Wk1: What is Interaction Design (to me)?

CMU MDes Seminar One/ Context and Perspectives For Design in Flux

Angela Wang
Aug 29, 2017 · 1 min read

Seminar taught by Molly Wright Steenson at Carnegie Mellon University in fall 2017. See class descriptions here.

Interaction design is a discipline that studies the processes and consequences that emerge when two entities have any “interaction”, or any flow or exchange of information. Cases of interaction form an dynamic environment that constantly impacts the values and conditions of entities as well as forms of interactions. The following Venn diagram illustrates the concept above.

Seminar One: Context and Perspectives for Design in Flux, CMU School of Design, 2017

By Master of Design & Master of Professional Studies Students at Carnegie Mellon

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Angela Wang

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Interaction Designer @Microsoft. Previously an urban planner and forever a city nerd 🤓

Seminar One: Context and Perspectives for Design in Flux, CMU School of Design, 2017

By Master of Design & Master of Professional Studies Students at Carnegie Mellon

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