Interaction Design Projects for Health and Wellness

Come see six interaction design project in the area of Health and Wellness. This year the University of Washington’s graduate Interaction Design Studio is participating in the Microsoft’s Design Expo 2007, Microsoft Research’s forum to encourage and showcase exceptional design thinking about the future of computing and interaction design. In advance of the main expo event in July 17, we are taking advantage of the fact that UW is close and bringing the class here to Redmond.

Projects will be in the area of personal medical records, nutrition, volunteering, healthy lifestyle choices, stress management and uncertainty in medical communication. Each presentation will be 10 minutes followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.

As part of a quarter long course students were asked to design a scenario, user experience and interaction prototype exploring the importance of health and wellness. Software can improve the daily life, and long term well being of a wide variety of users: from promoting wellness and life balance, to addressing difficult health related issues, to addressing healthcare systems and tools.

Speaker Details

[Speakers are students from UW’s Interaction Design Studio (ART 484)] Assistant Professor Axel Roesler received his Master’s Degree in Design from The Ohio State University, and his Diplom in Industrial Design (equivalent to M.A.) from Burg Giebichenstein, Hochschule für Kunst und Design (University of Art and Design) in Halle, Germany. Axel has been product design consultant for Visual Syntax, Columbus, and industrial designer with Meyer-Hayoz Design Engineering, Constance, Germany. He received his Ph.D. studies in cognitive systems engineering with a specialization on human-centered design at C/S/E/L, the Cognitive Systems Engineering Laboratory at the Institute of Ergonomics, The Ohio State University. Being a researcher and designer in C/S/E/L’s interdisciplinary team of psychologists, field observation experts, and computer and systems engineers for the past four years, Axel has published work in areas such as storytelling in design, visual narrative, remote visual perception, human/robot coordination, and design methodology for collaborative design.

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Speakers:
Axel Roesler
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Division of Design

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