Unfreezing thoughts. Philosophy, Design Studies and role-playing games in a foundational undergraduate course
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In this paper, we describe an undergraduate foundational course on design methodology, in which strong emphasis is given on the philosophical questioning on method, methodology and, more generally, on designing itself. The course approach and structure are accounted in short steps, as a preliminary case presented for further discussions in the HCI educators community.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IxD&A
دوره 3-4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008