Start Making Sense - Emotion and Meaning

Start Making SenseFUNDAMENTALS OF SENSORY DESIGN

Introduction

Introduction

Who am I?

Alastair Somerville Sensory Design Consultant Museums, galleries and public spaces Speaking – SxSW, Generate Workshops – UXWeek, ConveyUX, UXLX

Emotions and actionsA FEEDBACK LOOP ADAPTING TO GROWING COMPLEXITY

Emotions and

actions

Simple things can have emotional meanings

Emotions and

actions

A simple structure of sensing & meaning

Sense Take action

Emotions and

actions

A simple structure of sensing & meaning

Sense

Make meaning

Take action Emotions

and actions

A simple structure of sensing & meaning

Senses

Emotions

Make meaning

Take action

Emotions and

actions

A simple structure of sensing & meaning

Senses

Emotions

Make meanings

Conscious Decision

Take action

Emotions and

actions

Emotions and consciousness are ways of enabling action

Emotions and

actions

We adapt

Emotions and

actions

We imagine

Emotions and

actions

Emotions and

actions

Emotions and

actions

Emotions and

actions

Imagination is adaption

Emotions and

actions

Complexity is not the problem

Emotions and

actions

Confusion is

Emotions and

actions

Understand how people make meaning iteratively with emotion

Emotions and

actions