An Embodied Approach to the Analysis and Design of Interactive Ambient Media

Tan Liang (2019)

Regarding the concept of Cognitive Linguistics, languages reflect how people think and our thought is grounded in people’s bodily experiences with physical environments. This research explores how embodied thinking supports the development of new design methodologies that facilitate the experiences of actively participating audiences in interactions with ambient media. Based on the theories of embodied cognition and cognitive semantics, this research focuses on developing an embodied approach to analysing and designing ambient media through a series of studies. To understand audience experiences with ambient media and develop an approach to embodied interaction design, an in-depth discussion clarifies and synthesises the findings from three studies, whereby the implications are summarised with a view to informing further research and design practice. Three combinations of various perspectives offer new theoretical and methodological insights for research on embodied interactions. A set of guidelines for designing ambient media is proposed, providing methodological insights and strengthening the proposed approach. 

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