A design approach to the study of people's experiences with technologies in the context of public transport
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11/04/2014
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Relevant to the study of people’s attitudes towards public transport use is the consideration to the role of technology as part of the travel experience. Technologies aim to enhance daily tasks but tend to change the way people interact with products and can be perceived as difficult to use. This is critical in the context of “public use” where products and services are to be used by the population at large: adults, children, elderly, people with disabilities, and tourists. From different perspectives, the topic of users and the use of technologies have been studied in the social sciences and human computer interaction fields; however, earlier approaches fail to address the ways in which experiential knowledge informs people’s interactions with products and technologies, and how such information could guide the design of future technologies. This paper describes a pilot study, part of a larger ongoing exploratory research that investigates people’s experiences with infrastructure, systems, and technologies in the context of public transport. The methodological approach included focus groups, field observations, and retrospective verbal reports. At this stage, the study found that four context led factors were the primary source of reference informing participants’ actions and interactions; they are: (i) context >> experience, (ii) context >> interface, (iii) context >> knowledge, (iv) context >> emotion. |
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Common Ground Publishing LLC |
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http://ijgs.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.236/prod.48 Chamorro-Koc, Marianella (2014) A design approach to the study of people's experiences with technologies in the context of public transport. International Journal of Design in Society, 7(2), pp. 51-65. |
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School of Design; Creative Industries Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #120305 Industrial Design #Experiential Knowledge #Context of Use #People-Technology Interactions #Public Transport Technologies |
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Journal Article |