design & research explorations! ! exploring interactions cycle 1! emilie van spronsen !

to create a moment of mental refreshment for people that daily take the subway to work

#1 subway exploration!

the underground is another world! the station offered me very little stimuli ! blunted feeling! people were in a zombie mode!

so?!
focus on subway stations!

> interaction vision!

<! subtle surprise!

#2 literature search!

Berlyne (1971)! arousal potential <> stimulus properties! ! Reisenzein (1994)! level of surprise varies per person ! ! !

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#3 design intervention!

so?!
surprise = ambiguous ! pleasant < > disturbing ! ! importance of the subtle and ! undemanding character of the surprise! ! !

#4 literature! search!

Sime (1986)! creating places < > designing spaces! ! Degen & Rose (2012)! remember environment! ! Korz et al. (1998)! 3 main factors inuencing experience of subway environment! !

#5 shadowing!

and?!

#6 ! question naires!

so?!
average ra'ng pla+orms what would improve the experience?

platforms rated as boring and colorless ! ! experience improved if the subway stations would be! lighter, more colorful, cozier, and more artistic !

what?!
in subway station! refreshing (sustainably)! subtle! undemanding!

and now?!
elaborate ideas! deepen insight on surprise! interventions!