As interaction with cultural interfaces becomes an integrated part of urban living, there is a need to investigate how interaction is designed to accommodate experiential qualities and user driven content in urban spaces. The participatory design tradition has documented how interaction design can benefit from user involvement to secure usability, democracy at work and funology. Current participatory design research investigates new methods for exploring the experiential potential of new interfaces by involving non-professional users in the design processes.

Designing and innovating for digital urban living calls for the need to pay particular attention to the experiential qualities, including the physical and bodily aspects of interaction. Specific research questions to be addressed in this context include

1. How may digital and physical design materials complement one another most fruitfully in supporting interaction in an urban setting?
2. How are the experiential qualities of interaction understood and represented in the design process?
3. How do companies and design teams manage and profit from the diversity of representations and sources of inspiration in the process?

Inquiries about the project can be directed to professor Kim Halskov.