The case for a theory of interactive architecture
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Historically, architecture’s cultural role has changed in sometimes radical ways. A theory of contemporary architecture must deal with the proliferation of information and communication technologies, seeking a transformed role for the physical setting in a digital age. This paper reviews perspectives from computational disciplines, proposes the outline of a theory of interactive architecture, and presents a preliminary exploration of heuristic methods as a tool for the design o interactive architecture. Computation began agnostic about physical setting, focusing on symbolic systems. But in diverse disciplines, theorists and researchers are questioning the validity of abstraction without an understanding of physical and cultural settings. Ecological psychology investigates how perception must be based on the physical setting rather than only interior mental processes. Actor Network Theory proposes that humans and physical artifacts are interchangeable within a network of meaningful activity. Embodied interaction demands that the meaning of human behavior arises from the physical and behavioral setting. Physical cognition studies how we reduce cognitive load by storing information in both physical settings and symbolic systems. Based on this understanding of the role of the physical in meaningful settings, a case is made for a theory of interactive architecture. This theory is aligned with the activity model of interaction design, privileging the experience of the users of space in mixed settings containing both physical forms and media. This paper will explore these approaches with a specific question: does the physical setting influence in important ways the manner in which we understand and use information? Using both a modification of Nielsen’s heuristics and the use of a design science experiment focused on a taxonometric understanding of design possibilities, this paper speculates on a set of interactive architectural heuristics.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017