Supporting Design Learning with Design Puzzles

Abstract

Abstract:The design process is a puzzle-solving process. Two groups of researches that share many similarities with Puzzle-solving design process are the process of game-playing and playful learning. The main argument is using the "playing" characteristics to amplify and explore the learning process, furthermore the design process. In addition, puzzles imply playful exploration that utilizes the characteristics of "playing a game" as "solving a puzzle". Puzzle making and puzzle solving provides an incremental exploration mechanism that is more intuitive for design learning. For understanding and realizing puzzles in design learning, this research is divided into two stages of researches-manual design puzzles and interactive design puzzles. By analysing the outcome from manual design puzzles, this research proposes a framework called (interactive) "design puzzles". The conceptual and implementation framework of this view of design is elaborated in this paper as well as a particular design puzzle called puzzle collage is described as the realization of design puzzles.

Color temperature’s impact on task performance and brainwaves of school-age children

“…Beta waves appear when performing high degree cognitive functions such as during normal waking and concentration. Puzzle tasks, a medum which is frequently used as auxiliary materials for learning, require judgement of spatial relationships and logical thinking 20 , 21 , 22 ) , and research has shown that the frontal area is more activated 10 ) during puzzle performance. During puzzle task performance in this study there was activation of the left frontal lobe.…”

A computer game to help people understand the energy performance of buildings

“…In the built environment, gamification has been of particular interest to researchers specialising in the different facets of architectural computing, often with emphasis on collaborative and participatory activities: Aydin et al (2014) employed it in the context of shape grammars for mass-housing design, while more recently Savov et al (2016) employed it for facade design. Its importance for educating both specialised users and laypeople has also been of interest: Bertuzzi and Zreik (2011) applied mixedreality games to raise awareness of cultural heritage issues; Chang (2004) employed design puzzles to support design learning; and later on Liang and Chang (2006) expanded the concept with the DiGame design game. In the more specialised field of environmental design, sustainable energy use has been a focus, as described by Gustafsson et al (2009) and Cohen et al (2013).…”

Design Jigsaw: Exploring a Computational Approach to Assembling Ideas in the Design Production Process

“…If this were taken literally, some insights might be achieved in untangling the puzzle-making and puzzlesolving procedures underpinning the design process. Chang (2004) attempts this and generates a design puzzle that starts with an abstract model of mapping the features of puzzle games onto the design process [2]. It argues that designing has a marked similarity with puzzle games with its puzzlemaking and puzzle-solving process.…”

“…The design puzzle shows that solving puzzles require some knowledge of the puzzle itself.The constructive hints and rule of the puzzles are important factors for solving them. Chang has categorized the elements of the design puzzle into 'hint', 'puzzle rules' and 'puzzle goal', and this categorization provide a way of describing teaching capability through an emphasis on methods of learning through puzzles [2]. (Figure 1).…”

“…Each rule provides different hints to players for assembling idea pieces. Figure 4 shows the modified model that was proposed for the design puzzle [2]. By applying the mechanisms involved in playing jigsaws, the objective of this research was to find the underlying structure (called hidden patterns) of assembling ideas from a graph-like knowledge in the design production process.…”