Essays about: "cultural probes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words cultural probes.

  1. 1. Menstrual health : Design tensions in raising awareness of the impacts of environmental pollution

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Xuni Huang; [2023]
    Keywords : menstrual health; pollution; awareness; first-person experiments; cultural probes; menstruationshälsa; föroreningar; medvetenhet; självbiografisk design; kultursonder;

    Abstract : Pollutants can harm menstrual health, and raising awareness of this is vital. This study is a research-through-design project that aims to investigate the design qualities of interactive technologies that aim to raise this kind of awareness. This study used first-person experiment method to design and develop cultural probes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Participatory Design Adapted for Elderly Collaborators : Design of a Platform to Support Elderly Museum Volunteers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Fermin Aranda Avila; [2023]
    Keywords : Participatory design; elderly; platform studies;

    Abstract : The thesis purpose is to gather recommendations to adapt participatory design to elderly users, through the involvement of an association of elderly museum volunteers. The outcome is the result of a participatory process that included forms, interviews, cultural probes, and workshops where the volunteers and designer collaborated tightly to explore volunteers’ needs and find solutions to address them. READ MORE

  4. 3. Design as a tool to counteract physical discomfort when using in-ear true wireless headphones : A user-centered design study

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nicoline Buske; [2023]
    Keywords : In-ear true wireless headphones; consumer electronics; physical discomfort; user-centered design; design for behavioural change; earplug;

    Abstract : This study examines how a user-centered approach can influence product design to reduce physical discomfort when using in-ear true wireless. The given study is a collaboration with the consumer electronics company Zound Industries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dialogues with the unwell body : Rethinking the notion of wellbeing in HCI from feminist and somaesthetic perspectives

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Eirini Kaklopoulou; [2022]
    Keywords : wellbeing; biodata; first-person perspective methods; soma design; digital wellbeing; välbefinnande; biodata; first-person perspective metoder; soma design; digitalt välbefinnande;

    Abstract : With the emergence of ubiquitous computing and biosensing technologies, there is a growing interest to explore wellbeing within design research. This paper unpacks the notion of wellbeing from somaesthetic and feminist perspectives. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring the Everyday Experiences of African Migrant Entrepreneurs in Malmö, Sweden.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Aisha Mugo; [2022]
    Keywords : African migrant entrepreneurs; networking; embeddedness; everyday; Malmö;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurship is a common choice of occupation amongst migrants in Malmö. African migrant entrepreneur experiences however, are identified as homogenous to other immigrant groups. READ MORE