Описание: Interaction design that entails a qualitative shift from a symbolic, language-oriented stance to an experiential stance that encompasses the entire design and use cycle.
With 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 H k points out, current design methods emphasize symbolic, language-oriented, and predominantly visual interactions. In Designing with the Body, H k proposes a qualitative shift in interaction design to an experiential, felt, aesthetic stance that encompasses the entire design and use cycle.
H k calls this new approach soma design; 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.
H k 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.
