Charlie, Thanks for sharing this thoughtful rumination on the essence of IxD. I agree with much of it, and have a few comments:
1) I would have to side with Jim Leftwich in that I don't believe IxD is necessarily about digital products, although that is certainly where a large portion of the work to be had is at the moment. I think IxD is can address issues bordering on architectural, industrial, and communication design, really as more of a perspective that takes human behaviors sharply into account. 2) I think that at its core, IxD is different from traditional design disciplines because it is centrally focused on the design of behavior; specifically, matching human behaviors with appropriate behaviors of artifacts, environments, and systems. I think this definition (drawn out in greater detail on the IxDA website) is more useful and clear than more circular definitions of "interactivity". 3) I see the differences between UCD and ACD as being largely a semantic game of interest primarily to academics looking stake out intellectual turf and gurus touting the methodology du jour. Anyone on the ground actually practicing IxD realizes that personas, activities, scenarios, and tasks form a progression of detail as one studies users, defines frameworks, and executes final design solutions. I'd agree with you that design of human-facing artifacts and behaviors is by definition human-centered. Looking forward to meeting you at the conference! Robert. -- Robert Reimann President Interaction Design Association (IxDA) Associate Creative Director frog design Seattle, WA On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:44:03, Charlie Kreitzberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm getting ready to leave for Savannah early tomorrow. Thanks to all > of you who emailed me with your comments and ideas. > > If you are in Savannah, say hi...I'm the winsome older guy with > yellow suspenders. > > See you in Georgia. > > Best, > > Charlie > > ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
