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To Play Or Not To Play: Ethnographic Insights Into Designers' Role Negotiations In Co-Creation Processes At An Adventure Playground, Rintaro Chujo, Yuchi Yahagi, Kuan-Ju Wu, Yuiko Fujita Dec 2025

To Play Or Not To Play: Ethnographic Insights Into Designers' Role Negotiations In Co-Creation Processes At An Adventure Playground, Rintaro Chujo, Yuchi Yahagi, Kuan-Ju Wu, Yuiko Fujita

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This pictorial presents an ethnographic account of community-based design observed in a historical urban adventure playground in Tokyo. Focusing on university student designers who also served as play leaders, we examine how they navigated tensions between initiating designed activities and supporting child-led play. Through field observations and interviews, we identify strategies such as concealing role shifts, reframing activities as everyday occurrences, and adopting a watching-over stance to maintain childrens autonomy. By highlighting how design is negotiated through subtle, relational, and situated practices, this work offers insight into the micro-politics of co-creation in informal settings. The pictorial contributes to the design …

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From Mailbox To Diorama: Designing Reflexive Toolkits For Situated Dialogue With Everyday Objects, Chun-Teng Wang, You-Wei Yang, Wenn-Chieh Tsai, Yu-Chieh Ho Dec 2025

From Mailbox To Diorama: Designing Reflexive Toolkits For Situated Dialogue With Everyday Objects, Chun-Teng Wang, You-Wei Yang, Wenn-Chieh Tsai, Yu-Chieh Ho

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This study introduces the "Field Mailbox" and "Dialog Diorama" - two research artifacts designed to facilitate situated dialogues between owners and their everyday objects, exploring the design of personal, reflexive toolkits. Using LLM-based generative AI, the study progressively grants conversational agency to objects within a Research-through-Design approach. Field Mailbox facilitates slow, reflective engagement through postcard-based exchanges, while Dialog Diorama promotes real- time storytelling with RFID-enhanced props. Through the design process and pilot study of these two artifacts, the researchers explored the impact of different stages of AI dialogue integrated into the artifacts. Preliminary research results indicate that the agency driven …

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Internationalization Of Design Program In Chiba University, Makoto Watanabe Dec 2025

Internationalization Of Design Program In Chiba University, Makoto Watanabe

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This paper provides an overview of globalization in design education, with a focus on Japanese students studying abroad. This paper clarifies how design education and research at Chiba University has promoted and achieved internationalization since around 2000. As a result, the present research was able to identify issues for future global design education and research. The internationalization of Chiba University's design education began with the globalization of its academic staff. This globalization of academic staff is the cornerstone of globalizing design education. In the globalization of design education, a variety of programs are being developed. Among them, Chiba University offers …

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Gongbi Artists' Acceptance Of Aigc: An Extended Tam Analysis With Qualitative And Quantitative Data, Yuhang Mao, Anthony Kong Dec 2025

Gongbi Artists' Acceptance Of Aigc: An Extended Tam Analysis With Qualitative And Quantitative Data, Yuhang Mao, Anthony Kong

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Gongbi painting artists’ acceptance of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) through an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Using mixed methods (204 questionnaires and 15 interviews), we explored the effects of cultural adaptability, creative subjectivity, and ethical risk. Findings show that cultural adaptability significantly increases perceived usefulness and ease of use, while ethical risk negatively impacts adoption. Creative subjectivity strongly promotes willingness to use AIGC. However, perceived usefulness and ease of use do not directly affect intention. Results highlight the need for culturally sensitive AI design that balances tradition and innovation, while addressing ethical concerns.

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Transition Design: A Co-Vision For Sustainable Transitions In Age-Friendly Community Centres In Denmark, Lijun Chen Dec 2025

Transition Design: A Co-Vision For Sustainable Transitions In Age-Friendly Community Centres In Denmark, Lijun Chen

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As the global population ages, countries face challenges in creating supportive age-friendly community environments. Building a future that satisfies everyone has been a challenge in design. This study explores a sustainable transition pathway using a six-phase approach to Transition Design to co-create a vision for the future in collaboration with stakeholders, using age-friendly community centres in Kolding, Denmark, as a case study. This paper focuses on the fourth phase, transition vision, in which a vision blueprint for the future community centre is drawn up with stakeholders to conceptual ise a liveable and accessible environment, based on which three design principles …

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Reconnecting Museum Exhibits With The Contemporary Context Through The "Digital Birch Bark Jar": A Postphenomenological Approach To Interactive Digital Visualisation, Zhiqiang Li Dec 2025

Reconnecting Museum Exhibits With The Contemporary Context Through The "Digital Birch Bark Jar": A Postphenomenological Approach To Interactive Digital Visualisation, Zhiqiang Li

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Paul Klee’s statement that “a drawing is simply a line going for a walk” finds new resonance in the contemporary museum context. Through digit is ation and interaction, museum artifacts are no longer static objects but dynamic “lines” undergoing continuous transformation. This paper presents The Digital Birch Bark Jar, an interactive visualisation project integrating Internet of Things and parametric design technologies. The installation translates real-time environmental data into evolving 3D forms that visitors can further materialise through 3D printing. Grounded in Don Ihde’s post phenomenological theory of technological mediation as an experiential design framework, the study demonstrates how digital generation …

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From Complexity To Capability: Design-Led Transformation Of A Taiwanese Sme Under The Iddi Program, Chun-Ting Wu, Mu-En. Liang, Yu-Han Wu, Chao-Hsin Huang Dec 2025

From Complexity To Capability: Design-Led Transformation Of A Taiwanese Sme Under The Iddi Program, Chun-Ting Wu, Mu-En. Liang, Yu-Han Wu, Chao-Hsin Huang

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This paper explores the design-led transformation of Kimu Design, a Taiwanese SME, through its participation in the Industrial Design-Driven Innovation (IDDI) initiative. Employing a single embedded case study and a mixed-methods approach—including structured surveys and semi-structured interviews—the research applies Maylor et al.'s Complexity Assessment Tool (CAT) to assess how public design programs influence innovation across structural, sociopolitical, and emergent dimensions. Findings show that targeted design support enabled Kimu to launch a new modular product line, improve internal workflows, and broaden market reach. While some limitations in budget flexibility and administrative processes were noted, these frameworks also enhanced project clarity and …

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Reconstructing Feminist Subjectivity Through Digital Art Filters: A Neoliberal Perspective, Yinjun Diao Dec 2025

Reconstructing Feminist Subjectivity Through Digital Art Filters: A Neoliberal Perspective, Yinjun Diao

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As self-images are continuously shaped and shared in the “age of visual truth,” digital photography technology gradually guides and transforms the aesthetic ideology of neoliberal female users online. From early beautification algorithms that address facial imperfections to filter effects that enhance the quality of daily life, young women online actively engaging in self-presentation through digital images signifies an acceptance of a new possibility of representational freedom. This study examines the subjectivity of young Chinese female users in online image practices, investigating whether they have cultivated a more flexible system of self-regulation through evolving strategies of self-image presentation. Although digital image …

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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 Dec 2025

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 …

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Survey On Employment Status And Perceived Gaps Between Education And Practice Among Design Graduates, Poyu Chen, Chia Lin Tsai, Yu Chen Hsiao Dec 2025

Survey On Employment Status And Perceived Gaps Between Education And Practice Among Design Graduates, Poyu Chen, Chia Lin Tsai, Yu Chen Hsiao

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This survey targets graduates from the 2020–2024 Young Designers’ Exhibition, analyzing their employment status, salary levels, and the gap between academic training and industry demands. Results show that while some technical skills align with workplace needs, gaps remain in areas such as communication and collaboration, project management, interdisciplinary teamwork, AI integration, and sustainability trends. Most graduates believe that design education lacks dynamic adaptation, making it difficult to keep pace with rapid industry changes, thus increasing workplace adjustment pressure. The survey also found that interdisciplinary capabilities, digital skills, and internship experience are strongly correlated with job performance, starting salary, and career …

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From Tick Marks To Crossbones: Designing And Testing Visual Primitives For Medicine Instructions, Mandar Rane, Karel Van Der Waarde Dec 2025

From Tick Marks To Crossbones: Designing And Testing Visual Primitives For Medicine Instructions, Mandar Rane, Karel Van Der Waarde

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This study investigates whether certain symbols can function as universal visual primitives to convey affirmation, negation, and warning without relying on language or context. Postgraduate design students in India created pictogram-based visual instructions for ibuprofen, from which 56 symbols were extracted and standardized in black and white. After refinement, 12 symbols were tested with 240 participants across diverse demographics using open-ended comprehension tests. The tick mark consistently conveyed affirmation, the cross (X) and diagonal slash inside a circle expressed negation, and the skull with crossbones effectively indicated warning. Results highlight the role of familiarity, exposure, and convention in shaping comprehension, …

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The Process Of Designers To Motivate Themselves For Their Creative Performance, Makoto Isono, Yoshimichi Shimada, Kayo Takahashi Dec 2025

The Process Of Designers To Motivate Themselves For Their Creative Performance, Makoto Isono, Yoshimichi Shimada, Kayo Takahashi

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This study aimed to understand how designers motivate themselves to exert their creativity in development based on their own values and to examine the factors that make this possible. The following findings were derived from the interviews with the 32 designers. In development that requires creativity, designers want to be as autonomous as possible and actively try to be involved in development based on their own values and those of the organization with which they are fully satisfied. To do so, they adjust their values by selecting part of their own and the organization's values. It can be said from …

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Scent Camera—An Aromatherapy-Based Emotional Soothing Device, Cun Li, Yutong Jiang, Xiao Luo, Rushi Feng, Kailin Huang Dec 2025

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 …

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Speculative Filmmaking With Children: Envisioning The Future Of Humans, Machines, And Nature, Sumit Sharma, Behnaz Norouzi, Leena Ventä-Olkkonen, Marianne Kinnula, Tommi Nevala, Charu Monga, Tuure Haarjärvi Dec 2025

Speculative Filmmaking With Children: Envisioning The Future Of Humans, Machines, And Nature, Sumit Sharma, Behnaz Norouzi, Leena Ventä-Olkkonen, Marianne Kinnula, Tommi Nevala, Charu Monga, Tuure Haarjärvi

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With children’s increasingly entangled relationships with technology, it is imperative for them to critically explore, reflect on, and envision how technology impacts them and society at large, now and in the future. We conducted a speculative filmmaking workshop with 9-10-year-old school children where participants worked in groups to envision the future of human-machine relationships, creating stop-motion animations showcasing their imagined futures. Analysis of the films highlights unexpected explorations of conflicts involving nature, alongside anticipated human-machine dynamics. These reveal children’s expectations for humans and machines and their roles and responsibilities. Our work showcases how speculative filmmaking with children scaffolds critical explorations …

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Co-Designing Futures: Vernacular Knowledge In Kibera's Educational Infrastructure, Pak Wai Ling, Peter Winston Ferretto, Man Yan Lam, Ziwei Liu Dec 2025

Co-Designing Futures: Vernacular Knowledge In Kibera's Educational Infrastructure, Pak Wai Ling, Peter Winston Ferretto, Man Yan Lam, Ziwei Liu

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This paper explores how participatory design can reshape educational infrastructure in Kibera’s informal settlement by centering local knowledge and challenging top-down architectural expertise. It documents Condition_Lab collaboration with Amani Kibera and Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) to co- create a community library and textile workshop. Through hands-on workshops with children, residents, and local stakeholders — using methods like model-making, storytelling, and material prototyping — the project redefined design hierarchies, transforming community members into co- designers. The study reveals how such collaborations not only produce culturally rooted infrastructure but also redefine design processes themselves. By bridging professional standards with informal practices, the …

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An Alternative Architecture: Condition_Lab's Model Of Social Practice In Rural China, Peter Winston Ferretto, Man Yan Lam, Ziwei Liu, Pak Wai Ling Dec 2025

An Alternative Architecture: Condition_Lab's Model Of Social Practice In Rural China, Peter Winston Ferretto, Man Yan Lam, Ziwei Liu, Pak Wai Ling

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Rural Chinese villages are experiencing significant transformations due to the pressures of modernization. The paradigm of architects being the autonomous author increasingly appears inadequate in addressing the realistic challenges in rural China. This paper explores an alternative architectural paradigm through the lens of Condition_Lab's model of social practice, advocates for a collaborative approach that prioritizes social dimension in architecture. Focusing on the Dong ethnic minority in China, the research delves into the challenges faced by these communities, including the migration of working-age populations and the margin aliz ation of traditional carpentry expertise. Through the implementation of prototypes, Gaobu and Pingtan …

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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 Dec 2025

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 …

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Design Asset Formation Through Ai-Driven Interpretation Of Text And Visual Data, Yu Syuan Guo, Wan Ting Jiang, Cheng Yuan Wu, Shyhnan Liou Dec 2025

Design Asset Formation Through Ai-Driven Interpretation Of Text And Visual Data, Yu Syuan Guo, Wan Ting Jiang, Cheng Yuan Wu, Shyhnan Liou

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including Yu-Syuan Guo, Wan-Ting Jiang, and Cheng-Yuan Wu, Researchers, and Shyhnan Liou, Director of R&D, for their invaluable support and collaboration throughout this project. This study aims to explore the evolution of in-house design processes through AI technology. Historically, design projects lacked standardization, result- ing in inconsistent deliverables, costs, and quality, especially in cross-disciplinary projects. To address this, this research developed two AI design think- ing tool prototypes. The goal is to leverage generative AI's strength in organizing nonlinear data to assist enterprises with varying design application ex- periences. This includes structuring first-hand research data using natural language, enhancing asset …

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Imagining Sonic Being: Participatory Workshop For Envisioning Sound As An Independent Entity, Jongik Jeon, Chang Hee Lee Dec 2025

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 …

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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 Dec 2025

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 …

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Generative Ai In Fashion: Revolutionizing 3d Modelling And Creative Learning Experiences, Hiu Sen Ivonbony Chan, Wing-Fai Sidney Wong, Siu-Fai Frankie Chan Dec 2025

Generative Ai In Fashion: Revolutionizing 3d Modelling And Creative Learning Experiences, Hiu Sen Ivonbony Chan, Wing-Fai Sidney Wong, Siu-Fai Frankie Chan

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This paper investigates the transformative role of Generative AI (GenAI) in enhancing 3D modelling education within the context of fashion design. As digital technologies rapidly evolve, the integration of GenAI tools into educational frameworks has the potential to redefine pedagogical practices, fostering creativity and improving learning outcomes for students. Through a mixed-methods approach involving surveys and interviews with a group of 20 fashion and knitwear design students, we explore how GenAI tools facilitate personalized learning experiences, promote collaborative engagement, and ultimately prepare students for the complexities of a technology-driven industry. Findings indicate that the use of GenAI significantly enhances student …

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Optimization Of Tilt Angle For The Seat Tilting Stool Based On Emg Measurements, Yutaro Demoto, Kouki Watabnabe, Yukio Kawakami, Minami Tanaka Dec 2025

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 …

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A Study On Supporting Administrative Procedures Related To Death And Inheritance -Focusing On Entry Items In Ending Notes, Ryoichi Tamura, Shintaro Yamada Dec 2025

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 …

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Evaluating The Role Of Narrative Perspective In Chatbot-Supported Academic Procrastination Reduction, Pei-Jung Cheng Dec 2025

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 …

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"Feeling" The Game Together: Designing For Tactile Co-Experience Among Players With Diverse Visual Abilities, Yulu Yao, Yijiang Yu, Junjie Zhang Dec 2025

"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 …

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Community-Based Co-Creation In Social Vr: Insights From A Multi-Filmmaker Project In Vrchat, Jhao-Yun Lee Dec 2025

Community-Based Co-Creation In Social Vr: Insights From A Multi-Filmmaker Project In Vrchat, Jhao-Yun Lee

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Social virtual reality (social VR) has emerged as a platform for HCI and CSCW research in recent years. While previous research has highlighted self-concept exploration and everyday social and community activities in social VR through interviews, less attention has been given to collaborative creative practices. In this paper, we explore how collaborative creativity unfolds in social VR through the development of a multi-filmmaker project using meta-design and mass collaboration. The project resulted in 59 social VR users working across diverse roles and time zones. We identify key strategies and outline methodological considerations for designing and supporting community-based co-creation in immersive …

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Innovative Teaching And Effectiveness Analysis Of Integrating The Pogil Learning Model Into Human Factors Design Course, Wang-Chin Tsai, Ku-Hsi Chu, Chang-Franw Lee Dec 2025

Innovative Teaching And Effectiveness Analysis Of Integrating The Pogil Learning Model Into Human Factors Design Course, Wang-Chin Tsai, Ku-Hsi Chu, Chang-Franw Lee

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This study aims to address common issues of low motivation and poor outcomes among design students in theoretical courses by introducing the "Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning Model" (POGIL) into a human factors design course for instructional innovation. It evaluates changes in students' learning engagement through questionnaires and focus group interviews. The participants were 44 design students at a university of technology, and the course lasted nine weeks. Although students were initially unfamiliar with the POGIL model, which led to some adverse reactions, they demonstrated positive growth in collaboration, participation, and reflective learning. Statistical results indicated upward trends in skills, performance, …

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Aftermath: Playful Design For A Sustainable Future, Julia Devoy, Qingwan Cheng, Natalie Pedley, Sophia Ferrone, Carter Frato-Sweeney, Mia Cresti, Mary O'Brien Dec 2025

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 …

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Asia Design College Consortium: Building Collaborative Design Education Across Asia, Yong-Ki Lee, Tae-Wan Kim, Sung-Pil Lee Dec 2025

Asia Design College Consortium: Building Collaborative Design Education Across Asia, Yong-Ki Lee, Tae-Wan Kim, Sung-Pil Lee

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The Asia Design College Consortium (ADCC) proposes a regional framework to unite Asian design institutions through six interrelated pillars: partnerships, mobility, research, education, conferences, and publications. Inspired by Europe’s Erasmus Programme, ADCC adapts proven collaborative strategies to Asia’s diverse cultural contexts, integrating traditional knowledge with contemporary technologies. By facilitating student and faculty exchanges, joint research projects, and industry- academia collaborations, the consortium fosters ‘glocal’ innovation while preserving local identities. Digital platforms and poly centric governance ensure equitable participation and sustainable growth. ADCC’s model addresses emerging challenges—AI integration, sustainability, and post-pandemic pedagogy—creating a scalable, culturally sensitive approach to transform design education …

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Micro-Innovations In Public Transport Spaces: The Spatial Practice Of Service Design Implementation In Taiwan Railways Station, Hsiao-Ti Chen, Chia-I Chang, Shu-Ting Ai, Chi-Yi Chang Dec 2025

Micro-Innovations In Public Transport Spaces: The Spatial Practice Of Service Design Implementation In Taiwan Railways Station, Hsiao-Ti Chen, Chia-I Chang, Shu-Ting Ai, Chi-Yi Chang

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This study centers on micro-scale renovations at three historically significant Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) stations—Hsinchu, Chiayi, and Tainan. Employing a practice-based research framework and service design methodologies, the study addresses challenges in public transport spaces, including disorganized wayfinding and fragmented user experiences. Through on-site observation, journey mapping, modular prototyping, and institutional collaboration, a reversible, modular, and low-interference design strategy is proposed, implemented at key interaction points such as ticket counters, entrances, and food retail areas. The study identifies three guiding principles— subtractive design, integrated signage, and modular strategies—and successfully facilitated the update of TRA’s signage manual, extending impact to additional …

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