The Materiality of Interaction

Notes on the Materials of Interaction Design

Mikael Wiberg (Professor, Umeå University)

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English

MIT Press
16 February 2018

Individual designers; Graphical & digital media applications; Human-computer interaction

Series: The Materiality of Interaction

"A new approach to interaction design that moves beyond representation and metaphor to focus on the material manifestations of interaction.

Smart watches, smart cars, the Internet of things, 3D printing- all signal a trend toward combining digital and analog materials in design. Interaction with these new hybrid forms is increasingly mediated through physical materials, and therefore interaction design is increasingly a material concern. In this book, Mikael Wiberg describes the shift in interaction design toward material interactions. He argues that the ""material turn"" in human-computer interaction has moved beyond a representation-driven paradigm, and he proposes ""material-centered interaction design"" as a new approach to interaction design and its materials. He calls for interaction design to abandon its narrow focus on what the computer can do and embrace a broader view of interaction design as a practice of imagining and designing interaction through material manifestations. A material-centered approach to interaction design enables a fundamental design method for working across digital, physical, and even immaterial materials in interaction design projects. Wiberg looks at the history of material configurations in computing and traces the shift from metaphors in the design of graphical user interfaces to materiality in tangible user interfaces. He examines interaction through a material lens; suggests a new method and foundation for interaction design that accepts the digital as a design material and focuses on interaction itself as the form being designed; considers design across substrates; introduces the idea of ""interactive compositions""; and argues that the focus on materiality transcends any distinction between the physical and digital."

By: Mikael Wiberg (Professor Umeå University)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
ISBN: 9780262037518
ISBN 10: 0262037513
Series: The Materiality of Interaction
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 16 February 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mikael Wiberg is Professor of Informatics and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Ume University, Sweden.