The Neuro-cognition of Digital and Physical desiging
When prototyping, a number of different tools and technologies exist in physical and digital domains. Whilst each domain is known to have its respective benefits and drawbacks and also that design outcomes vary depend upon the tools used, little is known about the impact that designing in physical or digital domains has on the neurological processes of designers.
As part of the Prototwinning project, we are investigating the impact that prototyping in different domains has on these neuroc-cognitive processes. By establishing these links we will be able to better select prototyping tools for specific purposes and also better support designers using these tools.
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Mark Goudswaard
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Blog Posts
21st Century Prototyping exhibit at ICED 2023
Setting the stage to show the community our technical capabilities and upcoming research, this week the 21CP team exhibited a range of […]
IDEA challenge 2023
The IDEA challenge returned in May 2023 for its third iteration! This time it was hosted by the University of Zagreb and […]
21st Century Prototyping at the ProSquared Network+ Launch
This week Chris and the team joined the launch event for the new ProSquared Network on the Democratisation of Digital Devices. This […]
Revisiting prototyping in 2020: A snapshot of practice in UK Design Companies
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The IDEA Challenge 2021
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How are prototypes fungible?
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Research internship investigating BCI applications in engineering design
Written by Louise Larsson Summary of project and intended outcomes In my individual research project this term I investigated potential alternative user […]
DCC 2020 – Poster Presentation (Presented by 8-bit Harry!)
Harry today presented his poster titled “Investigating strategies for mass property replication in 3D printed prototypes” at DCC2020 – virtually, of course, […]
Design 2020
We would like to thank the organisers of Design 2020 for a fantastic virtual conference, with four papers presented by member of […]