A Framework of Experience as It Relates to Interaction Design
Speaker
Jodi Forlizzi
Assistant Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Institute and the School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University
When
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Where
Wean Hall 5409
Description
Designers are very interested in creating artifacts that support human experience, but little is known about how to actually do so. Understanding human experience as it relates to interaction design is a compelling research question. There have been a few efforts to understand experience and design, but there seems to be no clear way for designers to talk about experience, understand what the components of experience are, or more importantly, whether an experience can even be designed, facilitated, or scripted. We also need to understand the principles of how people interact with various types of artifacts, and how those interactions affect the experiences people have. Finally, these theories, to be useful, need to find expression in design processes, materials, and forms.
This talk presents an early theory of experience as it relates to interaction design. Ways to talk about experience, influences on experience, and qualities of experience will be presented. A framework will be introduced that is useful for thinking about what kinds of experiences certain products create. Finally, a case study—defining and designing a wearable computer with internet-based services—will be presented to exemplify how the framework might be used.
Speaker's Bio
Jodi Forlizzi is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, with a joint appointment in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute and the School of Design. Jodi is an interaction designer who studies how people use products, and looks for ways to improve their experiences. She has had the opportunity to influence the design of a range of products, from wearable computers to electric vehicles.
At CMU, Jodi’s research interests include experience-based design, types of user experience, user-product interactions, and understanding how user research implicates the design process, particularly in the area of technology-based prodcuts. She is also interested in studying how information is communicated effectively in a variety of contexts, using words, pictures, sound, motion, and ambient information, without creating information overload.
Jodi received her master’s degree in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon University. She is a member of the ACD, the ACM SIGCHI, the AIGA and the UPA.