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Designing with water: exploring water as a design material for interactive experiences
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Designa med vatten : utforska vatten som designmaterial för interaktiva upplevelser (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

This project explores water as a design material for interactive experiences. The project follows a Research Through Design approach, incorporating methods from both material driven design and the soma design methodology. Over a period of two months, I engaged in first person explorations where I engaged deeply with the design material. The explorations revealed three aesthetic qualities of being in and around water, with a potential to be utilized in interactive water experiences. These qualities are 1) how water reflects light, 2) touching and being touched by water, and 3) how water produces sound when it hits other surfaces. This was followed by material explorations, in which the three qualities were further explored. The material explorations informed the design of a toolkit that incorporates the three aesthetic qualities, and allows designers to explore and utilize them to design interactive water experiences. The toolkit was then used in a participatory design workshop, where 7 designers were tasked with using the toolkit to co-design interactive water experiences. Results from the workshop include three design concepts and four themes that highlight how the different aesthetic qualities might be utilized to create meaningful interactive water experiences.

Abstract [sv]

Detta projekt utforskar vatten som ett designmaterial för interaktiva upplevelser. Projektet följer en Research Through Design-metod, som inkluderar metoder från både materialdriven design och soma designmetodologin. Under en period på två månader ägnade jag mig åt förstapersonsutforskningar där jag engagerade mig djupt med designmaterialet. Utforskningarna avslöjade tre estetiska egenskaper av att vara i och runt vatten, med potential att utnyttjas i interaktiva vattenupplevelser. Dessa egenskaper är 1) hur vatten reflekterar ljus, 2) att beröra eller att bli berörd av vattnet, och 3) hur vatten producerar ljud när det träffar andra ytor. Detta följdes av materialutforskningar, där de tre kvaliteterna utforskades ytterligare. Materialutforskningarna informerade utformningen av en verktygslåda som innehåller de tre estetiska egenskaperna. Verktygslådan låter designers utforska dessa kvaliteter och använda dem för att designa interaktiva vattenupplevelser. Verktygslådan användes sedan i en deltagande designworkshop där 7 designers fick i uppdrag att använda verktygslådan för att samdesigna interaktiva vattenupplevelser. Resultaten från workshopen inkluderar tre designkoncept och fyra teman som belyser hur de olika estetiska kvaliteterna kan användas för att skapa meningsfulla interaktiva vattenupplevelser.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology , 2023. , p. 21
Series
TRITA-EECS-EX ; 2023:800
Keywords [en]
Water, Design toolkit, Interaction design, WaterHCI, Soma Design, Research Through Design
Keywords [sv]
Vatten, Designverktygslåda, Interaktionsdesign, WaterHCI, Soma Design, Forskning via Design
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Computer Sciences Computer and Information Sciences Computer and Information Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-340957OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-340957DiVA, id: diva2:1820240
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Available from: 2024-01-03 Created: 2023-12-17 Last updated: 2025-02-18Bibliographically approved

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