Essays about: "empathic design"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words empathic design.

1. 1. Expressive Signals : The art of connecting: Enhancing digital expression through crafted connectivity and micro-interactions

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Linda Marie Kraft; [2023]
   Keywords : storytelling; digital communication; micro interactions; design system; haptics;

   Abstract : How do we design for connection? How might we introduce quirkiness, personal expression and a little bit of magic to our unified, unemotional black screens? Working with design systems can have perks, but something gets lost when we systemise how we communicate. I argue to open up rigid design systems and loosen their rules to elicit something new that’s cute, weird, and so unique: it becomes magical. READ MORE

3. 2. Designing Game Narrative to Evoke Players’ Empathy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Yu Guo; [2022]
   Keywords : Game narrative; empathy; perspective-taking; cognitive empathy; emotional empathy; autoethnography; close reading;

   Abstract : The paper would focus on the game narrative and empathy, more specifically, the primary goal of this paper is to see how game narrative evokes players’ empathy and get some narrative design principles that can be used in future game design and research. To fulfill the research goal of the paper, I will analyze three role-playing games To the Moon(2011), A Bird Story(2014), and Finding Paradise(2017). READ MORE

4. 3. Tales, Temporality & Transformation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Linnea Olsson; Linnea Fällman; [2022]
   Keywords : Architecture; conversation; narrative; instrumental; heritage management.; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This thesis is an explorative discussion on the potential of narrative when working with architecture in a historical context. What role does narrative play when architects work with historical buildings & sites? Which narratives are well-represented & which ones are not? How can we work with narratives to make the process more inclusive? The first introductory phase consists of a case study of one of our own ongoing projects, in which we look at alternative ways of working within an heritage context. READ MORE

5. 4. beEmpathy DESIGNING WITH AND FOR EMPATHY

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

   Author : Judith Sievers; [2021-06-04]
   Keywords : Empathy; Emotional literacy; Intercultural competence; ; Children; Education; Emphatic Design; Inclusive Design;

   Abstract : In my Master thesis, I explore how design can mediate empathy among school children in order to foster creativity, intercultural competence, and complex identities. I focus on the psychology of empathy and on design-informed ways of establishing it. READ MORE

6. 5. NEIGHBOUR

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

   Author : Moa Gustafson; [2021]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : People are inescapably affected by their surroundings. Or at least, that is what I believe. This project is based on my longing to work with the objects that surround us in our everyday lives, and my fear of that not being enough. READ MORE