Cognitive Interaction Design

About this programme

This course looks at interaction design from a cognitive science perspective. Using (digital) artefacts as the main study object, the focus is on theoretical considerations of interaction design and its (cognitive) consequences on human users. We usually attribute character and intentional behavior to the people and artefacts that we interact with. How we perceive these artefacts is partly shaped by their design, and partly by our own cognitive capabilities and previous experiences. Understanding how design affects cognition (and vice versa) becomes increasingly important in the age of ubiquitous computing and the rise of autonomous systems. Some of the theories and techniques are applied in group-work project assignments. Your message goes to Infocenter, and they’ll make sure it gets to the right person – so you get the best and most relevant reply.