Bridging the theory-practice gap: Lessons and challenges of applying the attachment framework for sustainable hci design
Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing …, 2015•dl.acm.org
Despite significant progress in sustainable HCI towards theoretical frameworks to guide
design, there is a gap between theory and practice, so that the impact of such frameworks is
limited. As an initial exploration in bridging the theory-practice gap, we conducted a study
using one well-established design framework, the Attachment Framework, to evaluate its
applicability in use. We conducted a comparative study with 14 designers to explore the
effect of the Attachment Framework on design, and evaluated their designs with 10 design …
design, there is a gap between theory and practice, so that the impact of such frameworks is
limited. As an initial exploration in bridging the theory-practice gap, we conducted a study
using one well-established design framework, the Attachment Framework, to evaluate its
applicability in use. We conducted a comparative study with 14 designers to explore the
effect of the Attachment Framework on design, and evaluated their designs with 10 design …
Despite significant progress in sustainable HCI towards theoretical frameworks to guide design, there is a gap between theory and practice, so that the impact of such frameworks is limited. As an initial exploration in bridging the theory-practice gap, we conducted a study using one well-established design framework, the Attachment Framework, to evaluate its applicability in use. We conducted a comparative study with 14 designers to explore the effect of the Attachment Framework on design, and evaluated their designs with 10 design experts using a set of six design criteria. Our results indicated a positive effect on the criterion of novelty, with mixed effects on attachment, presentation, aesthetics, usefulness, and feasibility. We contribute a set of challenges in the application of design frameworks to practice and offer a critical reflection on how researchers can more effectively communicate sustainable HCI design frameworks to practitioners.