Special topic: the meSch project

XXVI.5 September-October 2019
Page: 52
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A conversation around the design and experience of artifacts


Authors:
Nick Dulake, Eva Hornecker, Daniela Petrelli

To design a product for tangible interaction involves far more than the creation of a form. It requires us to fully understand how that form implements the concept, how it complements the technology, what it makes people do or feel, and how it augments the interactive experience. Over four years, we experimented in meSch with many forms (literal and scaled replicas, abstract concepts, framed devices) and different interactions (holding, wearing, manipulating, moving). This is a conversation about the design of the artifacts that mediated those interactions within different heritage settings. The participants are Eva Hornecker, an expert on tangible…




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