Jacqueline Chen
Industrial design 6
DNH603_19se2
What is interaction?
• a reciprocal action or influence (Merriam Webster Dictionary)
• causal relationships between the human and the computer (HCI)
• the interaction between a user and a product often involves elements like aesthetics, motion, sound, space, and many more (Interaction Design Foundation)
• interaction-as-dialogue – involves ‘mapping’ and ‘feedback’ as a way of machine understanding human action and vice versa (Don Norman)
Action - Reaction (behaviour):
Example 1 (Scooter):
Action- feet push on the ground
Reaction- move, sound
Example 2 (Pen):
Action- press the pen
Reaction- refill come out, sound
Example 3 (Go Card):
Action- tap Go Card
Reaction- deducting money, sound
Example 4 (Whistle):
Action- blow the whistle
Reaction- sound
Example 5 (Bottle):
Action- twist the lid of the bottle
Reaction- friction, open the lid, sound
Input - Output (Tech):
Example 1 (Water Tap):
Input- twist to open the tap water
Output- water coming out, sound
Example 2 (Gas stove):
Input- twist to turn on the Gas stove
Output- heat, sound
Example 3 (Fan):
Input- Press the power button to turn on the fan
Output- wind, sound
Example 4 (Keyboard):
Input- Press the keyboard
Output- Appear text on the screen, sound
Example 5 (Laptop):
Input- Press the power button to turn on the laptop
Output- light, sound
Feedback – Attention - Status:
Example: Taiwan TATUNG (Tatung electric cooker, steam cooker, steaming stew pot )
Add water
Press the button
Feedback
light on
Attention
smoke
button jump up
Status
Rice cooked