Thirteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices

Abstract

Interactive animation on hypertension developed for collecting data both through explicit query as well as observation in the D J Hali Slums and rural communities in Bangalore, India - with vast population experiences illiteracy and language barriers, 810 languages/dialects. The animation targeted communities within a social space, sharing in the embodied experience that creates online witnessing –i.e. production in a user’s mind an image of the narrative scene where it’s context is more easily understood. Goals include: 1.human systems- increases understanding by reducing the complexity of healthcare information and makes usable the complexity of scientific information in objective measurements 2.cultural behavior modification and behavioral characteristics- develops a linkage of personal health assessment, scientific knowledge as it pertains to the human body and well-being thus opening up new applications and realms of mediated experience that rely on science but also call for cultural investigation 3. amplification in negotiating global discourses- of place, language, culture, and health technology interface and how this can shape the way scientists conceptualize, undertake and interpret their research Group witnessing through design is increasingly relevant in communities where societal norms can be controversial, gender prohibitive, or scientifically misinformed. Vital health information is effectively replicated when interacting with this animation and significantly widens social engagement and increases understanding of preventative health. The data collected is a residue of design engagement even though not in its purest form, but instead, data is evidence that design exports knowledge into other unlikely spaces (slums) and disciplines (science and global health).