TY  - THES
A1  - Aurin, Ingo
T1  - Spurencodierung und Berührungsmessung
T1  - Human Touch
N2  - In der vorliegenden Ph.D.-Arbeit werden die Bereiche Materialität, Objektkultur und Physical Computing adressiert. Der Autor erkennt nun durch die durchlaufene intensive theoretische Betrachtungsweise des Themas Materialität die Bedeutung von Tastsinn und Objektoberflächen für den Alltag des praktizierenden Gestalters und proklamiert eine Wende und Hinwendung der Designpraxis zu den Potenzialen von Materialität und deren Bedeutung für die Akteure. Die Aufgabe der Praxisforschung ist es, eine inklusive Optimierungsmethode des Produktdesigns zu gestalten, mit der Designentwicklungen durch überprüfbare Nutzungsdaten optimiert werden können. Die taktile Pilotmethode ergab auf Basis der Generierung von Nutzerkarten Erkenntnisse über biometrische Werte, individuelle Körpergrößen und unterschiedliche Handhabungsprinzipien.
N2  - The knowledge generated through literature on philosophy and material culture feeds more into the practical discourse of product design and in particular the design of technology simulating physical events. As mentioned previously and above, it is fact that, in product design, the significance of surface touch is a minor priority and is of secondary importance within the decision-making process of design.
KW  - human touch
KW  - affordance
KW  - inclusive design
KW  - Materialität
KW  - Produktgestaltung
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20150526-23975
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Arkarapotiwong, Piyadech
T1  - THE INVESTIGATION OF LIVING HERITAGE ATTRIBUTES IN LIVING HERITAGE SITES
N2  - The conservation of living heritage sites is a highly complex process. Two factors need careful consideration in order to achieve a balance in the management of such sites: the conservation demands of conservation experts for built heritage and the needs of local people for development of their heritage living space. The complexity of factors involved make for an interesting study of living heritage, taken up by this research in its main case study of the town of Nan in Thailand.
Research into the historical background of Nan and its cultural heritage reveals a living heritage site, which is both unique and diverse. Present day Nan was examined using a variety of analysis tools, which were applied to data from interviews, empirical data, field surveys, and documents, in order to better understand the nature of the living heritage site and changing trends over time.  Luang Prabang in Lao PDR, a World Heritage site since 1995, was also selected as a further case study with which to compare Nan’s potential World Heritage status from a point of view of changes to living heritage attributes. 
The outcomes of the research indicate the importance of the management of the sites, which can be at risk of losing balance by focusing on one aspect of heritage to the detriment of the other. The conservation perspective, if allowed to dominate, as in Luang Prabang, can cause irreparable damage to the social fabric, where the development needs of the town are not met. This research concludes that a balance of power amongst stakeholders in the collaborative networks managing such sites is vital to sustaining a balance of living heritage attributes.
KW  - Kulturerbe
KW  - social network analysis
KW  - living heritage site
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20150619-24086
ER  -