This thesis explores participatory design methods and presents the process and the
outcomes of a related case study, carried out in collaboration with Vestel
Electronics, a Turkish consumer electronics manufacturer, on TV remote controls.
The thesis comprises a literature review on participatory design, including its
historical background and evolution, the motivations behind its contemporary
utilization and the methods, techniques and tools utilized within the approach. The
case study comprises two phases. In the first phase, a participatory user workshop
was realized with eight middle-aged Turkish housewives. In the second phase, an
interactive, computer based design resource was developed by the author, which
aims to present the workshop outcomes to designers. The resource was evaluated
by the designers of Vestel Electronics and the outcomes are presented in the thesis.
Through such a case study the approach of a Turkish in-house design team towards
participatory design methods was reached. Moreover, insights about how such a
design resource can be developed were gained through designers& / #8217 / evaluations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608341/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 May 2007 |
| Creators | Ozcelik, Derya |
| Contributors | Hasdogan, Gulay |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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