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The Role Of Design In The Prosthetic Journey: Insights From A Multi-Stakeholder Focus Group, Icaro Ibanez-Arricivita, Alethea L. Blackler, Maria A. Woodruff, Levi Swann, Abigail Winter Dec 2025

The Role Of Design In The Prosthetic Journey: Insights From A Multi-Stakeholder Focus Group, Icaro Ibanez-Arricivita, Alethea L. Blackler, Maria A. Woodruff, Levi Swann, Abigail Winter

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Lower-limb prosthetics are typically developed within clinical frameworks that prioritise function, mobility, and rehabilitation. Yet for many amputees, the prosthesis is not merely a technical aid; it is a symbolic artefact that intersects with identity, visibility, and emotional recovery. This paper maps the dual prosthetic journey, comprising a clinical path of surgery, fitting, and gait training, alongside a symbolic path of shock, adaptation, and self-expression, to show how movement and meaning evolve in parallel. Drawing from two multi-stakeholder focus groups involving clinicians, prosthetists, amputees, advocates, and designers, the study identifies four leverage points where design can bridge functional and emotional …

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Micro To Macro: Co-Designing Product And System Level Considerations For Inclusive Sport Technologies, Levi Swann, Lisa Scharoun, Leo Rezayan, Sam Stewart Dec 2025

Micro To Macro: Co-Designing Product And System Level Considerations For Inclusive Sport Technologies, Levi Swann, Lisa Scharoun, Leo Rezayan, Sam Stewart

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This paper explores the integration of system-level design thinking with product-level design outcomes to address barriers to sports participation for people with disabilities. A co-design workshop involving 9 participants with a mix of lived experience, domain expertise, and design practice, was conducted to identify product requirements and broader system factors to inform the development of an adaptive virtual handcycle trainer to be deployed in virtual cycling centres. Values mapping, design evaluation and experience mapping activities were conducted. Co-design workshop outcomes emphasise that equitable participation in adaptive sports necessitates more than functional hardware; it requires the deliberate design of an inclusive …

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Learning Robot Control Through Co-Drawing: An Augmented Reality-Based Interactive Robotic Training Platform For Building Foundational Knowledge In Industrial Robotics, Yi Zhao, Lynn Masuda, Zhongyi Liu, Dagmar Reinhardt, Lian Loke Dec 2025

Learning Robot Control Through Co-Drawing: An Augmented Reality-Based Interactive Robotic Training Platform For Building Foundational Knowledge In Industrial Robotics, Yi Zhao, Lynn Masuda, Zhongyi Liu, Dagmar Reinhardt, Lian Loke

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As industrial robotics increasingly enters creative and design domains, there is a growing need for educational platforms that support training in industrial robot control, planning, and system configuration. Existing training systems often assume that learners have knowledge of code-based robotics programming, which limits accessibility to creative practitioners. This paper presents the Augmented Reality-based Interactive Robotic Training Platform (AR-IRTP), which reinterprets core industrial robotics concepts, such as tool selection, workspace setup and motion planning, through embodied AR interaction. The platform is based on the Robotic Induction course from the DMaF Robotic Lab and structured using the Human-Robot Leader-Follower (HRLF) model to …

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Integrating Ar And Concept Mapping In A User-Centered Vocabulary Learning App: Design And Usability Evaluation, Shou-Fang Liu, An Yu Su, Sheng Fei Chien, Yi Chieh Wu Dec 2025

Integrating Ar And Concept Mapping In A User-Centered Vocabulary Learning App: Design And Usability Evaluation, Shou-Fang Liu, An Yu Su, Sheng Fei Chien, Yi Chieh Wu

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This study aims to enhance English vocabulary learning effectiveness and learner motivation by integrating user experience design methods with educational technology strategies. Using the User Journey Map, the study explored learners’ pain points and needs during the English learning process. These insights were translated into concrete design requirements through the Quality Function Deployment, leading to the development of a prototype incorporating Augmented Reality (AR) interaction and Concept Mapping Method (CMM). The User Usability Scale revealed that users rated the system as moderately high in intuitive ness and fluency. The Concept Mapping Learning Attitude Scale further indicated that learners perceived the …

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Integrating Adaptive Approaches For Color Vision Deficiency With Activity Theory: A Holistic Framework For Inclusive Public Design, Xin Yi Wang, Yu Hin Brian Lee, Yi Lin Wong, Kin Wai Michael Siu Dec 2025

Integrating Adaptive Approaches For Color Vision Deficiency With Activity Theory: A Holistic Framework For Inclusive Public Design, Xin Yi Wang, Yu Hin Brian Lee, Yi Lin Wong, Kin Wai Michael Siu

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This study aims to address the challenges of adaptive public design for individuals with Color Vision Deficiency (CVD), a prevalent yet often overlooked invisible disability. By integrating the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Activity Theory, the research seeks to bridge technical optimization with socio-cultural inclusivity, providing a comprehensive framework for inclusive design. AHP was employed to quantitatively evaluate adaptive design solutions for CVD based on effectiveness, usability, scalability, cost, efficiency, and adoption potential. Concurrently, Activity Theory was applied to analyze systemic gaps in public design, emphasizing the interplay between tools, societal goals, and environmental contexts. The study introduces a Multi-Perspective …

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Airing Data Through Materiality: A Situated Design Approach To Data Physicalization, Annemarie Piscaer, Kristof Vrancken, Sandy Claes, Michel Van Dartel, Michel Van Dartel Dec 2025

Airing Data Through Materiality: A Situated Design Approach To Data Physicalization, Annemarie Piscaer, Kristof Vrancken, Sandy Claes, Michel Van Dartel, Michel Van Dartel

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Air pollution is both largely invisible and extensively monitored, making it a data-intensive issue that presents significant challenges for public engagement. Its abstract and often intangible nature makes it difficult for people to relate to or understand. Designers can play a role by transforming abstract (air pollution) data into tangible, context-sensitive artifacts—a practice known as data physicalization. This paper introduces “airing” as a design approach to situated data physicalization. Rather than relying on detached design approaches, airing argues for situated, real-world engagement with data. Airing data through materiality highlights the active role of materials in embedding data within the physical …

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Bridging The Expectation–Reality Gap: A Systematic Design Approach To Facilitate Controllability In Human–Virtual Human Interaction, Lanxi Xiao, Qiong Wu, Yuhan Xie, Mengyu Chen, Zipeng Zhang, Xinyi Guo, Yuxin Zhu, Yating Li, Yan Dong Dec 2025

Bridging The Expectation–Reality Gap: A Systematic Design Approach To Facilitate Controllability In Human–Virtual Human Interaction, Lanxi Xiao, Qiong Wu, Yuhan Xie, Mengyu Chen, Zipeng Zhang, Xinyi Guo, Yuxin Zhu, Yating Li, Yan Dong

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Virtual humans (VHs) are human-like intelligent agents increasingly used in human–artificial intelligence (AI) collaborative contexts, where control lability is essential for fostering user trust and ensuring a human-centered experience. Although widely adopted, VHs products are often reported to suffer from poor control lability due to the gap between the limited capabilities of narrow AI and users’ high expectations shaped by their anthropomorphic appearance. However, existing control lability theories focus primarily on action-level mechanisms such as undoing and redoing, providing limited support for users’ perceptual and cognitive understanding of interacting with and controlling AI-infused products. To bridge the expectation-reality gap, this …

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Enhancing Storyboard Production With Generative Ai: A Case Study On Public Sector Digital Transformation, Eiji Kano Dec 2025

Enhancing Storyboard Production With Generative Ai: A Case Study On Public Sector Digital Transformation, Eiji Kano

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Storyboard creation is a powerful tool in design practice for fostering shared understanding among stakeholders. In Japan’s public sector, the use of storyboards has expanded in digital transformation (DX) initiatives to visualize complex reform processes. However, the creation of storyboards—especially scenario construction—requires cognitive effort and skills often lacking in non-designer contexts such as government. This paper introduces a methodology for enhancing the productivity of storyboard scenario creation using generative AI. Implemented within “Gov-Toolbox,” a co-creative initiative between a public research institute and a university, the methodology employs large language models to automatically generate coherent four-panel storyboard scripts from case study …

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Designing Psychological Transformation: Qualitative Insights From Immersive Coffee Tasting, Yen-Tzu Huang, Ding-Hau Huang Dec 2025

Designing Psychological Transformation: Qualitative Insights From Immersive Coffee Tasting, Yen-Tzu Huang, Ding-Hau Huang

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This study explores how an immersive coffee tasting experience, integrating sensory design and mindfulness guidance can evoke participants’ psychological transformation and embodied engagement. Thematic analysis identified five interconnected stages: sensory unfolding, immersive perception, mindfulness experience, internal transformation, and behavioral intention. Findings indicate that participants initially heightened their awareness of sensory details—such as the materiality of cups, ambient sounds, and aromas—then entered a state of focused immersion, experiencing emotional resonance and self-reflection through mindfulness. This led to a reinterpretation of meanings and renewed connectedness with the material and social environment. The proposed “Psychological Transformation Model of Immersive Sensory Experience” illustrates the …

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Co-Creative Digital Twins: Circular And Sustainable Service Design In Smart Agriculture, Lisi You, Meijun Liu, Biyu Zhu Dec 2025

Co-Creative Digital Twins: Circular And Sustainable Service Design In Smart Agriculture, Lisi You, Meijun Liu, Biyu Zhu

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Smart agriculture promises higher productivity and resource efficiency, yet most implementations remain technology-centric and overlook systemic issues of stakeholder inequality, process opacity, and rural marginalization. This paper introduces Co-Creative Digital Twins, a novel framework that fuses digital twin technologies with value co-creation principles to enable circular and sustainable service design in agriculture. We first review the evolution of agricultural technology—from mechanization through precision farming to digital twins—and situate digital twins within circular-economy and participatory design literatures. We then present a mixed-methods study comprising industry pilots (“Adopt a Cow” and Infarm), rural fieldwork in Inner Mongolia, and a low-cost edge-device prototype …

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Interdisciplinary Tensions In The Integration Of Strategic Design And Community-Engaged Research Practices, Mauricio Mejía, Kathleen Pine, Ruchita Mandhre Dec 2025

Interdisciplinary Tensions In The Integration Of Strategic Design And Community-Engaged Research Practices, Mauricio Mejía, Kathleen Pine, Ruchita Mandhre

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The meaning of design and the approaches to design activities are distinctive for practitioners of different design disciplines and other disciplines. In this article, the authors report a document case study where social scientists, design researchers, and community partners (fire leaders and personnel of four fire departments in the US) collaborated on a research project with a design component, aiming to create technologies and services for fire departments in the US. In analyzing the process and engaging in reflection, we identified our overlapping but distinct approaches. Social scientists adopted a community-engaged research approach, and design researchers adopted a strategic design …

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Interactive Feedback Systems In Pre-Vocational Training For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Pilot Study On Lower Limb Motor Function, Yi Mo Lin, Poh Thong Tan, Yang-Cheng Lin Dec 2025

Interactive Feedback Systems In Pre-Vocational Training For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Pilot Study On Lower Limb Motor Function, Yi Mo Lin, Poh Thong Tan, Yang-Cheng Lin

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The research investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of an interactive feedback system integrating wearable sensors and real-time visual feedback for pre-vocational lower limb motor function in individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Using a single-group pre- and post-test design, 12 participants completed five training sessions focusing on knee extension, plantarflexion, and do rsi flex ion. Outcomes were evaluated through gait stability metrics (total deviation, walking time, and steps) and surface electro myo graphy (sEMG) signals. Significant improvements were observed in walking time (reduced from 14.4 to 10.2 seconds, p=.008) and step count (from 25.3 to 18.6 steps, p=.008), reflecting enhanced gait …

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Cognitive-Affective Dynamics In Ai Ehmi: Adaptive Language Strategy For Emotion And Attention Modulation, Yujie Hu, Qiyue Cao, Youle Liu, Shanhao Fang, Hanling Zhang Dec 2025

Cognitive-Affective Dynamics In Ai Ehmi: Adaptive Language Strategy For Emotion And Attention Modulation, Yujie Hu, Qiyue Cao, Youle Liu, Shanhao Fang, Hanling Zhang

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In the interactions between human and AI agents, the language strategies of the agent play a crucial role in shaping user perception and overall user experience. While language strategies have been shown to influence users’ emotions in various application domains, limited research has examined their effects in driving contexts, particularly in interactions based on external human–machine interfaces (eHMIs). In practical traffic environments, eHMIs serve as a key communication channel through which autonomous vehicle agents convey information to other road users. This study introduces an eHMI language strategy framework based on text and emoji that enables autonomous agents to express distinct …

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Gamified Goal Setting In Upper-Limb Stroke Rehabilitation: A Motivation-Driven Scoping Review, Yulin Tian, Yi Dai, Jia Chen Dec 2025

Gamified Goal Setting In Upper-Limb Stroke Rehabilitation: A Motivation-Driven Scoping Review, Yulin Tian, Yi Dai, Jia Chen

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Gamification and interactive technology have shown promise in enhancing upper-limb stroke rehabilitation by improving patient engagement and motor recovery. However, how to design for patients’ motivation in game-based rehabilitation remains underexplored. This study conducts a scoping review of the game-based rehabilitation literature (2010–2025), with a focus on gamified goal setting, to understand how rehabilitation goals are integrated into game mechanics. Drawing on Yu-kai Chou’s Octalysis Framework, we analyze and discuss how goals can be designed in game-based rehabilitation to influence patient motivation and adherence. Our findings highlight a gap between therapeutic objectives and playful interaction in many existing systems, offering …

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Social Support-Informed Inclusive Design: Research On Assistive System Design For Individuals With Social Anxiety Disorder, Xuefei Lu, Ming Cao Dec 2025

Social Support-Informed Inclusive Design: Research On Assistive System Design For Individuals With Social Anxiety Disorder, Xuefei Lu, Ming Cao

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This research presents an intelligent approach to designing an inclusive social assistance systemy. The study employs a combination of literature analysis, in-depth interviews, and quantitative surveys to explore user needs. First, the KANO model was used to identify three attributes—essential, expected, and delightful—which are mapped onto five dimensions of social support: contextual and subjective, emotional and cultural, tools, information, and evaluation support. Second, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to quantify and rank these needs, thereby leading to the development of a social support system architecture informed by social support theory and generating design strategies. This study proposes a …

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Speculating Hospital Discharging Experience With The Medical Professionals: Co-Design Using News And Aigc Stories, Chung-Ching Huang, Ya-Chun Yang, Xuan-Xuan Tao, Min-Yuan Ma, Tseng-Ping Chiu Dec 2025

Speculating Hospital Discharging Experience With The Medical Professionals: Co-Design Using News And Aigc Stories, Chung-Ching Huang, Ya-Chun Yang, Xuan-Xuan Tao, Min-Yuan Ma, Tseng-Ping Chiu

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This case study presents a speculative co-design approach in which healthcare professionals employ real news articles and AI-generated content (AIGC) as stimuli in a design thinking workshop to explore improvements in hospital discharge services for elderly patients. While most technological innovations and interactive experiences in healthcare adopt a patient-centered approach, this research shifts the focus to healthcare providers, drawing on their expertise to envision future discharge processes. Utilizing real-world news articles and scenarios generated by ChatGPT, participants engaged in collaborative design activities to examine how these resources could inform the development of discharge services. The findings demonstrate that the combination …

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Augmenting Artistic Engagement: Developing Ai-Powered Ar Application For Personalized Museum Experiences, Junru Li, Anthony Kong Dec 2025

Augmenting Artistic Engagement: Developing Ai-Powered Ar Application For Personalized Museum Experiences, Junru Li, Anthony Kong

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Cultural tourism visitors’ interaction with cultural artifacts is a central aspect of museum experiences and a key method for understanding cultural heritage. Museums are increasingly using Augmented Reality (AR) to enhance visitor engagement and learning. This study explores how AR technology can improve interactions between visitors and artifacts. A mixed-methods approach was adopted, including focus group discussions with participants from two age groups: adults (18–35), and older adults (36- 60). We used thematic analysis to identify user preferences and needs. And the preliminary survey reveals a U-shaped age curve in AR interest: both children and older adults’ express high enthusiasm, …

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Scaffolding Somatic Design: Action, Reflection, And Transformation In An Educational Workshop, Yeup Hur, Panos Markopoulos, Miguel Bruns Dec 2025

Scaffolding Somatic Design: Action, Reflection, And Transformation In An Educational Workshop, Yeup Hur, Panos Markopoulos, Miguel Bruns

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This paper introduces a design framework—Action, Reflection, and Transformation (ART)—that supports embodied ideation and articulates somatic knowledge in interaction design. Building on prior work in embodied interaction and soma design, the framework provides a structured yet flexible means for designers to engage in a first-person bodily experience, co-create through reflective practice, and translate movement-based insight into expressive form. In a multi-session workshop with undergraduate design students, we explore how ART principles can scaffold somatic sensitivity, collaborative articulation, and design transformation. The study highlights how bodily exploration, shared enactment, and per formative critique serve as generative methods in design education. We …

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Design Research And Exploration Of Mandala Art Therapy Intervention Based On Aigc, Xuefei Lin, Hao Gong, Yi Xiao, Yue Peng, Sicheng Li Dec 2025

Design Research And Exploration Of Mandala Art Therapy Intervention Based On Aigc, Xuefei Lin, Hao Gong, Yi Xiao, Yue Peng, Sicheng Li

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This study aims to explore the feasibility and practical application of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) in Mandala-based art therapy, specifically assessing the comparative therapeutic effects of traditional versus AI-generated Mandala patterns on emotional regulations. It also examines differences in therapeutic outcomes across personality types. A total of 53 university students participated in the experiment. Following a pre-test that included a personality assessment, participants were randomly assigned to either a Traditional Group or an AI Group. The Traditional Group engaged with Mandala patterns sourced from existing materials, while the AI Group colored images generated by a Stable Diffusion model fine-tuned …

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Uncovering The Role Of Silence In The Thinking Shift During Design Collaboration: From The Perspective Of Six Thinking Hats, Chu Liang, Ying Hu, Ziling Liang, Jing Qian, Yunxiang Shi, Yiming Bai Dec 2025

Uncovering The Role Of Silence In The Thinking Shift During Design Collaboration: From The Perspective Of Six Thinking Hats, Chu Liang, Ying Hu, Ziling Liang, Jing Qian, Yunxiang Shi, Yiming Bai

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Silence in team collaboration is often viewed as a challenge, as it can indicate either a lack of engagement or moments of deep thinking. This inherent ambiguity can leave team members uncertain about how to interpret and respond. Although previous studies have associated silence with some passive behaviors in design collaboration, the nuanced role of silence during thinking shifts remains insufficiently explored. Building on the six thinking hats, this study confirmed the relationship between silence and thinking shifts and identified specific types of silence corresponding to four distinct shifts of thinking hats. Qualitative analysis further revealed the roles of different …

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Understanding Coach–Learner Interaction In Fitness Training For Next-Generation Wearables, Yewon Kim, Jisu Park, Tek-Jin Nam Dec 2025

Understanding Coach–Learner Interaction In Fitness Training For Next-Generation Wearables, Yewon Kim, Jisu Park, Tek-Jin Nam

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Understanding interaction between the coach and learner is pivotal in fitness training, yet most fitness technologies emphasize functional metrics over the dynamics of human interaction. To inform the design of more interaction-aware wearable coaching systems, we examined how instructional exchanges unfold during squat training, an activity that requires frequent feedback. We conducted a two-phase interview study involving eight professional coaches and eight adult learners. Through hybrid thematic analysis, we identified two complementary types of cues: action-oriented cues, which specify how to move, and sensation-oriented cues, which direct the learner’s attention to internal bodily sensations. These cues are delivered through verbal, …

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When The Familiar Fades: Designing Immersive Vr Narratives For Affective Empathy, Fengyihan Wu, Shu Ye, Xin Liu, Zihang Zou Dec 2025

When The Familiar Fades: Designing Immersive Vr Narratives For Affective Empathy, Fengyihan Wu, Shu Ye, Xin Liu, Zihang Zou

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This research explores how immersive virtual reality (VR) storytelling can foster empathy toward people living with dementia. Developed through a Research through Design (RtD) approach, the project simulates symptoms such as disorientation, memory loss, and language disruption using symbolic interaction and narrative fragmentation. A hybrid narrative structure combines fictional sequences with real-life audio testimony. User evaluations revealed that while immersive metaphors effectively conveyed confusion and emotional vulnerability, the inclusion of authentic voices significantly deepened empathic engagement. These findings suggest that VR, when grounded in lived experience, holds strong potential for affective communication in health-related design. The study contributes to research …

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The Role Of Feedback In Design Studio Critiques: An Exploratory Study, Yi-Ting Chen, Najla Mouchrek Dec 2025

The Role Of Feedback In Design Studio Critiques: An Exploratory Study, Yi-Ting Chen, Najla Mouchrek

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Feedback plays a pivotal role in design education, particularly within the dynamic context of studio critiques. While critiques aim to foster design skills and professional identity, many students struggle to process feedback, navigate emotional responses, and make informed design decisions. Unstructured critique processes can heighten stress and uncertainty, hindering effective learning. This study investigates how critique culture impacts beginner design students and explores structured tools that support more confident engagement with feedback. Guided by the question, “How might we empower students to make more confident and informed decisions based on the instructors feedback in studio classes?”, this mixed-method study, comprising …

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Micro-Animations: Supporting Personal Recollection In Displacement Through Participatory Stop-Motion With Cherished Objects, Nairy Eivazy, Jan P.L. Peeters, Sandy Claes Dec 2025

Micro-Animations: Supporting Personal Recollection In Displacement Through Participatory Stop-Motion With Cherished Objects, Nairy Eivazy, Jan P.L. Peeters, Sandy Claes

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For those living in diaspora, memory connects the past, present, and future while sustaining cultural identity. Cherished objects preserve these memories and help recreate a sense of home in new environments. Participatory stop-motion enables participants to create stories by enlivening physical materials and objects, offering a tangible, imaginative, and accessible way for preserving personal narratives. This paper explores and evaluates participatory stop-motion as a method that supports memory expression in contexts of displacement. Two participatory stop-motion workshops were designed following an iterative design process, focusing on synchronous and asynchronous animation-making setups. We introduce the concept of micro-animations as short, independently …

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Exploring The Future Generation-Centered Design Method For Public Policy: A Project Case Of 2050 Policy Visioning In A Japanese Local Municipality, Hironori Iwasaki, Atsuko Ichioka, Shoichiro Imaizumi, Koichiro Danno Dec 2025

Exploring The Future Generation-Centered Design Method For Public Policy: A Project Case Of 2050 Policy Visioning In A Japanese Local Municipality, Hironori Iwasaki, Atsuko Ichioka, Shoichiro Imaizumi, Koichiro Danno

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This study explored how a future generation-centered perspective can be introduced into the field of design for policy by engaging in a practice-based project aimed at envisioning the year 2050 in a Japanese local municipality. The research team participated directly in the municipal visioning process and collaborated with local government staff, community leaders, and citizens to co-create a policy design process over a two-year period. As a result, we were able to articulate a sequence of design methodologies that center on future generations. These included conducting interviews with younger residents, constructing future personas, mapping intergenerational capital, identifying intervention domains, and …

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Designing Virtual Reality Grocery Shopping Services For Older Adults: An Exploratory Study, Yuanyuan Yin, Xiao Wei, Yimeng Li, Shunyu Yao, Jingnan Bian, Jiangpan Niu, Lian Pan Dec 2025

Designing Virtual Reality Grocery Shopping Services For Older Adults: An Exploratory Study, Yuanyuan Yin, Xiao Wei, Yimeng Li, Shunyu Yao, Jingnan Bian, Jiangpan Niu, Lian Pan

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This study investigates older adults' perceptions, expectations, and concerns regarding Virtual Reality (VR)-based grocery shopping, with the intention of exploring both barriers and opportunities within virtual retail environments and obtaining design insights towards an age-friendly VR shopping platform. Using a mixed-method approach, that includes VR trials, interviews, observations, and focus groups, this study identifies key opportunities and limitations of VR shopping for aged 65+ customers. Findings suggest several benefits of VR shopping, including enhanced mobility, immersive realism, reduced decision fatigue, and cognitive and sensory engagement. Participants responded positively to intuitive spatial navigation, interactive product handling, and familiar supermarket elements, which …

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Integrating Ai In Design Education: Lessons From A Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum Sprint, Valeria Lopez Torres, F. Andres Tellez, Yuanqing Tian, Iyare Oronsaye, Newton Dsouz Prabhu, Topher Maraffi, Meg Calkins Dec 2025

Integrating Ai In Design Education: Lessons From A Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum Sprint, Valeria Lopez Torres, F. Andres Tellez, Yuanqing Tian, Iyare Oronsaye, Newton Dsouz Prabhu, Topher Maraffi, Meg Calkins

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As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms professional design practice, academic programs face the challenge of preparing students for AI-augmented creative work while maintaining foundational skills and values. This case study examines a faculty-led initiative within the College of Design at a US University, where a sprint-style working group was formed to develop recommendations for integrating AI into design curricula. From January to May 2025, seven faculty representatives from distinct design disciplines collaborated through monthly meetings, program-specific consultations, and thematic analysis to identify opportunities, risks, and cross-cutting needs related to AI in design education. Using a qualitative, participatory approach grounded in …

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Muse (Multispecies Sensory Engagement): Enhancing Emotional Bonds With Microorganisms, Logan Shockey, Elena Sabinson Dec 2025

Muse (Multispecies Sensory Engagement): Enhancing Emotional Bonds With Microorganisms, Logan Shockey, Elena Sabinson

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This paper introduces MuSE (Multispecies Sensory Engagement), an interactive silicone bioreactor designed to create emotional bonds between humans and kombucha SCOBY microorganisms. Guided by a More-than-Human-Centered-Design (MtHCD) and Research through Design (RtD) framework, this project applies the concepts of exposure therapy and embodied cognition to biology-based HCI, using an auto-ethnographic approach to explore how sensory interactions can shift human perceptions of less relatable life forms. MuSE translates the microorganisms health into sensory cues, creating opportunities for users to engage in caretaking and build empathy through light, movement and touch. Our RtD process results in two contributions: a design exemplar that …

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System-Moderated Immersion: Modeling Presence, Agency, And Ai Interaction In Vr Learning, Paolo Mengoni, Daniel Jiandong Shen, Zixin Li, Paulina Pui Yun Wong, Gibson Lam Dec 2025

System-Moderated Immersion: Modeling Presence, Agency, And Ai Interaction In Vr Learning, Paolo Mengoni, Daniel Jiandong Shen, Zixin Li, Paulina Pui Yun Wong, Gibson Lam

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Virtual Reality (VR) offers opportunities for interactive learning, yet how presence relates to efficacy depends on task design, system control, and learner characteristics. This study examined how presence, system task design (SYS), and learner traits—including baseline efficacy and GPT-based interaction— shape technology adoption (TAM) and technological efficacy (TE) in browser-based VR. Eighty students completed web-based VR scenarios, and data analyzed with structural equation and generalized additive models. The SEM model showed good fit (robust CFI = .95). Presence predicted adoption, which in turn predicted efficacy, but only when scaffolding was well calibrated. SYS, defined by task control and repetition, moderated …

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Correct To Connect: Exploring Ai Hallucination And Bias As Social Glue For Digital Placemaking Between Migrants And Locals, Peng-Kai Hung, Janet Yi-Ching Huang, Rung-Huei Liang, Stephan Wensveen Dec 2025

Correct To Connect: Exploring Ai Hallucination And Bias As Social Glue For Digital Placemaking Between Migrants And Locals, Peng-Kai Hung, Janet Yi-Ching Huang, Rung-Huei Liang, Stephan Wensveen

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AI hallucination and bias are commonly viewed as flaws, leading to a premature narrowing of their design space and an under-exploration of their potential to enrich community ties and meaning of place. Focusing on digital placemaking context, this research investigates how innocuous AI imperfections could foster interaction and connection between intercultural communities. We conducted workshops with Dutch locals and migrants who co-created and interacted with Generative AI applications that produced diverse content about places. Findings reveal that AI misinterpretations facilitated intercultural dialogue and connection by prompting shared correction, playful co- imagination, and memory exchange. Notably, biased outputs encouraged collective reflections …

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