Designing wellbeing

Thieme, Anja, Balaam, Madeline, Wallace, Jayne, Coyle, David and Lindley, Siân (2012) Designing wellbeing. In: Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS 2012), 11-15 June 2012, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2317956.2318075

Abstract

This two-day workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers, designers and practitioners who are interested in the topic of wellbeing in the field of interaction design. Wellbeing is defined as positive mental health, and not only the absence of mental illness, but also the presence of positive psychological functioning. The workshop will provide a platform to share resources, create new ideas for design and build valuable future collaborations. During the first day participants will present their work and exchange their knowledge and experiences in the field. The workshop will utilize a series of interactive activities to support participants in collaboratively constructing a shared understanding of the concept of wellbeing and its challenges in terms of design. On the second day participants will be invited to create low-fidelity prototypes that support an aspect of wellbeing using Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer and other prototyping materials. These practical activities will stimulate discussion so as to contribute to a better understanding of how wellbeing can be facilitated through design, how to address evaluation challenges as well as illustrate related ethical questions.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: W200 Design studies
Department: Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Design
Depositing User: Ellen Cole
Date Deposited: 11 Dec 2012 11:25
Last Modified: 12 Oct 2019 19:35
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/10784

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