The impetus for undertaking this study emerged from my professional practice of 'making things happen' in the evolving digital culture of Amsterdam between 1988 and 2003. As will become clear later, I draw upon a great number of my own experiences and perceptions in trying to understand more about the design of presence. Therefore, my work as a designer and producer of concepts has had a significant influence on the work conducted here. The manner in which I have embedded my own experiences will be addressed in the next section. Here, I want to sketch briefly how the question "How to design presence in environments in which technology plays a crucial role?" has been informed by my 15 years of 'making things happen'.
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description, citation, argument:
Practice of design changed
Because of the development of digital technology, design practice has changed rapidly over the last two decades: the tools used to ... -
description, collective history:
Demo or die
While I was associated and involved with Internet design over the last 15 years I observed hype after hype arise. New tools shed new ... -
specific, general history:
Millions of people have gone online
This study aims to contribute to design as research from the perspective of the social sciences. In 1993 the graphical interface to the ... -
theory, question:
Unity of Time, Place and Action
In the performing arts the "Unity of Time, Place and Action", which is attributed to Aristotle even though he did not actually ... -
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Hogeschool van Amsterdam and the Digital University of the Netherlands
In 1999 I started working for the University of Professional Education in Amsterdam and through this institution I was involved in the ...
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argument, personal history, conclusion:
Design and human behaviour
This statement by Lunenfeld resonates with the experience that the research question at the heart of this study was originally ... -
citation, theory:
Deep design
Lunenfeld argues for a deeper understanding of design from a historical and aesthetic perspective. "Even more important than ... -
description, personal history, collective history:
Waag Society and Performing Arts Labs
My personal professional history during these 15 years has been characterized by affiliations to four organizations, which have each ... -
methodology, collective history, question:
Fundamental research in the performing arts
The staging of 'networked' performances was especially useful because fundamental issues could be explored in short periods of time. ... -
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Doors of Perception
A last crucial influence that I will discuss in my approach and my understanding of the research question "How to design presence ...