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The following are a list of my research interests.
- website usability
- studio teaching practice
- virtual collaborative methods for design situations
Currently enrolled in a phd on the topic of developing "A framework
for human interaction in collaborative virtual design".
This thesis will explore the nature of interactions between designers in
physical settings and how the usability of collaborative software to support
virtual design can be improved as a result. The intention is not to just
find what works in physical design and mimic these attributes in the virtual
world, but to distil which attributes can inform the creation of virtual
design collaboration systems. The findings could potentially lead to new
forms of interaction that are better suited for virtual collaboration.
This work is inspired by a tendency in the design world for the development
of applications and software that are driven by technology rather than
with the user in mind. Current support for designers is based upon generic
models of collaboration software, rather than considering how designers
interact and how technology can best support these interactions.
Drawing upon techniques and processes in design from experts in multiple
fields and linked with ethnographic analysis of current design practice,
an understanding of collaboration design will be developed. Through these
findings, current
approaches to virtual collaboration can be adapted into more usable, intuitive
systems to seamlessly support potential between the physical and virtual
design realms.
For more information, view the Information
Environments staff pages.
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