Teaching Aesthetics in Interaction Design: Attempt One

Abstract

The issue of aesthetics is complex, and the discussion on how to apply it to interaction design has hardly begun. Hence, there is not much written on how to teach this subject; this paper consists of a suggestion. Here, I will describe my work with the course Aesthetics of Interaction, and my initial intentions behind it. The course consisted of lectures, literature discussions, excursions, exercises and feedback sessions, and the examination form was to hand in a portfolio. It turned out to be a creative and interesting journey with highlights such as the intricacies of designing playful interaction, evoking angst, mimicking Word’s design, adding time to art, redesigning the Office assistant and more. These and the other parts of the course will be analyzed and discussed in relation to their learning outcomes in terms of my observations and the students’ own comments. Consequently, possible changes and improvements will also be discussed.

Contributors

Sus Lundgren

Conference

Publication date: April 2009

Publication date (Print): April 2009

Pages: 48-55

Affiliations

Interaction Design Collegium

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Chalmers University of Technology / University of Gothenburg

SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCIED2009.4

Copyright statement: © Sus Lundgren. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. HCI Educators 2009 - playing with our education, University of Abertay, Dundee, UK

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Conference name: HCI Educators 2009 - playing with our education

Conference acronym: HCIED

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Conference location: University of Abertay, Dundee, UK

Conference date: 22 - 24 April 2009

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: HCI Educators 2009

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing