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Participatory design using scenarios in different cultures

Makoto Okamoto , Hidehiro Komatsu , Ikuko Gyobu , Kei Ito

pp. 223-231

In this paper we have examined the effects of scenarios from a participatory design and cross-cultural perspective. The Scenario Exchange Project was an international workshop using scenarios. The participants were university students from Japan and Taiwan. The impetus behind this project was the practical demand for designers to correctly understand different cultures and design products and services. We confirmed that scenarios are effective techniques for bolstering participatory design. Furthermore, we have recognized that we must create new methods for describing the lifestyle and cultural background of personas.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73105-4_25

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Okamoto, M. , Komatsu, H. , Gyobu, I. , Ito, K. (2007)., Participatory design using scenarios in different cultures, in J. Jacko (ed.), Human-computer interaction. Interaction design and usability, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 223-231.