Creativity-Centered Design from an Ecologically Grounded Perspective

Abstract

In this paper three methodological approaches to creativity-centered design are identified: the computational approach, the dialogical perspective and the ecologically grounded framework. These methods relate to the current definition of ubiquitous music (ubimus). Both social and material factors that shape creative musical phenomena within ubiquitous music making are addressed. The second section discusses a design study highlighting the concepts laid out in the first part: activities and resource usage. A split between creative products and resources, which points to three material observables, frames this discussion: resources, products and by-products, including creative waste. Two new design qualities are proposed: volatility and rivalry. The paper concludes with a summary of the study results, suggesting further explorations of the ecological framework in ubiquitous music experiments.

O enfoque cognitivo-ecológico no design ubimus – Da Metáfora da Listra aos Sons do CAp

“…Indicamos, portanto, a necessidade de desenvolvimento de novos métodos para estudar o apoio a atividades criativas focando não só as atividades executivas que envolvem a geração de produtos sonoros, mas incluindo também as atividades reflexivas e epistêmicas (KELLER et al, 2014c). Nessa esteira, o conceito de substituto criativo pode ser útil para ampliar o leque de estratégias de suporte nas atividades criativas cotidianas (KELLER et al, 2014c;KELLER et al, 2015).…”