INVESTIGATING THE PROCESS, DESIGN OUTPUTS AND NEUROCOGNITIVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROTOTYPING ACTIVITIES WITH PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL LEGO

Abstract Design neurocognition is an emerging research area that can provide insights into the black box of designers’ cognitive processes. However, work to date has focused on its own, without integrating this with other design measures. This paper presents results a pilot study which brings together designer output and assessment process followed in constrained prototyping activity comparing use physical digital Lego. was achieved via EEG data capture, TLX survey measures variance. Differences between methods were found respect Task Related Powers signals take longer, require more effort cause frustration. No differences regard output. Whilst sample size used (n=12) small, future studies will large sizes increase their statistical power consider alternative or fNIRS capture brain due challenges headset study.