Visceral design: Sites of intra-action at the interstices of waves and particles

Patricia FLANAGAN*

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Abstract

Quantum physics has undermined our traditional view of the world. Waves and particles that were once considered fundamentally opposed now can be both, depending how we look at them. This raises questions: How do we conceive the world beyond human-centric perception? How do we enrich experience and feel empathy for other entities human and non-human? As we deconstruct the Cartesian logic of modernity, other borders fall under scrutiny. There is a fundamental change occurring in the theory and practice of art and design where the line between product and user, wearable and wearer, artwork and audience is blurring. This article explores visceral design approaches to human computer interaction and wearable technology drawing on theories of critical/speculative design, visceral thinking, humanistic computing and intraaction. Case studies are introduced to demonstrate approaches that are open to the perspectives presented and represent ways the sensibility described can be distributed through practice.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDesign, User Experience, and Usability
Subtitle of host publicationNovel User Experiences - 5th International Conference, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings
EditorsAaron Marcus
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages3-15
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783319403540
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: 17 Jul 201622 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9747
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period17/07/1622/07/16

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

User-Defined Keywords

  • Actants
  • BIOdress
  • BODYecology
  • Critical design
  • Human-centric perception
  • Interaction
  • Interface
  • Intra-action
  • Material
  • Object oriented ontology
  • Speculative design
  • Vibrant matter
  • Visceral design
  • Visceral theory
  • Wearables

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