Design Development Process for Communicating Awareness of Climate Change

Description

This thesis presents a research-through-design investigation carried out to solve the problem of climate change with a particular interest in interaction design and augmented reality (AR). The purpose of the design project is to communicate awareness of climate change and reduce the alienation between people and environment. Although much research across different fields has been dedicated to addressing climate problems, little has been published to resolve environmental issues through interaction design. The design process of this research follows the Double Diamond Model. In the discovery and definition stage, literature research, secondary research, questionnaires, mainstream user interviews, chart-based analysis, persona, and user journey map are adopted as research methods. In the development and delivery stage, the research methods include rapid prototyping and scenario testing. Two design directions are formed through literature review and user research, which are narrative simulation game based on mobile AR and physical water table based on projected AR. The results of user tests indicate that the latter better answers the research question and achieves the design objectives. This research provides a new perspective for the environmental community to raise public’s awareness of climate change.

Period	24 Feb 2020 → 1 Jan 2021
Examinee	Weishan Zhang
Examination held at	Department of Industrial Design
Degree of Recognition	Local