In the first lecture this week, professor shows a lot of his interesting researcher which is turning what we have learn into a practical ones. He mentioned that 'Defining problem' is very important even more than solving problem. one of his example i remembered well was the research problem of 'how to make the camera capture the head of the users.' therefore defining problem help searching a more creative solution like instead of placing on the computer screen why not attaching camera onto users head. The lecturers also emphasized on the importance of math that it helps us to understand what can happen and we can proof it. like camera angle can be calculate before the prototype will be created.
We use design to shape prototype and together with reality, we see what happen.
For example, the research paper mentioned in previous blog of theme 5 ,about the new programming tool design for a better human-computer interaction for children, the researcher changed a lot of prototype design along the reflecting upon the testing process.
In the second lecture, the lecturer talked a lot about design in research. Design is the the whole process of intention to gain knowledge and developing working method. RtD (Research through design) needs three things 1. Design study 2. Design exploration and 3. Design. you start by doing prestudy and analyse. after analysis, you want to communicate what you understood, therefore you articulate it by Design; the way of doing. Design is to see what is under empirical data.
This week theme, at first, i thought it supposed to be easy to undestand but turns out to be quite complicated.
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ReplyDeleteI can identify with you final conclusion about theme 5, that it at first seemed quite obvious and easy to understand but then after the lectures it turned out to be more complicated than expected. I felt the same and had previously just assumed that I knew what design research would be about but after the lectures I got a totally new understanding of it. This is very interesting that I reached that point even though we did not even have a seminar for this topic. However, the second lecturer involved us more in the lecture by asking questions and starting small discussions, which helped. You also seem to have learned from this and I have gotten the same impression in other blog posts!
Reading your pre blog and reflection I think you did a great job on reflecting on the topic. I agree with you on your definition of prototypes and that they are used to gain knowledge. In another blog entry I also read a definition that stated that prototypes are also good for bringing abstract ideas to a concrete level, what do you think about this approach?
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i agree. prototype bring out idea on paper to the touchable one. or else idea just gonna be idea on research paper and it is hard to see its flaw if you don't demonstrate it. :)
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ReplyDeleteI agree in having gained more knowledge after the lecturer although the theme was pretty hard. I noticed that you pointed out something that I also found to be very interesting. When Haibo said that the main focus is to define the problem and then at the end coming up with a solution. I had no idea that you should prioritize put as much as 90% effort in defining the problem, but thinking about it it does make sense. Because when you know the problem in every detail possible you can easily see the solution that are needed to be made. Do you also agree with him on this point?
Good job!
Hi! You seem to really have understood the content of this week, even though we didn't have any seminars! I had problems following the lectures, so it was nice reading your summaries. What you said about design is "seeing under empirical data" makes sense, as design really is an important part when doing research. I get the feeling that it is often overlooked by some scientists and researchers who tend to do things more theoretically, or who believe in their own knowledge a little too much. I would have liked to read a bit more about your opinions of the theme, otherwise; great job!
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ReplyDeleteA well written and thought out blog posts about theme 5 with many interesting angles. I agree that one of the most important keywords in the theme 5 was how to define a problem and how important it is to spend time to define it correctly. Good job!
/Paul