Understanding and evaluating creativity

ABSTRACT

The aim of this tutorial is to provide the participants with an understanding of the significance of creativity for interaction design and to give guidance about the design and evaluation of systems with respect to their role in creativity support. Participants will also be provided with tools for analyzing and evaluating situations in which creative engagement and interaction may be taking place.

REFERENCES

• 1: Bilda, Z., Candy, L. and Edmonds, E.A. An Embodied Cognition Framework for Interactive Experience. CoDesign 2007. DOI: 10.1080/15710880701251443
• 2: Bilda, Z., Costello, B. and Amitani, S. Collaborative analysis framework for evaluating interactive art experience. CoDesign, 2 (4). 238--255.
• 3: Interact Interact User Guide. Mangold Software and Consulting GmbH, 2006.
• 4: Maher, M.L., Bilda, Z. and Gul, F.L., Impact of collaborative virtual environments on design behavior. in DCC'06, (2006), Springer, 305--323.
• 5: Sternberg, R.J. (ed.), Handbook of Creativity. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1999.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.4 SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
      Subjects: Psychology

General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Measurement

Keywords:
creativity, evaluation, interaction design