Kiasu Design Life

29: My Robot Gets Me 📚 Ch.5-6 "Why do we find products..dumb?"

Episode Summary

Have you ever find yourself saying "Why is this person so weird?", or "Gosh this product is dumb". This 2 chapters help us to peel the layers and explain in a structured manner. And in turn, teach us how to engineer a socially smart product! 🗓️ Final chapters 7-9 discussion will release on 3 Apr 2024 📣 Also, look forward to our exclusive interview with Carla Diana, the author herself!

Episode Notes

Have you ever find yourself saying "Why is this person so weird?", or "Gosh this product is dumb". This 2 chapters help us to peel the layers and explain in a structured manner. And in turn, teach us how to engineer a socially smart product!

 

🗓️ Final chapters 7-9 discussion will release on  3 Apr 2024

📣 Also, look forward to our exclusive interview with Carla Diana, the author herself! 

Timestamp:

(00:00) Welcome!

(02:29) Ch5: Interactions

(06:50) Interactions in UX

(07:35) Sensing & inferring = interaction

(10:40) Sensors & actuators making interactions possible

(11:36) psst~ A mini announcement ;)

(12:35) How products sense, hear & see us

(21:19) Ch6: How robots are contextually aware

(24:34) Robots in SG restaurants

(26:20) When, where, for whom is key to context

(34:28) Enactment & storyboarding to gain context