Kipum Lee
ABSTRACT
This project was motivated by one question: Can products be instruments for designing and shaping culture?
We know that there are products that can destroy a culture. For example, the Nazis created sophisticated products to annihilate groups of people. More recently, many of the visually impaired have complained about not being able to hear hybrid vehicles before crossing the street. If certain products are destructive to a culture, can other ones enhance it?
My hypothesis is that there are products or a class of products - centered around appropriate activities - that can support an environment for people to participate and shape. This project focuses on a specific cultural environment and the impact a product could have in facilitating relationships and participation in that context.
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Index Terms
- More than kimchi and cash: designing for cultural identity
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