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Bringing in communicative rationality into design participation: a lesson from inclusive design

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Peter C. K. Chuah,

Yanki LeeAuthors Info & Claims

PDC '10: Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Participatory Design Conference

Pages 101 - 110

https://doi.org/10.1145/1900441.1900456

Published: 29 November 2010 Publication History

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This article is an attempt to examine the extent to which Bourdieu's concepts of field, communicative rationality and rational deliberation is useful in designing game-like activities in design participation. We attempt to advocate the idea that changing the nature of the game is crucial in our understanding of the nature of design participation. In order to do this, we should design activities which could firstly reveal the nature and rules of the design games, and sensitize participants and designers to be aware of the constraining factors that would undermine the possibility of achieving 'the interest in disinterest' -- a sentiment that would reduce the harmful effects of systematic distortion which comes from our socialization, social positions and collective learning. We also suggest that the study of body techniques to explore new domains of experience through which social inclusion is more likely to be realized. The study of the experience of two Inclusive Design workshops supports this suggestion.

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PDC '10: Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Participatory Design Conference

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DOI:10.1145/1900441

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Roskilde University, Denmark
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University of Oslo, Norway
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Intel Corporation

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de Almeida Neris VFortuna FBonacin Rde Alencar Tde Oliveira Neris LBaranauskas M(2020)Addressing Brazilian diversity in personal computing systems with a tailoring-based approachPersonal and Ubiquitous Computing10.1007/s00779-020-01444-w25:2(297-319)Online publication date: 29-Aug-2020
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Rosales ASayago SCarrascal JBlat J(2014)On the evocative power and play value of a wearable movement-to-sound interaction accessory in the free-play of schoolchildrenJournal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments10.5555/2637606.26376126:3(313-330)Online publication date: 1-May-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2637606.2637612

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