On The Teachers Role in Interactive Prototyping

Jussi Mikkonen

doi:10.1080/14606925.2017.1352651

On The Teachers Role in Interactive Prototyping

Jussi Mikkonen

Department of Design

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The industrial design students are increasingly involved with the development of functional interactable prototypes. There is complexity in both the concept generation and the implementation, something that the design students need to be able to cope with. We approach the prototyping in the light of representing a design idea, moving from concept towards a physical manifestation, and discuss the concept-imposed minimum towards the complexity of a prototype. While a combination of methods, such as cardboard-mockups, and wizard-of-oz can be used to evaluate simpler design ideas, they simply fall short with a complex device, as there are too many things happening. Thus, an approach is needed for developing complex prototypes. We examine five different prototypes, and discuss the role of the teacher in each. Drawing from the concept, prototyping practice, and the required complexity, we suggest stages of complexity for the development, and a more active participation from the teacher.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design for Next
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 12th European Academy of Design Conference
Editors	Loredana Di Lucchio, Lorenzo Imbesi, Paul Atkinson
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Pages	S1212-S1223
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781138090231
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1352651
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2017
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	International European Academy of Design Conference - Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy Duration: 12 Apr 2017 → 14 Apr 2017 Conference number: 12 http://www.designfornext.org/

Publication series

Name	The Design Journal
Number	Supplement 1
Volume	20
ISSN (Print)	1460-6925
ISSN (Electronic)	1756-3062

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Conference	International European Academy of Design Conference
Abbreviated title	EAD
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	12/04/2017 → 14/04/2017
Internet address	http://www.designfornext.org/

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interaction design
prototyping
complexity
education
teacher

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Mikkonen, J 2017, On The Teachers Role in Interactive Prototyping. in L Di Lucchio, L Imbesi & P Atkinson (eds), Design for Next: Proceedings of the 12th European Academy of Design Conference. The Design Journal, no. Supplement 1, vol. 20, Taylor & Francis, pp. S1212-S1223, International European Academy of Design Conference, Rome, Italy, 12/04/2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1352651

On The Teachers Role in Interactive Prototyping. / Mikkonen, Jussi.
Design for Next: Proceedings of the 12th European Academy of Design Conference. ed. / Loredana Di Lucchio; Lorenzo Imbesi; Paul Atkinson. Taylor & Francis, 2017. p. S1212-S1223 (The Design Journal; Vol. 20, No. Supplement 1).

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