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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"empathic design"”.
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Thick psychophysiology for empathic design
… a variety of industries as a means of conducting design research. I looked at the stress of children in occupational therapy, the frustration of playing Hasbro board games, the thrill of driving a Google Self Driving Car, the confidence of shopping at Best Buy and Lowes, the excitement of playing …
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An Approach to Empathic Design for Assistive Technology
… people from these circumstances would be to design proper job accommodation for them. Ordinarily, physical conditions severely restrict their ability to carry out their work efficiently unless they have are provided with appropriately designed assistive technology (AT). However, due to the …
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Changing the Context of Experience: Applying Designed Sensory Elements Towards Mindful Eating
Designers are broadening their practice to encompass the field of food and food consumption. Food design has expanded from food itself to include the environment surrounding food, as it found to impact eating behaviour. In the field of design, interactions with a product can be considered …
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Design for the most vulnerable: Preventing sudden infant death
… This thesis discusses and illustrates the design process for a crib that reduces the risk of SIDS and ASSB. The process utilizes empathic design research strategies, benchmarking of current design solutions, and a cross-cultural examination of infant sleep position. The result is a product …
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De-stigmatizing products: making the hearing aid desirable
… disabilities throughout an extended lifetime, designers need to be able to create products for users that are often outside their personal comfort zones. Products need to satisfy both the functional and emotional needs of the user to carry a lasting bond between the user and the object and …
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Re-Imagining Urban Dwelling
Housing is one of the most critical design challenges of the 21st century. Sparked by increased urbanization, issues around affordability, density, development, and displacement create stress on people and the urban environment. In Washington D.C., an inadequate supply of housing for families …
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Playing Herstories: exploring techniques in reality inspired games and indie development cycles in women’s cancer journeys
… the voices of women in the practice-led design. <br/><br/>By exploring women’s lived experiences in healthcare and complementary therapies, this research will explore how the macro-narratives of women’s cancer narratives in media and women’s experiences in healthcare often pathologise and …
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Developing a persona-based user-centred design model in relation to idea generation that will both manage the product design processes and solve design problems
User-Centred Design (UCD) was proposed in the 1980s and, since then, its philosophy has helped to solve design problems, regardless of the advances in technology over time. The standard ISO 9241:210 (2010), formerly ISO 13407, provides guidance in human-centred design principles and activities …