dc.contributor.author | NORDMOEN, C | |
dc.contributor.author | ARMITAGE, J | |
dc.contributor.author | MORREALE, F | |
dc.contributor.author | STEWART, R | |
dc.contributor.author | MCPHERSON, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-15T09:40:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-03-21 | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-15T09:40:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-4503-5850-7 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/57558 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper explores the process by which designers come to terms with an unfamiliar and ambiguous sensor material. Drawing on craft practice and material-driven interaction design, we developed a simple yet flexible sensor technology based on the movement of conductive elements within a magnetic field. Variations in materials and structure give rise to objects which produce a complex time-varying signal in response to physical interaction. Sonifying the signal yields nuanced and intuitive action-sound correspondences which nonetheless defy easy categorisation in terms of conventional types of sensors. We reflect on a craft-based exploration of the material by one of the authors, then report on two workshops with groups of designers of varying background. Through examining the objects produced and the experience of the participants, we explore the tension between tacit and explicit understanding of unfamiliar materials and the ways that material thinking can create new design opportunities. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Association for Computing Machinery | en_US |
dc.rights | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 following peer review. | |
dc.subject | Material Exploration | en_US |
dc.subject | Sensor Technology | en_US |
dc.subject | Material Improvisation | en_US |
dc.subject | Craft | en_US |
dc.subject | Meaning Making | en_US |
dc.subject | Embodiment | en_US |
dc.title | Making Sense of Sensors: Discovery Through Craft Practice With an Open-Ended Sensor Material | en_US |
dc.type | Conference Proceeding | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2019 Association for Computing Machinery | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1145/3322276.3322368 | |
pubs.notes | Not known | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Accepted | en_US |
pubs.publisher-url | https://dl.acm.org/ | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-03-21 | |
rioxxterms.funder | Default funder | en_US |
rioxxterms.identifier.project | Default project | en_US |
qmul.funder | EPSRC and AHRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Media and Arts Technology::Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | en_US |
qmul.funder | EPSRC and AHRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Media and Arts Technology::Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | en_US |