Interactive Materials tangible interaction design at ASU spring 2016 Stacey Kuznetsov TA: Piyum Fernando

2 minute brainstorm find a buddy think of as many uses for a pen other than writing one idea per post-it

2 minute brainstorm how many uses did you come up with? most boring? most interesting?

Stacey Kuznetsov, Ph.D. Assistant Professor at the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering at ASU PhD in Human Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University B.A. in Computer Science and Philosophy from New York University

Interactive materials fact or fiction We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit

Interactive materials fact or fiction ✔ We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit

Interactive materials fact or fiction ✔ We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit You can make whatever you want for your final project

Interactive materials fact or fiction ✔ We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit ✗ You can make whatever you want for your final project

Interactive materials fact or fiction ✔ We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit ✗ You can make whatever you want for your final project You will make a circuit that changes color

Interactive materials fact or fiction ✔ We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit ✗ You can make whatever you want for your final project ✔ You will make a circuit that changes color

Interactive materials fact or fiction ✔ We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit ✗ You can make whatever you want for your final project ✔ You will make a circuit that changes color This class is an easy A

Interactive materials fact or fiction ✔ We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit ✗ You can make whatever you want for your final project ✔ You will make a circuit that changes color ✗ This class is an easy A

Interactive materials fact or fiction ✔ We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit ✗ You can make whatever you want for your final project ✔ You will make a circuit that changes color ✗ This class is an easy A This class requires some prior programming experience.

Interactive materials fact or fiction ✔ We will use fruit and/or vegetables as part of a circuit ✗ You can make whatever you want for your final project ✔ You will make a circuit that changes color ✗ This class is an easy A ✗ This class requires some prior programming experience.

What is design?

imagining the future What is design?

design materially-oriented movement between our understanding of the present and new insights about the future

design materially-oriented movement between our understanding of the present and new insights about the future

materials are important give physical form to our ideas see our ideas in context give us a tangible way to explore, experiment with, and think about possible futures

tangible interaction systems that are physically embodied in the real world computationally-mediated interfaces between people, things, and environments

Examples (makey makey) (turn signal) (Nixie) (color blind) (lego plants) (fried rice) (genspace) (combinator) (arduino rabbit food dispenser) (coke piano) (paper circuit) (nyu itp show)

course goals learn how to embed interactive behavior into artifacts and environments learn the fundamentals of the interaction design process create physical prototypes that explore possible futures learn how to document and present your work

what we will do tinker and experiment with materials Electronics Textiles Paper Food Plants Paint Water Air Human body Etc… make cool stuff make mistakes

what we will do make quick prototypes read and discuss relevant HCI (human computer interaction) and design literature apply interaction design methods to ideating and developing a final project

course outline basic prototyping techniques –learn electronics/programming concepts –document exercises on the blog (due each week) interaction design methods and final project –ideate, design, and develop final project –blogpost/project update due each week reading assignment due each week –sign up to present a paper!

Basic prototyping exercises soft switch Arduino switch handcrafting analog sensors transistors and thermochromic paint sensing organic materials I2C sensors (UV, color, or temperatures)

Interaction design methods user observation and needfinding contextual design brainstorming storyboarding prototyping evaluation final presentation

Final project Themed around heat

Large US cities where the temperature most often climbs to 100 °F (37.8 °C) or higher NOAA's Climate Normals,

Final project measuring—citizen science tools for monitoring UV or heat exposure. creatively visualizing—artistic expressions of heat sustainably utilizing—systems that harness solar or heat energy. coping—helping people live in extremely hot climates

grading weekly assignments and blogposts (48%) paper presentation (6%) final project (30%) attendance / in class participation (6%)

weekly exercises each exercise is worth 4 points and 4% of your final grade! blogposts/videos due 11.59pm on deadline day late policy: –loose 1point for each late day –4 days late = no credit!

paper presentation 1-2 readings due each week sign up to present 1 paper to the class presentation is worth 6% of your final grade

how to present class readings Summary (5-7 minutes) –question, problem, or opportunity area being addressed –concepts, vocabulary, special terms –projects, techniques, or methods –big take-aways Discussion (5-7 minutes) –2-3 discussion questions for the class –connections to other sources, projects classwork, or earlier class discussions

attendance policy class participation is worth 6% of your final grade you are required to attend every class sign attendance sheet beginning of every class! and if you have to miss a class loose 3 points (50%) of your attendance grade for each unexcused absence

blog

Due by next class Sign up for wordpress and me your username to be added to the blog. Create a new post to introduce yourself. Include: –your name –your prior experience with tangible interaction/hands on making –why you are taking this class and what do you hope to get out of it? –a link to a tangible interaction project and a one- sentence summary of what it is Reading due Wednesday!