abstract: This thesis describes research into the application of socially reflective, or "Slow", design principles to modern mediated systems, or "Fast" technology. The "information overload" caused by drastic changes in the nature of human communications in the last decade has become a serious problem, with many human-technology interactions creating mental confusion, personal discomfort and a sense of disconnection. Slow design principles aim to help create interactions that avoid these problems by increasing interaction richness, encouraging engagement with local communities, and promoting personal and communal reflection. Three major functional mediated systems were constructed to examine the application of Slow principles on multiple scales: KiteViz, Taskville and Your ____ Here. Each system was designed based on a survey of current research within the field and previous research results. KiteViz is a visually metaphorical display of Twitter activity within a small group, Taskville is a workplace game designed to support collaboration and group awareness in an enterprise, and Your ____ Here is a physical-digital projection system that augments built architecture with user-submitted content to promote discussion and reflection. Each system was tested with multiple users and user groups, the systems were evaluated for their effectiveness in supporting each of the tenets of Slow design, and the results were collected into a set of key findings. Each system was considered generally effective, with specific strengths varying. The thesis concludes with a framework of five major principles to be used in the design of modern, highly-mediated systems that still apply Slow design principles: design for fundamental understanding, handle complexity gracefully, Slow is a process of evolution and revelation, leverage groups and personal connections to encode value, and allow for participation across a widely distributed range of scales. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S.D. Design 2011

The interest in the complex relationship between the behaviour of users and the design of interactive system has been significantly increased as the digital technology has advanced. This has led to usability becoming one of the key elements in user-centred interaction design. Systems need to be designed in a usable way; efficient, use-enhancing, flexible and learnable and the design should also meet the user’s needs and aspirations. This thesis aimed to develop a more usable prototype of the Maintenance Ground Support System (MGSS), using prototyping and a user-centred design approach. The prototype was developed using an adaptation on the evolutionary software development process that consisted of four iterative steps. The prototypes were created, tested and evaluated with surrogate and end-users. The design of the prototype is based on a customizable and simple dashboard application that supports multiple user needs and requirements, in a familiar environment where the user can feel confident and be in control. Based on usability testing, the prototype was concluded to be more efficient, understandable as well as easier to use than the existing system.

In today’s society there are problems with how women look at themselves and their appearance, not least the appearance of their genitals. There are norms that say that genitals should look in a certain way. To prevent these problems, young persons need to learn in school how much variation there may be on the appearance of the genitalia. Therefore, this study aimed to create a design proposal on a digital teaching material which was based on the questions that young boys and girls have about the appearance of women’s genitals, and also what information today’s educational books contain. The result showed that girls have questions regarding, among other things, labia, pubic hairs and operations. The educational books which was analysed contained information restrained to a picture of the female genitalia, or a few sentences. The design proposal presented was a website where the user can see different looks on the female genitalia, read and answer questions that young girls have, as well as discuss issues with classmates. / Är jag normal?

A presente pesquisa objetiva propor uma metodologia que oriente o design de interface de ambiente virtual centrado no usuário que seja sistematizada como processo de desenvolvimento de produto, com princípios de design de interação e considerando aspectos de usabilidade e ergonomia, de modo a favorecer o trabalho do usuário, permitindo a apropriação do conteúdo e a execução das tarefas através das funcionalidades do sistema. Para consecução do trabalho foram investigados: os Elementos da Experiência do Usuário; as ferramentas de processo de desenvolvimento de produto; as técnicas da Engenharia de Software e os conceitos do Design de Interação. A combinação desses estudos deu origem à metodologia proposta nesta pesquisa. Destaca-se que essa metodologia integra a técnica do desdobramento da função qualidade (quality function deployment) a estudos usualmente adotados para o design de interface gráfica. Dessa forma, garantiu-se que as heurísticas de usabilidade encontrassem forte embasamento científico e que os requisitos técnicos refletissem as reais necessidades do usuário. O uso dessa ferramentas de projeto de produto garante, ainda, que a qualidade seja mantida em todas as etapas de design da interface. A aplicabilidade da metodologia foi verificada mediante o projeto de interface do módulo do desenvolvedor (professor/instrutor) do HyperCAL online. / This research aims to propose a methodology to guide the user-centered interface design of virtual environment that is systematized as product development process, with interaction design principles and considering aspects of usability and ergonomics, in order to promote the user's work, allowing the appropriation of content and execution of the tasks through system functionality. To achieve the study were investigated: the Elements of User Experience; the tools of product development process, the techniques of Software Engineering, and the concepts of Interaction Design. The combination of these studies gave rise to the methodology proposed in this research. It is noteworthy that this approach integrates the technique of quality function deployment for studies usually adopted for the interface graphical design. Thus, it was ensured that the usability heuristics had strong scientific basis and that the technical requirements reflect the real needs of the user. Using these tools of product design also guarantees that the quality is maintained at all stages of interface design. The applicability of the methodology was verified through the interface design of the developer's module (professor/instructor) of HyperCAL online.

Este trabalho tem por objetivo estabelecer requisitos para o desenvolvimento de projeto de interfaces para Objetos de Aprendizagem para Educação a Distância (EaD) fundamentados nos princípios do Design de Interação e na Motivação. Para isto, foram investigados: conceitos que envolvem EaD, Objetos de Aprendizagem, Design Instrucional, bem como as metodologias que compreendem o seu desenvolvimento; princípios de Design de Interação que devem ser levados em consideração no desenvolvimento da Interface Gráfica do Usuário; motivação aplicada no Design de Interação de Objetos de Aprendizagem para EaD. Baseados nesta investigação, foram estabelecidos critérios de avaliação de Objetos de Aprendizagem utilizados em EaD, de acordo com os princípios do Design de Interação e Motivação. A partir da relação estabelecida entre as análises de metodologias, trabalho dos projetistas e princípios do Design de Interação e Motivação, formularam-se os requisitos para o desenvolvimento de projeto de interfaces para Objetos de Aprendizagem para EaD fundamentados nos princípios do Design de Interação e na Motivação. / This study aims to establish requirements for the development of interface design for Learning Objects for distance education based on the principles of Interaction Design and Motivation. For this were investigated: concepts that involve distance education, Learning Objects, Instructional Design and the methodologies involving its development, principles of interaction design that must be taken into consideration in the development of Graphical User Interface; motivation applied in Design Interaction of Learning Objects for distance education. Based on that research were established evaluation criteria of learning objects used in distance education in accordance with the principles of Interaction Design and Motivation. From the relationship established between the analysis of methodologies, work of designers and principles of Interaction Design and Motivation are settled the requirements for the development of interface design for Learning Objects for distance education based on the principles of Interaction Design and Motivation.

A Geometria Descritiva (GD) tem por objetivo o estudo e a compreensão de objetos no espaço tridimensional (3D) a partir de suas representações bidimensionais (2D) em um ou mais planos, e vice-versa. No ensino tradicional da GD, os alunos têm dificuldade em transpor a barreira de ordem cognitiva criada no processo de abstração necessário para a compreensão da relação entre as representações bidimensionais e sua correspondência com o objeto tridimensional. A Computação Gráfica e o Design de Interação têm o potencial tecnológico de auxiliar na transposição desta barreira e contribuir para o estudo da Geometria Descritiva melhorando a compreensão espacial. Através do Design de Interação com foco na usabilidade, é possível projetar uma interface para um software de ensino de Geometria Descritiva que relacione as operações nos ambientes 2D e 3D de maneira biunívoca e interativa(em tempo real), compatível com o modo de trabalho gráfico da Geometria Descritiva e suas operações realizadas pelos alunos com o auxílio de instrumentos convencionais do desenho, utilizando para isto a Computação Gráfica. O Objetivo deste trabalho é desenvolver a interface bidimensional do software para o ensino da Geometria Descritiva HyperCAL3D de maneira a permitir a interatividade, mostrando em tempo real as operações descritivas que podem ser feitas tanto no modelo 3D como nas suas representações 2D, sendo visualizadas em ambos ambientes (3D e 2D) simultaneamente para contribuir para o estudo da Geometria Descritiva. Para o desenvolvimento da interface foram investigados os conceitos utilizados na disciplina e os requisitos dos usuários. Foram analisadas as operações realizadas no software, os softwares similares e os modelos conceituais utilizados nas interfaces. Após as intervenções feitas na estrutura de classes e a mudança nas funcionalidades existentes o software foi avaliado por especialistas e pelos usuários (experientes e novatos) em termos de usabilidade. Em uma das avaliações feitas, foi utilizada uma escala S.U.S., onde os usuários classificaram a nova interface como excelente, alcançando 85,41 pontos, bem acima dos 68 pontos de média da escala. / Descriptive Geometry (GD) aims to study and understand objects in three-dimensional space (3D) from their two-dimensional representations (2D) in one or more planes, and vice versa. In traditional GD teaching, students have difficulty transposing the cognitive barrier created in the process of abstraction necessary for understanding the relationship between two-dimensional representations and their correspondence with the three-dimensional object. Computer Graphics and Interaction Design have the technological potential to help transpose this barrier and contribute to the study of Descriptive Geometry in order to improving spatial comprehension. Through Interaction Design with a focus on usability, it is possible to design an interface for Descriptive Geometry teaching software that relates operations in 2D and 3D environments in a biunivocal and interactive (real-time) way, compatible with the graphical work mode of Descriptive Geometry and its operations performed by the students with the aid of conventional instruments of drawing, using for this the Computer Graphics. The objective of this work is to develop the two-dimensional interface of the software HyperCAL3D for the teaching of Descriptive Geometry in order to allow interactivity, showing in real time the descriptive operations that can be done both in the 3D model and in its 2D representations, being visualized in both Environments (3D and 2D) simultaneously to contribute to the study of Descriptive Geometry. For the development of the interface we investigated the concepts used in the discipline and the requirements of the users. The operations performed in the software, the similar software and the conceptual models used in the interfaces were analyzed. After the interventions made in the class structure and the change in the existing functionalities the software was evaluated by experts and users (experienced and novice) in terms of usability. In one of the evaluations made, the S.U.S. scale was used, where users rated the new interface as excellent, reaching 85.41 points, well above the 68 average points of the scale.

Set in the relatively new and fast developing field of investigation known as Internet of Things (IoT), this research starts by looking at the lack of critical and conceptual reflection on the area. With a main research question that challenges the underlying concepts of the IoT, the study develops a performative design framework to critique the field of investigation. The main corpus consists of: 1. speculative inquiry into the ontological dualisms of ‘objects’ and ‘things’ and the emerging social dimension of humans and non-humans; 2. the identification of an ontological-performative model based on the idea of Props; 3. the entanglement of theory and practice to construct a performative design framework, called the Internet of Props, which includes: an enabling platform (Smarter Planet Lab) and a set of design strategies (Transactional Props) to demonstrate and evaluate this model and framework; 4. a combined-evaluation conversational analysis methodology that assesses the performativity of the setting and the Props, through linguistic and socio-behavioural studies. Inspired by the concepts of ontological theatre, the entanglement of humans and non-humans, and the Internet of People; the IoT is imagined and performed in a theory-driven, practice-based investigation of the Internet of Props, which aims to bring new theoretical and practical knowledge for the future of the IoT.

Esta pesquisa traz um panorama do mercado jornalístico para tablet. Classifica as variações de publicações digitais. Mostra os hábitos de leitura em dispositivos móveis e as formas de negócios. Apresenta como o designer se posiciona nesse fluxo de trabalho. Analisa o caso do jornal O Globo, que, com produtos impressos e digitais, proporcionou entrevistas com designers de diversas mídias. Ainda há a análise de O Globo a Mais, revista exclusivamente digital.

A presente pesquisa objetiva propor uma metodologia que oriente o design de interface de ambiente virtual centrado no usuário que seja sistematizada como processo de desenvolvimento de produto, com princípios de design de interação e considerando aspectos de usabilidade e ergonomia, de modo a favorecer o trabalho do usuário, permitindo a apropriação do conteúdo e a execução das tarefas através das funcionalidades do sistema. Para consecução do trabalho foram investigados: os Elementos da Experiência do Usuário; as ferramentas de processo de desenvolvimento de produto; as técnicas da Engenharia de Software e os conceitos do Design de Interação. A combinação desses estudos deu origem à metodologia proposta nesta pesquisa. Destaca-se que essa metodologia integra a técnica do desdobramento da função qualidade (quality function deployment) a estudos usualmente adotados para o design de interface gráfica. Dessa forma, garantiu-se que as heurísticas de usabilidade encontrassem forte embasamento científico e que os requisitos técnicos refletissem as reais necessidades do usuário. O uso dessa ferramentas de projeto de produto garante, ainda, que a qualidade seja mantida em todas as etapas de design da interface. A aplicabilidade da metodologia foi verificada mediante o projeto de interface do módulo do desenvolvedor (professor/instrutor) do HyperCAL online. / This research aims to propose a methodology to guide the user-centered interface design of virtual environment that is systematized as product development process, with interaction design principles and considering aspects of usability and ergonomics, in order to promote the user's work, allowing the appropriation of content and execution of the tasks through system functionality. To achieve the study were investigated: the Elements of User Experience; the tools of product development process, the techniques of Software Engineering, and the concepts of Interaction Design. The combination of these studies gave rise to the methodology proposed in this research. It is noteworthy that this approach integrates the technique of quality function deployment for studies usually adopted for the interface graphical design. Thus, it was ensured that the usability heuristics had strong scientific basis and that the technical requirements reflect the real needs of the user. Using these tools of product design also guarantees that the quality is maintained at all stages of interface design. The applicability of the methodology was verified through the interface design of the developer's module (professor/instructor) of HyperCAL online.

Este trabalho tem por objetivo estabelecer requisitos para o desenvolvimento de projeto de interfaces para Objetos de Aprendizagem para Educação a Distância (EaD) fundamentados nos princípios do Design de Interação e na Motivação. Para isto, foram investigados: conceitos que envolvem EaD, Objetos de Aprendizagem, Design Instrucional, bem como as metodologias que compreendem o seu desenvolvimento; princípios de Design de Interação que devem ser levados em consideração no desenvolvimento da Interface Gráfica do Usuário; motivação aplicada no Design de Interação de Objetos de Aprendizagem para EaD. Baseados nesta investigação, foram estabelecidos critérios de avaliação de Objetos de Aprendizagem utilizados em EaD, de acordo com os princípios do Design de Interação e Motivação. A partir da relação estabelecida entre as análises de metodologias, trabalho dos projetistas e princípios do Design de Interação e Motivação, formularam-se os requisitos para o desenvolvimento de projeto de interfaces para Objetos de Aprendizagem para EaD fundamentados nos princípios do Design de Interação e na Motivação. / This study aims to establish requirements for the development of interface design for Learning Objects for distance education based on the principles of Interaction Design and Motivation. For this were investigated: concepts that involve distance education, Learning Objects, Instructional Design and the methodologies involving its development, principles of interaction design that must be taken into consideration in the development of Graphical User Interface; motivation applied in Design Interaction of Learning Objects for distance education. Based on that research were established evaluation criteria of learning objects used in distance education in accordance with the principles of Interaction Design and Motivation. From the relationship established between the analysis of methodologies, work of designers and principles of Interaction Design and Motivation are settled the requirements for the development of interface design for Learning Objects for distance education based on the principles of Interaction Design and Motivation.