In this paper by Maeng et al. (2012), they explore how interaction-driven design can affect the design process of interaction compared to user-driven design and Technology-driven design. Different approaches create different starting points for the design activity. In user-driven product development, the starting point is based on users’ needs and solving their problems. In technology-driven product development, it is instead the new technology and their possibilities in the new design that is the starting point for the interaction. In interaction-driven product development, the starting point is more of exploration based on interaction concepts. In the paper, movement was used as a starting point for the design of the interaction and based on the findings, they could create and incorporate them in the design of the product and find new links between the user’s needs and the technology.
This is a new way of thinking for me, and I guess it is because our previous experiences have been projects with a user-driven approach. I hope I will feel more comfortable with the interaction-driven design, and I hope that we will manage to use this idea of letting the interaction drive the exploration when we work with our project.
Maeng, S., Lim, Y. K., & Lee, K. (2012, June). Interaction-driven design: A new approach for interactive product development. In Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 448-457).