{"product_id":"designing-with-the-body-somaesthetic-interaction-design-paperback","title":"Designing with the Body: Somaesthetic Interaction Design - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristina Hook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInteraction design that entails a qualitative shift from a symbolic, language-oriented stance to an experiential stance that encompasses the entire design and use cycle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the rise of ubiquitous technology, data-driven design, and the Internet of Things, our interactions and interfaces with technology are about to change dramatically, incorporating such emerging technologies as shape-changing interfaces, wearables, and movement-tracking apps. A successful interactive tool will allow the user to engage in a smooth, embodied, interaction, creating an intimate correspondence between users' actions and system response. And yet, as Kristina Höök points out, current design methods emphasize symbolic, language-oriented, and predominantly visual interactions. In \u003ci\u003eDesigning with the Body\u003c\/i\u003e, Höök proposes a qualitative shift in interaction design to an experiential, felt, aesthetic stance that encompasses the entire design and use cycle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHöök calls this new approach \u003ci\u003esoma design\u003c\/i\u003e; it is a process that reincorporates body and movement into a design regime that has long privileged language and logic. Soma design offers an alternative to the aggressive, rapid design processes that dominate commercial interaction design; it allows (and requires) a slow, thoughtful process that takes into account fundamental human values. She argues that this new approach will yield better products and create healthier, more sustainable companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHöök outlines the theory underlying soma design and describes motivations, methods, and tools. She offers examples of soma design \"encounters\" and an account of her own design process. She concludes with \"A Soma Design Manifesto,\" which challenges interaction designers to \"restart\" their field--to focus on bodies and perception rather than reasoning and intellect.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristina Höök is Professor of Interaction Design at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47404430131378,"sku":"9780262551465","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/66397e31fa09a3db1f59d91c6c798aec.webp?v=1778160302","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/designing-with-the-body-somaesthetic-interaction-design-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}