Prototyping for Experience Design in India
Program Description
Software and screens dominate our lives today. Unfortunately, engineers and designers forget how people live in real/physical spaces full of sounds, smells, other people, and so much more. So, let's work with these things, think of richer (and more holistic) ways to design experiences for people, and learn how to prototype ideas with anything we find in the world.
The course will be run at the National Institute of Design (NID) in India, and Purdue students will work with about 15 students from the 'New Media Design' programme there. You can read about previous versions of this course, here: https://setwrite.in/teaching/202104-nid-nmd-staging.html.
You will experience different sights, sounds, smells, tastes, materials, people, lifestyles, markets, museums, and likely some annoying peacocks. This is, after all, India. You will live, eat, and play with students on the host institute's campus, and this will better-equip you to work anywhere the world (and work with international teams in multi-national companies).
Learning Objectives-Undergraduates
In this course, undergraduate students will:
- learn to think about problems as being 'holistic experiences'.
- prototype their ideas (in public-spaces; using software, electronics, tangible materials, performance, storytelling, and a range of other tools/techniques).
- exhibit their work in public.
- document their projects, and include them to their portfolios.
Learning Objectives-Graduates
In this course, graduate students will:
- learn to think about problems as being 'holistic experiences'.
- prototype their ideas (in public-spaces; using software, electronics, tangible materials, performance, storytelling, and a range of other tools/techniques).
- exhibit their work in public.
- document their projects, and include them to their portfolios.
- reflect on their work, and write about the value of such work from moral, inclusive or commercial lenses.
Tentative Program Itinerary
- Wednesday, July 15th- Depart U.S. for India
- Thursday, July 16th- Arrive at National Institute of Design (NID) India
- Friday, July 17th- Orientation, introduction to the institute, faculty, staff and students
- Saturday, July 18th - Sunday, July 19th- Visits to local markets, attractions, etc. Time to explore on own
- Monday, July 20th - Friday, July 24th- Introductory lectures, activities to build rapport with Indian co-students, morning class time followed by studio/project time, workshops, pop-up exhibitions, tutorials, crit sessions, plus visits to local architectural sites, museums, eateries, design studios, etc.
- Saturday, July 25th - Sunday, July 26th- Visits to local markets, attractions, etc. Time to explore on own
- Monday, July 27th - Thursday, July 30th- Final project, pop-up exhibition, and crits, reflection
- Friday, July 31st- Documentation, publicly posting all work completed (online)
- Saturday, August 1st- Departure
Contact program leader Shobhan Shah via email with your questions.