Media, Design and Adaptive Thinking

Sheng Kai Tang (Tony)

Who am I?

2008~now User Experience Designer, asusDESIGN

2008 Master Degree in Computational Design, CMU

2005~2008 PhD program in Computational Design, CMU

2003 Visiting student, Harvard

2001~2002 PhD program in Architecture, NCTU

1999~2001 Master Degree in Applied Art, NCTU

1994~1999 Bachelor Degree in Architecture, FCU

2008~now User Experience Designer, asusDESIGN

2008 Master Degree in Computational Design, CMU

2005~2008 PhD program in Computational Design, CMU

2003 Visiting student, Harvard

2001~2002 PhD program in Architecture, NCTU

1999~2001 Master Degree in Applied Art, NCTU

1994~1999 Bachelor Degree in Architecture, FCU

What is Media?

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What is Media?

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What is Design?

Problem Solving

Ill defined Well Defined

A Search Processing

Decision Making

Media + Design

Substantiation

Reflection-in-action

Craftsmanship

Thinking of Complexity

Thinking of Interaction

Smart Environment

Architectural Robotics

Source: CODE LAB, CMU

Source: CODE LAB, CMU

Source: CODE LAB, CMU

Source: Cornell U.

Adaptive Thinking

Active Sensing

Dynamic Decision Making

Flexible-functionality

Future Media

Integration

(Hudson and Mankoff, 2006)

Pattern Recognition

Finite State Machine

Soft + Ambiguity

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