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Designing for Interconnectedness: Strategies for More-Than-Human Experiences
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Informatics.
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Informatics.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

More-than-human design represents a paradigm shift that decentralises the human in relation to the rest of the living world. As part of this movement, scholars call for a new worldview that recognizes the interconnectedness between human and non-human beings. Prior studies have focused on the experience of human-human connections, leaving the more- than-human largely unexplored. Addressing this gap, this study explores design strategies for fostering feelings and reflections of interconnectedness towards the more-than-human world and associated emotions. With a research-through-design methodology, two workshops were conducted, resulting in six key design strategies and an "interconnectedness experience framework". The strategies were evaluated through a prototype in partnership with AquaPrint, a Swedish company that up-cycles fishing nets into designer furniture. Future research should evaluate the strategies individually and in combinations as well as in a field setting. The presented framework and strategies are intended for practitioners as inspiration in design projects to promote noticing the more-than-human world, and encouraging a posthuman perspective. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 37
Series
Informatik Student Paper Master (INFSPM) ; 2023.16
Keywords [en]
Research through design, interconnectedness, more-than-human design, design strategies, noticing, sustainable HCI, 3D-printing, circular material flow
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Information Systems, Social aspects
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-211377OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-211377DiVA, id: diva2:1779900
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Ekbacken Studios AB
Educational program
Master's Programme in Human-Computer Interaction
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Available from: 2023-07-13 Created: 2023-07-05 Last updated: 2025-02-17Bibliographically approved

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