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Exploring Human-Ai Differences In Emotional Color Perception: A Pictorial Study On Gai-Generated Cinematic Visuals Through Design Research, Hsin-Ting Chung, Tingyi Lin, Yu-Ting Cheng

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This study explores how generative AI (GAI) and humans interpret emotional meanings through color in cinematic visuals. Drawing from film color theory, we designed a set of mood palettes and applied them to keyframes generated by GAI. Using qualitative questionnaires, we compared emotional interpretations from human participants and GPT-4o. Results revealed overlapping but diverging perceptions: humans relied on narrative context and memory, while AI leaned on statistical associations. These findings highlight GAI’s limited emotional grounding and suggest opportunities to enhance visual storytelling tools through hybrid color-emotion frameworks. This research contributes to emerging dialogues in computational aesthetics, human–AI perception, and design …

The Uk Craft Makers Service Design Innovation And Stakeholder Engagement, Li Zhang, Andrew May, Stefania Sansoni, Cees De Bont

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This paper, through a case study, shows how five UK craft makers design services around their daily routines. Based on that, the study offers insight into how the craft makers offer these services and the motivations behind their service design implementation. Additionally, during the service process, specific stakeholders are involved in the network. These people will have an impact on the service procedures and results. Based on that, we will create a clear service ecosystem map that shows who offers these services and who receives them. This study provides new insights into how UK craft makers operate services in innovative …

Scent Camera—An Aromatherapy-Based Emotional Soothing Device, Cun Li, Yutong Jiang, Xiao Luo, Rushi Feng, Kailin Huang

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This study presents Scent Camera, an interactive olfactory device designed to facilitate emotional regulation among young individuals experiencing stress. It investigates the potential of scent in triggering emotional memory and modulating mood through a multisensory interaction that bridges visual and olfactory perception. Users take or upload an image, which is then analyzed by the device in terms of visual elements and color composition; based on this analysis, a corresponding scent is emitted to evoke related emotional responses. Drawing inspiration from the “capture-and-preserve” logic of analog photography, the design reimagines visual memory as an olfactory experience—shifting the act of remembrance from …

Blurring Boundaries: A Speculative And Generative Exhibition Exploring Hospital In The Home, Troy Mcgee, Amy Killen, Rowan Page

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This pictorial presents Blurring Boundaries, a speculative exhibition and workshop series staged during Melbourne Design Week 2025, that explores the shifting landscape of Hospital in the Home (HITH) care. As healthcare moves from clinical to domestic settings, design plays a critical role in navigating the tensions, values, and lived experiences this transition provokes. Over five days, more than 80 designers, architects, clinicians, patient advocates, and students co-created artefacts that were progressively integrated into the gallery, transforming the space into a dynamic, participatory installation. Framed in three acts — Surfacing, Envisioning, and Together ing — the exhibition scaffolded collective futuring through …

Generative Ai-Based Virtual Sportscaster For Baseball: The Influence Of In-Game Data And Broadcasting Style, Yu-Chang Chen, Kang-Heng Mah, Yuan-Chi Tseng

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This study explores the use of generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) in virtual sportscasting for grassroots baseball in Taiwan. It focuses on how AI-generated tone and real-time game data influence audience immersion, emotional engagement, and trust. A mixed-methods approach was used, combining surveys and Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA), with participants being parents from a youth baseball team in Hsinchu. They viewed three types of commentary: neutral, supportive, and supportive with data, and rated perceived excitement and style. Results show strong audience acceptance of AI sportscasters, especially those using advanced statistics, which improved credibility and clarity. Three key themes emerged: emotional-tone …

Imagining Sonic Being: Participatory Workshop For Envisioning Sound As An Independent Entity, Jongik Jeon, Chang Hee Lee

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While sound has primarily been employed as a medium or source for auditory experiences or information, recent attempts have emerged to redefine sound as an independent agent through the lens of posthumanist theory. Building upon this discourse and understanding, we conducted a participatory workshop to explore people’s imaginations and thoughts regarding our newly conceptualized independent sonic presence, named “Sonic Being.” Through the workshop, we identified collective expectations of sound as an autonomous, affective, and interactive entity beyond an anthropocentric perspective. We summarized these expectations and imagined qualities into four key themes: Abstract Ghost, My Little Weirdo, Dynamic Initiator, and Emotional …

Design Movement On Campus: A Practice-Based Platform For Advancing Educational Space And Innovation Through Design Thinking, Po-Wei Chu, Ting-Yu Chou, Wei Huang, Yu-Ting Yang, Shu-Ting Ai, Chi-Yi Chang

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This study explores the “Design Movement on Campus,” a platform launched in Taiwan to advance educational space and innovation through Design Thinking and the Double Diamond model. Grounded in Practice-based Research, the study investigates how the platform has supported 112 school renovation projects and developed professional resources—such as a website, design guides, tools, and workshops—that promote diffusion and design empowerment. It categorizes spatial outcomes into four strategies: Administrative Support, Instructional Support, Inclusive Support, and Co-creative Engagement, demonstrating how interventions align with diverse school needs. Beyond spatial improvement, the research reveals how design mediates interactions between space, pedagogical action, and systemic …

Driving Public Service Reform Through Demonstration Design Handbooks, Li-Ning Huang, Nai-Wen Fan, Junyu Chen, Mu-En Lin, Shu-Ting Ai, Chi-Yi Chang

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This study addresses the common challenge in public service design: the difficulty of effectively scaling design innovations. It introduces the Demonstration Design Handbook as a strategic interface that translates design thinking into institutional practice. Drawing on practical implementations across transportation, healthcare, and housing, the research develops a systemized, institution ally compatible design process, validated through multiple cross-case applications. Grounded in the Double Diamond model and adopting a Research through Design approach, the study integrates participatory strategies to formulate a handbook format that captures problem exploration, design reasoning, strategic context, and institutional application. Findings indicate that the Demonstration Design Handbook enhances …

Prioritization Of Healing Design Factors In The Spatial Environment Of Elderly Rehabilitation Clinics, Cheng-Yu Ko, Tung-Ming Lee

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This study explores five core healing design factors in the spatial environment of elderly rehabilitation clinics and ranks their importance through expert interviews and surveys of senior users. With common issues such as limited space and constrained budgets in local clinics, the goal is to offer a practical reference for resource allocation during spatial optimization. Results indicate that lighting comfort ranks highest, followed by air quality, color and materials, with natural elements and sound/music being relatively secondary. The findings offer practical guidance for designers and healthcare practitioners seeking to enhance elderly rehabilitation environments through evidence-based design. This paper represents the …

Optimization Of Tilt Angle For The Seat Tilting Stool Based On Emg Measurements, Yutaro Demoto, Kouki Watabnabe, Yukio Kawakami, Minami Tanaka

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Mus cul oskeletal disorders (MSDs) represent a significant occupational health issue for dental professionals, primarily due to prolonged and demanding postures. To address this issue, an operating stool (OS) featuring a tiltable seat was developed to alleviate physical strain during dental procedures; Although, the optimal seat inclination angle remains undetermined. This study investigated the most effective seat inclination angle to minimize muscular load during simulated dental tasks. 11 healthy male subjects performed scaling tasks with seat inclinations set at various directions (front, diagonal, beside) and angles (0°, 3°, 5°, 7°). Electro myo graphy (EMG) measured muscle activity in the lumbar …

A Study On Supporting Administrative Procedures Related To Death And Inheritance -Focusing On Entry Items In Ending Notes, Ryoichi Tamura, Shintaro Yamada

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This study aims to reduce the burden of administrative procedures related to death and inheritance by focusing on entry items in ending notes and identifying related challenges in terms of understanding and information sharing. Thirty-four ending notes were analyzed, and their entry items were organized into 25 categories. Using Hayashi’s Quantification Theory Type III and cluster analysis, the notes were classified into three groups to clarify their characteristics. Questionnaire surveys of older and middle- aged adults revealed levels of awareness, willingness to communicate, and desire to understand each item, leading to the classification of entry items into six types with …

Relationship Between Seat Inclination Angles And Physical Strain When Using Sloped Stools, Reo Sato, Yukio Kawakami, Minami Tanaka

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Prolonged static postures during dental procedures, such as implant surgeries, often lead to significant physical fatigue, especially in the lumbar region of dental professionals. To address this issue, a dental operating stool (OS) with an adjustable seat tilt was developed and evaluated. This study aimed to identify the optimal seat tilt angle to reduce physical strain and improve work efficiency. Experiments were conducted at four seat tilt angles: 0°, 3°, 5°, and 7°. Physical fatigue and postural stability data were collected. Results indicated that a 3° tilt significantly reduced physical strain, while a 5° tilt was preferred in terms of …

Designing For Diversity: Identifying Determinants To Guide Personalization Of Ehealth Tools, Jasper Faber, Sander Hoef Van Der, Sofie Willems, Jos Kraal

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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) refers to the co-occurrence of health conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. It disproportionately affects low socioeconomic (SEP) populations, and traditional healthcare often fails to support lasting lifestyle changes. While eHealth interventions are promising many lack personalization for high-risk, low-SEP groups. To bridge this gap, we developed the HealthBox, a tailored eHealth tool combining tele monitoring and digital coaching to promote healthier habits and reduce chronic disease risk. A key step was understanding user diversity to guide personalization strategies. In this first-phase study, we conducted semi- structured interviews with nine …

Evaluating The Role Of Narrative Perspective In Chatbot-Supported Academic Procrastination Reduction, Pei-Jung Cheng

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This study examined how different narrative perspectives in chatbot dialogues shape users’ identity perceptions and willingness to continue interaction. 86 participants interacted with a LINE BOT framed in first-, second-, or third-person voice during an 8-day academic task. Findings showed that the 1st- person perspective fostered more personalized identity projections—such as mentor, peer, or self— and encouraged longer engagement duration. The 3rd-person perspective, while emotionally distant, yielded the highest willingness to continue use, suggesting broader acceptability. In contrast, the 2nd- person voice evoked more authoritative perceptions and the lowest engagement willingness. These results highlight the importance of narrative framing in …

"Feeling" The Game Together: Designing For Tactile Co-Experience Among Players With Diverse Visual Abilities, Yulu Yao, Yijiang Yu, Junjie Zhang

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In healthcare design, increasing attention has been given to the well-being of people with visual impairments. How inclusive game design can support their social interaction and mental well-being remains under explored in healthcare design. This study aims to explore how visually impaired and sighted individuals create co-experience through a board game. We designed a 3×3 soft-surface tactile board prototype that combines membranes deformation and vibration feedback, to provide a relatively equal gaming platform for players with different visual abilities. We adopted Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to analyze in-depth interview data captured from five visually impaired and five sighted participants, identified four …

Aftermath: Playful Design For A Sustainable Future, Julia Devoy, Qingwan Cheng, Natalie Pedley, Sophia Ferrone, Carter Frato-Sweeney, Mia Cresti, Mary O'Brien

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Amid the widely misunderstood textile waste crisis, this study explores how to raise awareness through accessible, play-based learning. During iterative workshops guided by the Stanford Design Thinking framework, participants designed educational board games, such as Aftermath, that positioned players as everyday stakeholders navigating real-world sustainability challenges. As the games evolved, so did their participants – shifting from passive learners to active co-creators in cycles of play, learning, empowerment. The collaborative design journey prompted critical reflection on individual roles within larger systems, leading to increased awareness and noticeable shifts in daily consumption habits. Aftermath and the other co-created games ultimately became …

Designing A 4d Digital Archive For Ikebana: Toward Scalable And Interpretable Interactive Archiving Of Cultural Performance, Anna Yokokubo, Yoshio Ishiguro, Kazuma Taketani, Chisaki Hori, Jun Rekimoto, Noboru Koshizuka

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We proposed the design of a 4D digital viewing system for archiving the embodied creation process of Ikebana. Using twenty-two synchronized fixed cameras and a grasses type eye tracker, our system captures full-body motion, the evolving flower arrangements, and gaze behavior. Camera poses are estimated with COLMAP, and each video frame is independently reconstructed using 3D Gaussian Splatting, resulting in a space-time sequence that can be interactively viewed from arbitrary angles. This frame-wise reconstruction strategy lowers computational load and avoids temporal drift, enabling long-duration recordings on moderate hardware while maintaining spatial coherence. The resulting archive integrates body kinematics, spatial composition, …

Investigating The Usage Of Generative Ai In Design Education: Bridging University Policies And Student Practices, Lujin Mao, Ziyue Tang, Mengyao Qi, Jeffrey C. F. Ho, Gerhard Bruyns, Kun-Pyo Lee, Zhibin Zhou

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Generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping design education, leading to the emergence of new university policies and evolving student practices. This study offers a comparative review of 17 institutional policies and 38 empirical studies on design students’ engagement with GenAI. Using inductive analysis, we developed a synthesized set of themes that capture both regulatory guidance and practical usage. Our findings indicate that while institutional policies emphasize responsible use, general-purpose recommendations, and abstract competency aims, student practices are characterized by situated judgment, iterative workflows, and profession-oriented skill development. These contrasts point to areas where institutional frameworks may fall short in addressing the …

Connecting Generations With Asynchronous Messages: Designing Objects For Intergenerational, Asynchronous Communication, Yuliy Sobol, Ev Licht, Fabian Hemmert, Helene Wicht, Tobias Möller-Lindenhoff

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In today's globalised and technologically advanced world, differences in technical skills and communication preferences between the different generations can make interactions between them challenging. This paper explores the design of products that facilitate joyful, asynchronous communication between different age groups, with a focus on fostering emotional presence and connection despite physical distance. Two speculative design artifacts for communication were developed and tested by design students as part of a semester project. Our observations indicate that designs for effective intergenerational communication should include surprising and playful elements, promote familiarity and intimacy while considering the physical and social context of the users. …

No Data, No Time: Designing For Healthcare Using Proxy Datasets And Micro‐Workshops With Clinicians, Mihnea Stefan Calota, Janetyi‐Ching Huang

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Designing for healthcare is uniquely challenging when designers have limited access to data and clinicians have little time to engage in the design process. In this work, we reflect on our experiences as design researchers working in Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) to offer practical tactics for overcoming these constraints. We present a case study demonstrating a rapid, iterative approach that leverages open‐source proxy data and remote micro‐workshops with clinicians. This method allows us to derive meaningful in‐ sights without requiring extensive healthcare datasets or prolonged clinician engagement. From our pro‐ cess, we extract key lessons to guide designers seeking to …

Exploring Design Opportunities For Positive User Experiences With House Plants In The Context Of Smart Technologies, Choeun Park, Chajoong Kim, James Andrew Self

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This study aims to explore how emerging smart technologies such as IoT, autonomous devices and mobility systems can be integrated into house plants to facilitate positive emotions as an affective product. Through semi-structured interviews with fifteen young adults (aged 20–30) in South Korea, we collected their positive and negative experiences of plant care. To examine the influence of positive emotion in house plants, we adopted the theoretical framework of positive experiences and thematic ally coded the data according to three different constructs: Object (aesthetic value), Instrument (usability), and Enabler (self-identity and relational value). The results revealed that experiences as an …

A Pseudo-Haptic Approach To Alleviate Cognitive Fatigue In Virtual Reality Strength Training, Rintaro Ichida, Yuuta Tanaka, Naoto Yoshida

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We investigated two pseudo-haptic feedback techniques for virtual reality (VR) strength training aimed at modulating perceived weight and cognitive fatigue. Both methods visually amplified the motion of a real dumbbell relative to users’ physical movement: a nonlinear transformation that preserved spatial alignment at the start and end of each motion, and a constant gain that uniformly scaled displacement without endpoint consistency. Experimental results showed that the constant gain approach led to greater reductions in perceived weight compared to the nonlinear method, particularly during the early stages of training, while the nonlinear method had only marginal effects. The constant gain technique …

Development Of A Breath-Synchronized Interactive Device For Sensory Rooms, Rina Katsube, Toshiaki Uchiyama, Shinichi Koyama

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A sensory room is a space where people with symptoms of sensory hypersensitivity can temporarily rest and escape from stimuli such as sound and light. This study aims to increase the relaxation effect in sensory rooms by developing an interactive device that operates in synchronization with the user's breathing. A non-contact breath estimation using an RGB-Depth camera sensor, the system transforms physical structures in accordance with the user's breath. The device applies biofeedback technology that utilizes biometric information to the sensory room environment to achieve real-time optimization based on the physiological state of the individual user. The device was evaluated …

Making Sense Of Transdisciplinary Sensemaking Of Behavioral And Engine Data In Production Print, Arganka Yahya, Fred De Jong, Lin-Lin Chen, Mathias Funk

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Understanding operator practices in high-tech environments is critical, not only for improving product and workflow, but also as a design challenge. While these environments collect wealth of data, it is insufficient to understand the practice of operators. We present a research prototype that enhances engine data with operator movement data to facilitate sensemaking of operator practices. Through a transdisciplinary sensemaking session with R&D professionals, we investigated how experts perceive the prototype to make sense of the combined data. Analysis was grounded on Data/Frame Theory of Sensemaking to suggest implications on data, design, and expert sensemaking process. Results show that experts …

Investigating The Application Potential Of Smart Wearable Technology In Craft Practical Instruction, Tzu-Hsu Chiu, Chen-Kuei Fan

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Practical teaching, widely used in vocational education, faces challenges such as blocked views for rear students and reversed perspectives causing misunderstandings. With technological progress, smart glasses offer new possibilities for teaching. This study explored the potential of integrating smart glasses into craft practical teaching, focusing on jewelry and pottery. Conducted in two stages, it involved classroom observations and interviews, followed by teaching experiments evaluated via student questionnaires and teacher interviews. Findings revealed issues like obstructed views and reversed angles. Results showed that: 1. smart glasses’ first-person projections improved visibility; 2. recorded videos supported student review. However, teachers and students noted …

Avian Experience In Urban Grotto: Ecological Soundscapes As A Biosemiotic Methodology In Multispecies Ethnographic Research And More-Than-Human Communication, Qingyu Zhang, Francesca Valsecchi

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Ecological soundscapes, once primarily regarded as carriers of environmental information, are increasingly understood as immersive, embodied experiences that offer experiential and ontological access to more-than-human worlds. Situated within the framework of more-than-human design, this research challenges anthropocentric paradigms by foregrounding ecological soundscapes as dynamic, sentient agencies that convey environmental meaning and social structures among non-human species. Through field-based, autoethnographic inquiry on crow vocal is ation in Vienna, the project 1) articulates a hybrid methodological approach combining deep listening, soundscape walks, and bio acoustic analysis; and 2) establishes a sonification process that translates the data from the multispecies ethnographic research into …

Using Midjourney For Ultra-Personalization Of Workwear With Multiple Self-Expressions – Exploring Opportunities And Risks, Svetlana Mironcika, Joep Frens, Kristina Andersen, Stephan Wensveen

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Many wearable products are mass-personalized based on user data and produced through digital fabrication. This approach is known as ultra-personalization. Earlier work on ultra-personalization rarely discusses the perceived opportunities and risks associated with the practice or tools that allow future users to engage in the design process. This project explores the use of Midjourney (generative AI tool) in ultra-personalization for style and the design of garments that embody multiple self- expressions in the context of workwear. Study participants (five future wearers, two fashion designers, a lab manager, and a digital fabrication specialist) iteratively designed workwear with the help of Midjourney. …

Detection Of Breath, Phonation And Cough Sounds Using Sound Feature Vectors And Artificial Neural Networks By Calculating Lung Forced Vital Capacity With Mobile Infrastructures, Edmond Hajrizi

International Journal of Business and Technology

Objective: In this study, it is aimed to calculate the tidal volume capacity with mobile infrastructures and to determine the O2 and CO2 values from breath, phonation and cough sounds with the help of artificial neural networks using voice feature vectors. In addition, it is aimed to develop a method that will enable computation of forced expiratory volume via mobile devices.

Materials and Methods: Since sound disease diagnosis is basically a classification problem, tidal volume classification is considered as a pattern recognition problem. Our automatic O2 and CO2 classification study as a pattern recognition function includes three subcomponents; Identifying and …

Dendro-Version Control (Dvc): Biomimetic Visualization Of Distributed State And Security, Matthew D. Judson

Defensive Publications Series

Disclosed is Dendro-Version Control (DVC), a visualization system that maps the properties of distributed version control (DAGs) and CRDTs (Automerge/KTKN) to the biological anatomy of trees. Implemented using React Three Fiber (R3F), the system provides a "Living HUD" for project health. The core innovation is the mapping of data consensus to tree physiology: stable, globally replicated code ("Canonical Truth") is rendered as dense "Heartwood" using Volumetric Raymarching; recent development is "Sapwood"; and the active frontier is the "Cambial Layer." Security vulnerabilities and technical debt are visualized using the CODIT (Compartmentalization of Decay in Trees) model as "Rot." The P2P data …

Spikensl (Spiking Neural Signal Language) For "No-Compile" Behavioral Transmission, Matthew D. Judson

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A method and system for transmitting real-time software behavior and control signals by mapping dynamic system states to the native compression channels of the H.265 (HEVC) video codec. The protocol, termed "SpikeNSL," treats the video frame as a raster plot of spiking neurons. The Luma (Y) channel encodes the "Spike Train" of system events (sparse binary activations), while the Chroma (U/V) channels encode contextual state transitions. This mapping exploits the temporal redundancy and sparsity optimizations of H.265 to achieve bandwidth efficiencies of 50-100x compared to traditional serialization (e.g., MQTT/gRPC) for sparse event streams. The system further enables "No-Compile" behavioral replication, …