Sensing Happiness

Accessible Bristol March 2015

ThanksEngine Shed

Sonocent

LJ Watson Consulting

DIG Inclusion

Alastair Somerville

@acuity_design

Information

accessibility

Cognitive

Accessibility

What

Why

How

What

Definition

3 parts

Making (digital or physical)

places usable

1

Perceivable

Intelligible

Actionable

2

Perceivable

Open to sensory

awareness

2

Intelligible

Open to human

comprehension

2

Actionable

Open to personal

agency

2

Perceivable

Intelligible

Actionable

2

Stress free

3

Discovering

problems

Exhibition Road

1

Perceivable

Intelligible

Actionable

Imperial War

Museum

2

Casson Mann

A map of gaps

IN

OUT

Perceivable

Intelligible

Actionable

WIAD Bristol 2015

More complex

definition

Senses

Emotions

Axes not spectrum

Conscious

Unconscious

Behavioural design

2.0

This time it’s personal

Why

Accessibility

•Dyslexia

•Aphasia

•Non-verbal -Severe Speech and

Language impairments

•Ageing &

Dementia

•Down Syndrome

•Autism

•Dyscalculia

W3C

Inclusion

Situational Impairment

"Indifference towards people

and the reality in which they

live is actually the one and

only cardinal sin in design"

Dieter Rams

Personalisation

Happiness

How

4 interesting projects

Mobile Affective

Sensing and Urban

City Mood

1

Dr. Eiman Kanjo

Emotion in place

Wearables

Big Data

Redesign of physical

place

W3C

2

Cognitive and

Learning Disabilities

Accessibility Task

Force

Jamie Knight

CSUN 2015

Steve Maslin

3

Designing for minds

Sensory, Social & Spatial

characteristics

Orientation (in time and

space)

Safeguarding

Neurological & psychological

aspects of physical and

sensory interactions

Sensory, Social & Spatial

characteristics

Orientation (in time and

space)

Safeguarding

Neurological & psychological

aspects of physical and

sensory interactions

US Army

4

Neuroergonomics

Responsive data load

through emotionally

aware devices

Happiness

Paul Dolan

2 meanings

Happiness is well

directed attention

1

Positive emotion + Purpose

Time

2

Pamela Pavliscak

Positive design

manifesto

Autonomy & mastery

Trust & empathy

Creativity & self awareness

Connection & community

Meaning in all places

Autonomy & mastery

Trust & empathy

Creativity & self awareness

Connection & community

Meaning in all places

Unity

Cognitive accessibility

is

Personalisation

is

Design for happiness

What do you make?

Make places easier

for some

1

Make places

meaningful for many

2

Make places happier

for all

3