Depth of field : discursive design research through film
Journal article, Peer reviewed
Date
2010Metadata
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FORMakademisk. 2010, vol. 3 nr. 1, s. 100-122Abstract
This article is about the role of film in interaction and product design research with
technology, and the use of film in exploring and explaining emerging technologies in multiple
contexts. We have engaged in a reflective design research process that uses graphical,
audiovisual, and time-based media as a tool, a material and a communicative artefact that
enables us to approach complex, obscure and often invisible emerging technologies. We give
a discursive account of how film has played an intricate role in our design research practice,
from revealing the materiality of invisible wireless technology, to explaining complex
technical prototypes, to communicating to a public audience through online films that may
fold broader social and cultural discourses back into our design research process. We
conclude by elaborating on discursive design approaches to research that use film as a
reflective and communicative medium that allows for design research to operate within a
social and cultural frame.
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Open Access - This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the source is credited.