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Bridging designers' intentions to outcomes with constructivism

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DIS '10: Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems

Pages 320 - 329

https://doi.org/10.1145/1858171.1858229

Published: 16 August 2010 Publication History

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This exploratory study investigates the value of constructivist theory for the field of interaction design. In this paper we explore how designer intentions and outcomes can be expressed in constructivist terms, and how constructivism can describe the relationship of design intentions to outcomes. This study's findings point to the potential of an emerging constructivist framework. The authors present the findings of two case studies of designer intentions and outcomes from two museum design projects. The paper presents themes drawn from the analysis that include designing for personal experience, play, and social interaction.

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Index Terms

Bridging designers' intentions to outcomes with constructivism
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI theory, concepts and models
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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DIS '10: Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems

August 2010

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DOI:10.1145/1858171

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Krishnasamy RSelvadurai VVistisen P(2021)Designing Context-Aware Mobile Systems for Self-guided Exhibition SitesInteractivity and Game Creation10.1007/978-3-030-73426-8_2(21-44)Online publication date: 10-Apr-2021
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Vistisen PSelvadurai VJensen J(2020)Balancing Enlightenment and Experience in Interactive Exhibition DesignInteractivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_6(69-87)Online publication date: 28-Jul-2020
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