NUWA: Lifelike as a Design Strategy to Enhance Product’s Hedonic Qualities

Yu Sheng Tung, Wei Chi Chien

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Abstract

Lifelike design is an approach trying to enrich the experience and strengthen the emotional bond between humans and artifacts. However, there is very little understanding of the design strategies that create lifelike experiences, and even less research has been done to understand the experience from a holistic perspective. In this project, a lifelike desk lamp, NUWA, was designed based on a systematic review of lifelike characteristics. Five participants were invited to use NUWA and a normal lamp for three days. Both quantitative measures and qualitative interviews were conducted to understand their perceived lifelikeness, user experience, human-artifact attachment, and social relationship. The results show the successful design of a lifelike artifact. The hedonic and pragmatic qualities of both lamps are exactly opposite. Participants scored higher on hedonic qualities and attachment to NUWA. Also, they reported a partnership-like experience with NUWA. The findings could inspire future lifelike design and its research.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman-Computer Interaction - Thematic Area, HCI 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Proceedings
EditorsMasaaki Kurosu, Ayako Hashizume
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages290-301
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783031355950
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
EventThematic Area on Human Computer Interaction, HCI 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 2023 Jul 232023 Jul 28

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14011 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceThematic Area on Human Computer Interaction, HCI 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period23-07-2323-07-28

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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