disciplines.”

Using design as an essential research method.

Christopher Frayling (British educationalist and writer) stressed the idea of;

‘research THROUGH design.’

Suggesting that design becomes an indispensable cog in the research process.

A Model of Interaction Design Research Within HCI

How

Real

True

Research Practice

This model allows design to be a mandatory part of the research process, combining theoretical and technical opportunity.

To Be Continued…

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Next Time….

Part Two :- Evaluating Interaction Design Research within HCI