Knowledge is not only in the mind, but also in the body. We use our physique to manipulate and understand our environment. What this means in the area of interaction design is that the human body, environment and context has lots of influence in the experience with devices and digital systems. Through the manipulation of real-world objects, interaction with these systems can be more adapted to our behavior. This way, interaction takes place in the physical world instead through the use of abstract and complicated interfaces. The goal of my project was to explore the concept of embodied interaction. In layman's terms, this theory is about extending technology to human behavior in a most natural way. I applied this concept in practice by designing an experimental remote for the television set-up. This remote has no buttons and the user controls the television by squeezing and gesturing. The remote communicates to the user through the use of haptic feedback. The process of developing EmboRemo was an important aspect in my project. I applied ideation, prototyping, user testing and different forms of research. This was my graduation project for the study Interaction Design at the School of the Arts Utrecht (HKU), the Netherlands.

1. final presentation
EMMA 2010
Interaction Design
Nikki Veldhuis
25th of August 2010
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2. short recap
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3. embodied interaction
how our engagement, perception, and
situatedness in the world influences how
we interact with computational artifacts.
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4. “We don’t act on these artifacts,
but we act through them”
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7. applying it in practice
developing an experimental controller for
the television set-up that uses the
concept of embodied interaction.
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8. applying it in practice
developing an experimental controller for
the television set-up that uses the
concept of embodied interaction.
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9. EmboRemo
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10. EmboRemo
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11. controlling the TV by...
gestures
tangible interaction
sensorimotor skills
material & form
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12. interaction with the TV becomes
embodied
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13. process
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14. process
assumptions & point of view
research & development
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15. process
assumptions & point of view
research & development
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16. use of gestures
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17. Kinect
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18. Kinect
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19. Kinect
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20. an artifact...
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21. ...instead of this
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22. process
assumptions & point of view
research & development
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23. research &
development
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24. research &
development
field research
prototyping & user testing
supportive narrative
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25. field research
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26. field research
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27. prototyping
&
user testing
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28. iterations
!
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29. low-fidelty
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30. low-fidelty
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31. choices
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32. EMMA 2010 - Interaction Design - Nikki Veldhuis

33. user testing
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34. user testing
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35. user testing
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36. goal of the user tests
user expectations
mental models / patterns
testing ideas in practice
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37. FabLab
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39. supportive narrative
embodied interaction
tangible computing
affordances
case studies
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40. recap
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41. recap
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42. recap
embodied interaction
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43. so what’s next?
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44. plans for the future
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45. see my complete process
@
blog.nikkiveldhuis.nl
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