In this article we intend to show that, after a long period of the United States cultural domination through practice soft power, world is witnessing very interesting changes. Similarly politics, becoming multi-polar and intercultural influences can be noticed everywhere. But what even more noteworthy that not heading towards kind potpourri without any flavor generalized, but are real diversity...

This study consists of four experimental idea generation meetings, which explore whether functions of sketching in design activity are also valid for idea generation meetings. The relevant functions of sketching found in theory are: 1) supporting a re-interpretive cycle in the individual thinking process, 2) supporting re-interpretation of each other’s ideas in group activity, and 3) enhancing ...

Interaction dynamics describe the way entities relate and communicate with one another. Just as people interact in a variety of ways, communicating processes, such as software components, can also interact in many and highly complex ways. The software world is filled with examples of systems utilizing processes, objects, components, device drivers and entities by other names -interconnected in ...

Designing interactive systems that have illusive interaction qualities, such as suppleness or pliability, is challenging. In several design projects aiming for bodily and emotional interaction, we have aimed to find concepts, methods or processes that can capture the essence of the sought experience and steer the design process in a successful and efficient direction. Our attempts include using...