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Embedding And Embodying Narratives In The Collaborative Development Of Life-Changing Healthcare Technologies, Cara Shaw, Farnaz Nickpour Oct 2023

Embedding And Embodying Narratives In The Collaborative Development Of Life-Changing Healthcare Technologies, Cara Shaw, Farnaz Nickpour

IASDR Conference Series

In order to empower communities of practice to move towards social and design justice, it is critical to advance the archetypal role of design from passively upholding dominant narratives, to proactively uncovering, interrogating and embedding a diversity and plurality of narratives throughout a design process. This research uses the case study of designing a novel upper-limb exoskeleton to facilitate a collaborative and multidisciplinary exploration of the emerging roles of narrative at various phases and levels of an inclusive mobility design project. The ‘Design as an Agent of Narratives’ conceptual framework is adopted, which assigns three strategic narrative roles to design …

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Small Fish In A Big Pond: Product Longevity Design Strategies For Smart Speakers, Ayşegül Özçelik, Cindy Kohtala, Markus Löchtefeld Oct 2023

Small Fish In A Big Pond: Product Longevity Design Strategies For Smart Speakers, Ayşegül Özçelik, Cindy Kohtala, Markus Löchtefeld

IASDR Conference Series

Extending the lifetime of the product, as one of the strategies for design for sustainability, may increase the value of the product in use, repair, recycle and disposal phases for a longer lifetime thereby decreasing demand for new manufacturing. However, employing these perspectives may be challenging and requires long development processes. In the current structure, small scale companies have a potential to be a significant actor in transition for sustainable manufacturing and design due to their agile development skills. We will present empirical data collected from eight participants regarding five small scale companies who design and manufacture long-lasting connected smart …

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Exercise Characteristics Of Older Adults And Considerations For Exercise Equipment Design For Them, Joongsoo Kim, Alisher Saduakas, Ulugbek Ismatullaev, Daehun Lee, Bertha Patricia Barrera Garza, Kwanmyung Kim Oct 2023

Exercise Characteristics Of Older Adults And Considerations For Exercise Equipment Design For Them, Joongsoo Kim, Alisher Saduakas, Ulugbek Ismatullaev, Daehun Lee, Bertha Patricia Barrera Garza, Kwanmyung Kim

IASDR Conference Series

The elderly population is increasing worldwide, particularly in Korea. The deterioration of older adults' physical condition and related diseases are one of the major problems that make their lives difficult, and exercise is one of the best ways to solve this problem. This study aims to discover what factors should be considered when designing home exercise products for older adults. We investigated literature and media related to older adults’ exercise. Then, we interviewed elderly participants to understand the status and context of their exercise. We analyzed the interview using an affinity diagram. As a result, we drew out "thre reasons, …

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User Decision Making For End Of Use Product: Exploring The Reasons For Keeping And Care Motivations For Responsible Sharing, Yoon Jung Choi Oct 2023

User Decision Making For End Of Use Product: Exploring The Reasons For Keeping And Care Motivations For Responsible Sharing, Yoon Jung Choi

IASDR Conference Series

Users' decision to care for end-of-use products and share them with other users or return them to the manufacturer offers the potential to extend a product's lifespan and material circulation. Applying the theory of care practice in the design process for product detachment has potential implications for sustainable design and can increase the efficiency of resources. This paper presents the findings of a survey of 257 hibernating end-of-use products and interviews with ten families who have experience moving houses. The survey explored product ownership and reasons for keeping end-of-use products. Two types of lingering attachment have been identified that suggest …

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Shifting Identities: New Materialities Of Power And Control, Joaquin Santuber, Pablo Hermansen Oct 2023

Shifting Identities: New Materialities Of Power And Control, Joaquin Santuber, Pablo Hermansen

IASDR Conference Series

Identities, as the materialities that produce them, are changing with the translation of analogue methods of individualization into digital ones. In 2020, with the mobility restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, private and public services moved online performing new forms of identities. From in-person interactions, we —users— were reduced to pixels and data objects which constituted our digital identities: a username, a password, and a profile picture. In Shifting identities, we analyse these changes in an iconic context in the history of identities: a court of justice. Traditionally, a courtroom was a space to perform the authority of the State—a …

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Understanding The Relationship Between In-Car Agent’S Embodiments And Information With Different Criticality, Bonhee Ku, Hyungjun Cho, Tek-Jin Nam Oct 2023

Understanding The Relationship Between In-Car Agent’S Embodiments And Information With Different Criticality, Bonhee Ku, Hyungjun Cho, Tek-Jin Nam

IASDR Conference Series

As the infotainment system in cars has advanced, drivers now receive a wide range of information from agents while driving. However, despite the diversity of roles and types of information, the embodiment of the agent delivering the information remains unified. Therefore, we sought to understand the needs for different types of information and their correlation with an embodiment. To achieve this, we created four embodiment prototypes within a car model ‘Sound without Visual Embodiment’, ‘Sound and (Abstract) Graphic Embodiment’, ‘Sound and (Characterized) Graphic Embodiment’, ‘Sound and (Characterized) Graphic and (Characterized) Physical Embodiment’ and conducted a user experience evaluation with 12 …

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Stories From An Unfinished Prototype: A Seemingly Never-Ending Loop Of Practice And Research, Daniel Echeverri Oct 2023

Stories From An Unfinished Prototype: A Seemingly Never-Ending Loop Of Practice And Research, Daniel Echeverri

IASDR Conference Series

This pictorial focuses on the role prototyping played within the author’s latest research on tangible narratives exemplified in the design case of [Project’s title removed for review]. The pictorial illustrates the ongoing process of prototyping this design case. It discusses the challenges and insights gained from it, among them, the importance of accounting ergonomic principles when prototyping artefacts, embracing the physical properties of working materials during the prototyping process, considering the potential pitfalls of relying too heavily on technical knowledge, and the importance of compartmentalizing and prioritizing during the ideation process. Finally, the pictorial concludes with an analisis on the …

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Convergence Research And Participatory Design Of A Study Furniture System For Small Living Environments, Tulio Maximo, Chi Hang Paul Lo, Wen Zhan Oct 2023

Convergence Research And Participatory Design Of A Study Furniture System For Small Living Environments, Tulio Maximo, Chi Hang Paul Lo, Wen Zhan

IASDR Conference Series

With limited space, lack of natural lighting and restrictive internal layout, children living in subdivided units and other similar small living spaces are often left with no choice but to study, play and sleep on the bed for a prolonged period. Such environmental conditions often damage children’s development, particularly their eyesight, muscles, and bones, and harm their concentration, self-worth, and, thus, academic attainment. Early interventions are of the utmost urgency. This project adopted continued convergence research collaboration and participatory design to understand critical issues and develop and test interventions to improve the studying environment of children living in subdivided units …

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Glitch Pluriverse, Ayushi Jain, Vaidehi Supatkar, Ying Tang, Mohammad Sial Oct 2023

Glitch Pluriverse, Ayushi Jain, Vaidehi Supatkar, Ying Tang, Mohammad Sial

IASDR Conference Series

Designer's position and authority have long been challenged. However, “Design” has only recently stated responsibility for its direct impact on social structures (Escobar, 2017; Fry, 1999; Maze, 2019). Among many new “Designs”, there is an emerging decolonizing design movement in which members pursue ontological change rather than additive diversifying measures that would only uphold and sustain colonial institutions and systems. This paper focuses on design critiques related to Design’s ability to perpetuate coloniality. Starting from our lived experiences, we expand on how Design alienates different worldviews by promoting, appropriating, and erasing the subaltern population. Following that, we present our methodological …

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The Future Archives: A Speculative Approach For Visualising The Impacts Of 6g-Enabled Infrastructure In Japan, Georgia Mackenzie, Federico Trucchia, Hemal Dias Oct 2023

The Future Archives: A Speculative Approach For Visualising The Impacts Of 6g-Enabled Infrastructure In Japan, Georgia Mackenzie, Federico Trucchia, Hemal Dias

IASDR Conference Series

6G-enabled technologies are set to become an integral part of the infrastructure within the next decade. This paper provides a speculative design-based approach to shape future technology development. We do this by leveraging current technologies to simulate future network capabilities. Specifically, we focus on how the 6G network could transform mobility in Japan. We begin with an overview of the country’s societal macro trends, the current state of technologies, and the expected novel capabilities of 6G. We then introduce four scenarios, used as the basis for developing two types of outcomes. These include physical prototypes to simulate novel interactions enabled …

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Towards A Design Toolkit For Exploring And Specifying Close-Proximity Human-Robot Collaboration As Leader And Follower: The Case Of Collaborative Drawing, Yi Zhao, Lian Loke, Dagmar Reinhardt Oct 2023

Towards A Design Toolkit For Exploring And Specifying Close-Proximity Human-Robot Collaboration As Leader And Follower: The Case Of Collaborative Drawing, Yi Zhao, Lian Loke, Dagmar Reinhardt

IASDR Conference Series

Close-proximity human-robot collaboration (HRC) refers to scenarios where humans and robots work together for the same aim at the same time and space without safety fence. Few design tools currently exist to assist designers to think through how to design human-robot interactions, with a focus on turn-taking, coordination, and flow of intention. We present a design toolkit for designers to explore, specify, analyse and document the unfolding interaction between human(s) and robot(s) through a model of interaction where the roles of leader and follower shape the forms of collaborative behaviour. We illustrate our design toolkit in action and demonstrate how …

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Shapechips: Value Formation In Material Ecosystem Using Buffer Materials Generated From Wood Chips, Kazzmasa Tsujimura, Taijiro Ishiko, Yasuaki Kakehi Oct 2023

Shapechips: Value Formation In Material Ecosystem Using Buffer Materials Generated From Wood Chips, Kazzmasa Tsujimura, Taijiro Ishiko, Yasuaki Kakehi

IASDR Conference Series

When discussing material circulation, there needs to be more focus on exploring ways professionals or users can create additional value by using the waste they generate. In this pictorial, we will discuss the potential of an autonomous ecosystem where waste material generators can proactively form a material circulation. Specifically, we focus on the production of a woodworker and the wood waste generated in the production process and then propose a “buffer material as a craft” developed through material tinkering by a designer we collaborated with to explore ways to reuse the wood waste. The proposed buffer materials allows the woodworker …

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Making A Scene: Representing And Annotating Enacted Interfaces In Co-Performances Using The Screenplay, Evert Van Beek, Elisa Giaccardi, Stella Boess, Alessandro Bozzon Oct 2023

Making A Scene: Representing And Annotating Enacted Interfaces In Co-Performances Using The Screenplay, Evert Van Beek, Elisa Giaccardi, Stella Boess, Alessandro Bozzon

IASDR Conference Series

Automated and connected technologies are increasingly present in everyday life. The concept of co-performance offers a new perspective on artificial agency by understanding artifacts as capable of performing everyday practices next to people. In this pictorial we adopt a lens informed by co-perfor- mance, and propose the visual vocabulary of the screenplay as a novel way to represent and annotate co-performances. We highlight conflicts and how they are they are resolved through the enactment of new interfaces in-use. We visually represent and annotate scenes found in data from a study of households living with smart technologies. Using this visual vocabulary …

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Hitonami (人波): Speculative Design For Overcrowded Mobility Arenas In The 6g Era, Yaara Schattner, Tom Reznikov, Yuri Klebanov, Guy Blander, Niv Yashar, Tal Nisim, Adi Simon, Naomi Slaney, Romi Mikulinsky Oct 2023

Hitonami (人波): Speculative Design For Overcrowded Mobility Arenas In The 6g Era, Yaara Schattner, Tom Reznikov, Yuri Klebanov, Guy Blander, Niv Yashar, Tal Nisim, Adi Simon, Naomi Slaney, Romi Mikulinsky

IASDR Conference Series

The future of urban mobility is expected to experience significant changes with the introduction of emerging technologies: non-human actors, immersive experiences, and location accuracy. Speculative design processes that enable walkable urban environments will become critical for sustainable and inclusive cities. This paper explores challenges and opportunities in designing walkability for Japanese train stations, known for unique features and high density. The paper proposes a framework for improving walkability using a multicultural approach that combines field research with speculative design tactics and lo-fi prototyping. The proposed framework leverages collective movement models and design paradigms to enhance individual and collective walkability. The …

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Sync: Novel Bci Design For Neural Synchrony, Connectedness, And Empathy, Yaara Schattner, Yoav Zamir, Niv Siton, Karin Kimel, Noa Zecharia, Noam Goldway Goldway Oct 2023

Sync: Novel Bci Design For Neural Synchrony, Connectedness, And Empathy, Yaara Schattner, Yoav Zamir, Niv Siton, Karin Kimel, Noa Zecharia, Noam Goldway Goldway

IASDR Conference Series

Recent years have shown a remarkable advancement in making neural technologies accessible, transcending the confines of clinical settings, with companies introducing neural hardware once limited to specialized environments. Concurrently, scientific research has made significant strides in demonstrating the effectiveness of neurofeedback as a closed-loop system, enabling individuals to regulate neural signals consciously. While studies focus on individual-based learning, emerging evidence suggests that NF can facilitate neural synchronicity among multiple individuals. To optimize NF and achieve favorable neuro-behavioral outcomes, recent investigations propose integration of immersive interfaces that provide a holistic and meaningful learning experience. However, a disconnect between scientists and designers …

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Pedagogy Of Experimental Design: Scientific Research Methods In Architectural Education, Assia Crawford Oct 2023

Pedagogy Of Experimental Design: Scientific Research Methods In Architectural Education, Assia Crawford

IASDR Conference Series

Bio-design is a growing field in architecture that focuses on integrating biological processes and systems into the design of buildings and urban environments. This approach draws inspiration from nature and seeks to create sustainable and regenerative structures that can adapt to changing environmental conditions. Architecture students are increasingly becoming involved in the design and execution of bio-design experiments, leveraging their interdisciplinary knowledge and design skills to create innovative solutions that integrate biology and design principles. This allows students to explore new avenues of research and to develop a deeper understanding of the intersection between design and the natural world. This …

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Exploiting Co-Design, Game Thinking And Citizen Science In A Workshop-Like Experience For Stimulating Reflections With Teens, Chiara Ceccarini, Tommaso Zambon, Catia Prandi Oct 2023

Exploiting Co-Design, Game Thinking And Citizen Science In A Workshop-Like Experience For Stimulating Reflections With Teens, Chiara Ceccarini, Tommaso Zambon, Catia Prandi

IASDR Conference Series

Teenagers are constantly overwhelmed with information and activities, both considering school activities and their free time. How can we actively engage them in educational experiences to stimulate discussions and reflections about social issues? To answer this question, we conceived a workshop-like experience where we put into practice three well know methods and concepts, such as co-design, citizen science, and game thinking. The final output of the activity is a low-fidelity prototype of a mobile application, co-designed by a group of students. By taking advantage of open-ended making to engage participants in the ideation of a gamified/game-based citizen science application, we …

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Picturing Interactivity: Design Exploration Of A Highly Interactive Picturebook, Nicholas Vanderschantz, Claire Timpany, Kristy Wright Oct 2023

Picturing Interactivity: Design Exploration Of A Highly Interactive Picturebook, Nicholas Vanderschantz, Claire Timpany, Kristy Wright

IASDR Conference Series

Picturebooks and interactivity are two critical features of early learning in the home and during education. Picturebooks afford opportunities for shared reading and learning through active participation by each reader. Picturebook research has explored a range of concepts, yet very little research to date synergises these investigations using a lens that will help to design transformative interactive books that positively impact shared reading. This research offers the design rationale, and process followed to develop a highly interactive printed picturebook. The design considerations employed are presented in our paper and serve as inspiration for designers developing books that may support multiple …

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A Positioning Theory Analysis Of Interaction Surrounding Design Failures In An Elementary Engineering Club, Katarina N. Silvestri, Mary B. Mcvee, Lynn E. Shanahan, Kenneth English Oct 2023

A Positioning Theory Analysis Of Interaction Surrounding Design Failures In An Elementary Engineering Club, Katarina N. Silvestri, Mary B. Mcvee, Lynn E. Shanahan, Kenneth English

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

This qualitative study applies Positioning Theory to identify positions that mediate the experiences of design failure within the context of an afterschool engineering club (EC) with elementary students diverse in language, race, ethnicity, gender, and academic abilities. We ask: (1) What kinds of structural design failure and failure responses did participants in EC experience? and (2) What are students’ and teachers’ positions in relation to responses to design failure? Types of positions (e.g., builder, tinkerer, idea-elicitor, director, observer) were identified in relation to children’s and teachers’ actions and speech in response to structural design failure during EC. Participants included 12 …

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Editorial, Joseph P. Hupy, Mary M. Fink Oct 2023

Editorial, Joseph P. Hupy, Mary M. Fink

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

Editorial for JATE 12.1.

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Editorial, Joseph P. Hupy, Mary M. Fink Oct 2023

Editorial, Joseph P. Hupy, Mary M. Fink

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

Editorial for JATE 11.2.

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Service-Oriented Framework For Developing Interoperable E-Health Systems In A Low-Income Country, Bonface Abima, Agnes Nakakawa, Geoffrey Mayoka Kituyi Oct 2023

Service-Oriented Framework For Developing Interoperable E-Health Systems In A Low-Income Country, Bonface Abima, Agnes Nakakawa, Geoffrey Mayoka Kituyi

The African Journal of Information Systems

e-Health solutions in low-income countries are fragmented, address institution-specific needs, and do little to address the strategic need for inter-institutional exchange of health data. Although various e-health interoperability frameworks exist, contextual factors often hinder their effective adoption in low-income countries. This underlines the need to investigate such factors and to use findings to adapt existing e-health interoperability models. Following a design science approach, this research involved conducting an exploratory survey among 90 medical and Information Technology personnel from 67 health facilities in Uganda. Findings were used to derive requirements for e-health interoperability, and to orchestrate elements of a service oriented …

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The Utah Statesman, October 9, 2023, Utah State University Oct 2023

The Utah Statesman, October 9, 2023, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

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The Rider (2023-10-09), Natalie Lapsley Oct 2023

The Rider (2023-10-09), Natalie Lapsley

The Rider Archives

Vol.9 No.7

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The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, September 29, 2023, Marshall University Graduate Council Oct 2023

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, September 29, 2023, Marshall University Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Proceedings Of Iasdr 2023: Life-Changing Design, Daniela De Sainz Molestina, Laura Galluzzo, Francesca Rizzo, Davide Spallazzo Oct 2023

Proceedings Of Iasdr 2023: Life-Changing Design, Daniela De Sainz Molestina, Laura Galluzzo, Francesca Rizzo, Davide Spallazzo

DRS Conference Volumes

This volume is the proceedings of the 10th biennial congress of IASDR, the International Association for Societies of Design Research, hosted by the Politecnico di Milano, 9–13 October 2023. With its overarching theme of “Life-Changing Design” and its diverse thematic tracks, IASDR2023 presented an exceptional opportunity for researchers, scholars, and practitioners to engage with the dynamic landscape of design research. The conference served as a platform for robust discussions, knowledge sharing, and the exploration of innovative solutions to society’s complex challenges. By examining these thematic tracks and their intersection with the central theme, “Life-Changing Design,” the conference contributed to the …

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Effectiveness Of Communications In Enhancing Adherence To Public Health Behavioural Interventions: A Covid-19 Evidence Review, Simon N. Williams, Kimberly Dienes, Jemma Jaheed, Jamie K. Wardman, Judith Petts Oct 2023

Effectiveness Of Communications In Enhancing Adherence To Public Health Behavioural Interventions: A Covid-19 Evidence Review, Simon N. Williams, Kimberly Dienes, Jemma Jaheed, Jamie K. Wardman, Judith Petts

Professional Services

Health communication has relevance for virtually every aspect of health and well-being, including disease prevention. This review explored the effectiveness of communications in enhancing the adoption of or adherence to behavioural interventions (non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)) related to COVID-19. The review takes the UK as a case study and focuses on self-reported behaviours (e.g. social distancing). It also reviews the psychosocial determinants of adherence. Searches were conducted using PubMed, Scopus, CINAL, ASSIA and iCite databases. Eleven thousand five hundred records were identified and 13 were included in the final sample. Included studies suggest that NPI adoption or adherence was generally high, …

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Scope And Mechanism Of The Ruthenium-Catalyzed Deaminative Coupling Reaction Of Enones With Amines Via Regioselective CΑ–CΒ Bond Cleavage, Marat R. Talipov, Dulanjali S. Thennakoon, Chae S. Yi Oct 2023

Scope And Mechanism Of The Ruthenium-Catalyzed Deaminative Coupling Reaction Of Enones With Amines Via Regioselective CΑ–CΒ Bond Cleavage, Marat R. Talipov, Dulanjali S. Thennakoon, Chae S. Yi

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

A highly regioselective C–C bond cleavage method of enones has been devised from the ruthenium-catalyzed deaminative coupling reaction with simple amines. The analogous catalytic coupling reaction of enones with anilines has led to a regioselective Cα–Cβ bond cleavage of enones in forming N-alkylanilines and 2,4-disubstituted quinolines. The reaction profile study showed the formation of a β-aminoimine intermediate prior to the C–C cleavage product formation. A Hammett plot from the reaction of (E)-2-octen-4-one with a series of para-substituted benzylamines established a strong promotional effect by an electron-donating group (ρ = −0.77 ± 0.1). The …

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Evaluation Of Land Preparation Methods For Soil Stabilization, Revegetation, And Renewed Productivity In Semi-Arid Climates, Jarrett Lardy, North Dakota State University, Miranda Meehan, Aaron L. M. Daigh, James Staricka, Nathan Derby Oct 2023

Evaluation Of Land Preparation Methods For Soil Stabilization, Revegetation, And Renewed Productivity In Semi-Arid Climates, Jarrett Lardy, North Dakota State University, Miranda Meehan, Aaron L. M. Daigh, James Staricka, Nathan Derby

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

In the Williston Basin, land-preparation treatments have not been compared in side-by-side trials to evaluate performance for parameters such as runoff, erosion, and vegetation establishment. Thus, four treatments of wheat-straw crimping, land imprinting, wood-fiber hydromulch, and the combination of land imprinting and hydromulch were evaluated against a bare soil control in a replicated and randomized completed block field experiment near Williston, ND. Rainfall simulations were performed in September 2020 and June 2021 to examine the effectiveness of the treatments to reduce runoff and sediment losses. Vegetation establishment was also evaluated in August 2021. The wheat straw treatment reduced the equivalent …

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Ready Worker One? High-Res Vr For The Home Office, Anastasia Ruvimova, Felipe Fronchetti, Boden A. Kahn, Luiz Henrique Susin, Zekeya Hurley, Thomas Fritz, Mark Hancock, David Shepherd Oct 2023

Ready Worker One? High-Res Vr For The Home Office, Anastasia Ruvimova, Felipe Fronchetti, Boden A. Kahn, Luiz Henrique Susin, Zekeya Hurley, Thomas Fritz, Mark Hancock, David Shepherd

Faculty Publications

Many employees prefer to work from home, yet struggle to squeeze their office into an already fully-utilized space. Virtual Reality (VR) seemingly offered a solution with its ability to transform even modest physical spaces into spacious, productive virtual offices, but hardware challenges - such as low resolution - have prevented this from becoming a reality. Now that hardware issues are being overcome, we are able to investigate the suitability of VR for daily work. To do so, we (1) studied the physical space that users typically dedicate to home offices and (2) conducted an exploratory study of users working in …

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