Research Article
Using the critical design approach for rethinking citizens’ emotional bond with urban spaces
@ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.1-12-2015.150714, author={A. Matassa and F. Vernero}, title={Using the critical design approach for rethinking citizens’ emotional bond with urban spaces}, journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Ambient Systems}, volume={2}, number={8}, publisher={EAI}, journal_a={AMSYS}, year={2015}, month={12}, keywords={HCI, Wearable Computing, Bodily Experience, Urban Space, Memories, Ambiguity, Critical Design.}, doi={10.4108/eai.1-12-2015.150714} }- A. Matassa
F. Vernero
Year: 2015
Using the critical design approach for rethinking citizens’ emotional bond with urban spaces
AMSYS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.1-12-2015.150714
Abstract
This paper focuses on the use of the critical design approach to analyze and understand the connection between human beings and urban spaces. Taking inspiration from the value that place and space have for people (e.g. for the construction of their individual identities) and from previous works concerning memories in the urban space experienced while cycling, we propose to undertake a design research where ambiguous and cognitively dissonant messages are delivered through a wearable device to encourage individuals to rethink and revalue their relations with space, consequently reshaping their personal identity.
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