»Erleben, was verbindet« Concepts for relatedness experiences
Marc Hassenzahl // Christian Huspecker, Kerstin Schäfer, Wei Chi Cien, Jia yun Huang, Chaonan Zhao, Fabian Paulus, Sebastian Voß, Johanna Schmeer, Tom Baffi, Will Nickley, Tim Perez // Folkwang University Essen // User Experience and Ergonomics //
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
The concepts »Six things to feel closer«
Brettchen (platter) – Christian Huspecker,& Kerstin Schäfer Kissen (pillow) – Wei Chi Cien Blumentopf (flower pot ) – Jia yun Huang & Chaonan Zhao Schlüsselloch (key hole) – Fabian Paulus & Sebastian Voß Spiegel (mirror) – Johanna Schmeer & Tom Baffi
Streit (argument) – Will Nickley &Tim Perez
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The concepts »Six things feel closer« All student teams followed the same basic rules.
Explore the philosophy of »Experience Design« , start from the Why of product use, here relatedness experiences Use the State-of-the-Art report
Employ a short-cycled , iterative process of in-depth explorative analysis, design, and user confrontation; however, insight is more important than acceptance Address all levels of the product, top down from the Why to the How to ensure an aligned concept
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
The concepts »Six things feel closer« All student teams followed the same basic rules.
Explore the philosophy of »Experience Design« , start from the Why of product use, here relatedness experiences Use the State-of-the-Art report
Employ a short-cycled , iterative process of in-depth explorative analysis, design, and user confrontation; however, insight is more important than acceptance Address all levels of the product, top down from the Why to the How to ensure an aligned concept
I will only present a thumbnail of the concept and some outstanding or crucial points. Each concept is based on empirical analysis and evaluation. hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Brettchen »I am with you« A breakfast platter for lonely mornings.
// Huspecker & Schäfer, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Brettchen »I am with you« A breakfast platter for lonely mornings.
// Huspecker & Schäfer, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Brettchen »I am with you« A breakfast platter for lonely mornings.
Principle:
Awareness of activity, (Expressivity)
Crucial features:
Breakfast is an emotion-laden situation Defamilarization of input, aesthetic transformation (by low resolution) – fuzzy, avoids potentially problematic situations »you shouldn't have beer first in the morning« Captures and transmits the dynamics of the breakfast – haste, hurry, phases of preparation and eating, rhythms (e.g., drinking) Sender has no complete control over how his activity appears. Combined with the fuzziness, the platter itself could be a reason to start a more explicit dialogue – synchronization
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Brettchen ÂťI am with youÂŤ A breakfast platter for lonely mornings.
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Kissen ÂťLeave me a whisperÂŤ A pillow, which spills whisper.
// Wei Chi Cien, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Kissen ÂťLeave me a whisperÂŤ A pillow, which spills whisper.
// Wei Chi Cien, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Kissen ÂťLeave me a whisperÂŤ A pillow, which spills whisper.
// Wei Chi Cien, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Kissen »Leave me a whisper« A pillow, which spills whisper.
Principle:
Expressivity, (Gift Giving)
Crucial features:
Bed or couch as a typical situation where a loved one is especially missed
Poetic, untechnical metaphor of »filling the pillow with whisper«, and release it at will – aesthetics of interaction Without the indicator light, the function of the pillow would be completely disguised except for its user Can be broadened to a one-to-one networked pillow
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Kissen ÂťLeave me a whisperÂŤ A pillow, which spills whisper.
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Blumentopf ÂťI need you hereÂŤ A flower pot for joined caring.
// Huang & Zhao, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Blumentopf ÂťI need you hereÂŤ A flower pot for joined caring.
// Huang & Zhao, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Blumentopf »I need you here« A flower pot for joined caring.
Principle:
Joint action
Crucial features:
Plants as symbols of life and caring. Neglecting the plant when the partner is away feels like neglecting the partner her or himself Small water reservoir makes it a joint action instead of an automation. The partner at home waters the plant, but the partner away (the one with the »green thumb«) applies the water The direct feedback (i.e., dryness is translated into brightness without any thresholds or further qualification) resembles the fuzzy probing of the dryness of earth (keeps competence in tact, requires learning and adaption)
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Blumentopf ÂťI need you hereÂŤ A flower pot for joined caring.
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Schlüsselloch »Peep, honey« A key hole for the dirty.
// Paulus & Voß, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Schlüsselloch »Peep, honey« A key hole for the dirty.
// Paulus & Voß, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Schlüsselloch »Peep, honey« A key hole for the dirty.
// Paulus & Voß, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Schlüsselloch »Peep, honey« A key hole for the dirty.
Principle:
Gift giving, Awareness, (Physicalness)
Crucial features:
Teasing, play, intimacy, while security, privacy, control is given The one-glance-only-feature can initiate a dialogue »send this picture again, honey«, which in turn may by a good starting point for a more »direct exchange« It involves both partners. The sender's control circumvents feelings of being an object Adresses a sensible topic
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Schlüsselloch »Peep, honey« A key hole for the dirty.
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Spiegel ÂťTracing a touchÂŤ A mirror for emotional messages.
// Schmeer & Baffi, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Spiegel ÂťTracing a touchÂŤ A mirror for emotional messages.
// Schmeer & Baffi, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Spiegel ÂťTracing a touchÂŤ A mirror for emotional messages.
// Schmeer & Baffi, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Spiegel »Tracing a touch« A mirror for emotional messages.
Principle:
Expressivity
Crucial features:
Bathroom after having taken a shower is an emotion-laden situation; writing on the mirror is romantic in itself
Light-point design takes up affective requirements (feels less technical, more like being guided by the partner) »Co-construction« (tracing ) is assumed to deepen the feeling. Participants indicated that this might work (concept transfer) Volatile messaging fosters repetition and increase the felt importance of the message.
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Spiegel ÂťTracing a touchÂŤ A mirror for emotional messages.
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Streit ÂťKeep your temperÂŤ A transformational device for better arguments.
// Nickley & Perez, 2010
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010
Streit »Keep your temper« A transformational device for better arguments.
Principle:
None
Crucial features:
Transformational product – a form of self-help to better get along, prescriptive
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februar 2010
Relatedness experiences »Conclusion«
Carefully staged and scripted experiences mediated through interactive products Grounded in the real world, on real concerns of real people
Experience Design takes a humanstic stance. It seeks to replace shortlived fashion with meaning – without being overly practical or dry
hassenzahl // concepts for relatedness experiences
februar 2010