O presente trabalho propõe uma pesquisa teórica e poética acerca das imagens digitais interativas, um grupo muito amplo de objetos visuais que se caracterizam primordialmente por sua capacidade de reposta ao espectador que com ela se relaciona. Na relação com estas imagens o sujeito se conecta cognitivamente e emocionalmente a dispositivos digitais e sistemas informáticos, absorvendo e alimentando o fluxo de informações. Esta conexão implica posicionamentos radicais na relação entre corpo e mente, especialmente nos âmbitos da percepção, da cognição e da capacidade de ação. Partindo da contextualização tecnológica e cultural dos processos de digitalização que permeiam a sociedade contemporânea, tomamos as imagens interativas sob o olhar do conceito de simulacro, uma imagem sem original. Ao processo da produção de simulacros chamamos simulação. A este processo se associa uma proposta perceptiva que se direciona a encontrar os objetos de modo imediato, remetendo a ligação do sujeito ao objeto em sua virtualidade. Esta ligação intensa e imediata nos orienta a uma nova abordagem do conceito de imersão, que passamos a compreender como uma relação imediata entre sujeito e imagem digital interativa. Estas problematizações se desdobraram num esforço poético, o não-jogo REM, cujo desenvolvimento foi norteado pelo a-método do design de relações. / The present work proposes a theoretical and poetic research about interactive digital images, a very broad group of visual objects characterized mainly by their power to react to the viewer with whom it relates. The subject connects cognitively and emotionally to digital devices and computer systems, absorbing and feeding the flow of information. This connection implies radical attitudes towards the relationship between body and mind, especially in the realm of perception, cognition, and ability to act. Starting from the technological and cultural contextualization of the processes of digitalization that goes through the contemporary society, we take the interactive images under the look of the concept of simulacrum, an image without original. The process of producing simulacra we call by simulation. This process associates a perceptive proposal that aims to find the objects in an immediate way, referring the connection of the subject to the object in its virtuality. This intense and immediate connection guides us towards a new approach to the concept of immersion, which we now comprehend as an immediate relation between subject and interactive digital image. These problematizations unfolded in a poetic effort, the REM not-game, whose development was guided by the a-method of the relationship design.

O presente trabalho propõe uma pesquisa teórica e poética acerca das imagens digitais interativas, um grupo muito amplo de objetos visuais que se caracterizam primordialmente por sua capacidade de reposta ao espectador que com ela se relaciona. Na relação com estas imagens o sujeito se conecta cognitivamente e emocionalmente a dispositivos digitais e sistemas informáticos, absorvendo e alimentando o fluxo de informações. Esta conexão implica posicionamentos radicais na relação entre corpo e mente, especialmente nos âmbitos da percepção, da cognição e da capacidade de ação. Partindo da contextualização tecnológica e cultural dos processos de digitalização que permeiam a sociedade contemporânea, tomamos as imagens interativas sob o olhar do conceito de simulacro, uma imagem sem original. Ao processo da produção de simulacros chamamos simulação. A este processo se associa uma proposta perceptiva que se direciona a encontrar os objetos de modo imediato, remetendo a ligação do sujeito ao objeto em sua virtualidade. Esta ligação intensa e imediata nos orienta a uma nova abordagem do conceito de imersão, que passamos a compreender como uma relação imediata entre sujeito e imagem digital interativa. Estas problematizações se desdobraram num esforço poético, o não-jogo REM, cujo desenvolvimento foi norteado pelo a-método do design de relações. / The present work proposes a theoretical and poetic research about interactive digital images, a very broad group of visual objects characterized mainly by their power to react to the viewer with whom it relates. The subject connects cognitively and emotionally to digital devices and computer systems, absorbing and feeding the flow of information. This connection implies radical attitudes towards the relationship between body and mind, especially in the realm of perception, cognition, and ability to act. Starting from the technological and cultural contextualization of the processes of digitalization that goes through the contemporary society, we take the interactive images under the look of the concept of simulacrum, an image without original. The process of producing simulacra we call by simulation. This process associates a perceptive proposal that aims to find the objects in an immediate way, referring the connection of the subject to the object in its virtuality. This intense and immediate connection guides us towards a new approach to the concept of immersion, which we now comprehend as an immediate relation between subject and interactive digital image. These problematizations unfolded in a poetic effort, the REM not-game, whose development was guided by the a-method of the relationship design.

Increased concerns have been raised regarding the lack of coherence between interior design education and its industry in China. Although this phenomenon persists, there have been limited research studies addressing the issue. The underlying causes of the lack of coherence remains, and the industry's expectations remain unclear. Therefore, the overall aim of this study is to explore the interactive dynamics in client-designer relationships during the design process, in order to define the industry's expectations on essential designer skills that will enable the closure of the gap between education and practice. In-depth interviews were conducted as the data collection method in this study. Twelve participants comprising six clients and six designers were selected under a purposive sampling procedure. Data collection, analysis and limitations of the study were explored. The current industry context was identified from the literature. Five broad themes were identified from the findings: progression in design perceptions; interactive dynamics; power relations; client-designer relationship; and features in design process. The inter-relations between the current industry context and themes were examined and a framework for interior designer training and ‘model' skills for interior designers are proposed, and the industry's expectations and situated influences were identified that addressed the long standing knowledge gap between education and practice. The framework comprises three aspects of client-designer relationships that reflect different designer's roles in the current industry context. The ‘model' skills may serve as sets of criteria to support or examine the conditions. The framework and its ‘model' skills could be adapted into strategic plans and developed into practical client-management techniques; this may help designers or organizations operating proactively, to be prepared to encounter either familiar or challenging situations.