TOWARDS SOCIALLY MEANINGFUL DESIGN BY CONFIGURING DESIGN SPACE.

Abstract: Augmenting spaces and artefacts by ubiquitous computing easily leads research into very practical work. But the new kinds of emerging interfaces also call for an understanding beyond the technical. The emergence of interaction design as a discipline deals partly with the question of achieving use qualities that also makes account of aesthetic experience and the social activities evolving around understanding digital artefacts. This paper will argue for spatial arrangements of design representations in the process of conceptual development. Our belief is that creating situations where design narratives have a physical manifestation can strengthen the coupling between artefact and experience of interaction. Copyright Per Linde & Sofia Dahlgren