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Interaction design is a multidisciplinary field coming from human-computer interaction HCI which examines the role of embedded behaviors and intelligence (trait)intelligence in physical and virtual spaces as well as the convergence of physical and digital products. Sometimes referred to by the acronyms "IxD" or "iD," interaction design has recently developed as a field of study in a growing number of universities throughout the world.(Working definition below taken from Interaction Designers mailing list.)!lists.interactiondesigners.com - Interaction design (IxD) is the branch of user experience design that illuminates the relationship between people and the machines they use. While interaction design has a firm foundation in the theory, practice, and methodology of traditional user interface design, its focus is on defining the complex dialogues that occur between people and interactive devices of many types-from computers to mobile communication devices to appliances.Historically the term interaction design has its roots in graphical user interfaceGUI-design. Interaction design has become more and more concerned about other interactions than the ones happening between a single user and a digital device. As professor Irene McAra-McWilliam interaction.rca.ac.uk - notes: "interaction design used to be primarily about the aesthetics of the interactive experience - how it makes the user feel - whereas now it is increasingly concerned with the social and political implications of new technologies". One can ask if interaction design is tied only to situations where digital devices are involved. Could, for example, the design of party games and social events be seen as interaction design?Interaction designers strive to create useful and usable products and services. Following the fundamental tenets of user-centered design, the practice of interaction design is grounded in an understanding of real users-their goals, tasks, experiences, needs, and wants. Approaching design from a user-centered perspective, while endeavoring to balance users' needs with business goals and technological capabilities, interaction designers provide solutions to complex design challenges, and define new and evolving interactive products and services.The success of products in the marketplace depends on the design of high-quality, engaging interactive experiences. Good interaction design effectively communicates a system's interactivity and functionality defines behaviors that communicate a system's responses to user interactions reveals both simple and complex workflows informs users about system state changes prevents user error by using techniques such as behavior-shaping constraintsWhile interaction designers often work closely with specialists in graphic designvisual design, information architecture, industrial design, user research, or usability, and may even provide some of these services themselves, their primary focus is on defining interactivity.The discipline of interaction design produces products and services that satisfy specific user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.Interaction designers advance their discipline by exploring innovative design paradigms and technological opportunities. As the capabilities of interactive devices evolve and their complexity increases, practitioners of the discipline of interaction design will play an increasingly important role in ensuring that technology serves people's needs.In summary, interaction design defines the structure and behaviors of interactive products and services user interactions with those products and servicesBold textBold text
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External links - designcouncil.org.uk - Design Council on Interaction Design aiga.org - American Institute of Graphic Artsasktog.com - Bruce Tognazzini's First Principles of Interaction Designwelie.com - Design Patterns in Interaction Designinteractiondesigners.com - Interaction Design Groupinteraction-design.org - Interaction-Design.org - an open-content, peer-reviewed Encyclopedia covering terms from the disciplines of Interaction Design, HCI, Design, Human factors, Usability, Information architecture, and related fields.nextd.org - NextD Leadership Instituteeciad.bc.ca - How Images Think by Ron Burnett
Related concepts - Interactivity Interaction Ethnography Experience design Generative research Human geography Information architecture Interface design Knowledge visualization User-centered design Cooperative design and participatory design Usability !GameplayCategory:DesignCategor y:Technical? communicationit:Interaction designnl:Interaction designpt:Design de !interaçãozh:交互设计
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Websites
FunTeaching
This website was born as a personal file to host some of the most meaningful experiences out of classroom experimentation and action-research. It is also a virtual place to share teaching Units and materials. It is structured into levels containing teaching materials from classroom experimentations: graded interactive reading and writing activities; modules and Teaching Units; project works. The Teacher Training link is an attempt to share experiences with the other teachers of English working in Italy. Here you can find the products of a personal teaching experience and group-work research as TESOL-Italy member.
http://www.funteaching.it/
Bang Design
Award Winning Product Strategy and Industrial Design Company in Asia
http://www.bang.co.in
Cooper Interaction Design
Offers a range of goal-directed services that can be used to create and improve interactive solutions from California, USA.
http://www.cooper.com
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