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Exploring Hearing Aids and Super Normal Design

探索助听器和超常规设计

基本信息

批准号：
2001695
负责人：
金额：
--
依托单位：
University of Dundee
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Studentship
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2017 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2001695
关键词：
Exploring Hearing Aids Super Normal

项目摘要

The intent of this project is to challenge prevalent visions for the future of hearing aid design: that they will either 'disappear' through miniaturisation, or else by appearing to be something other than a hearing aid, whether mainstream consumer electronics or jewellery. And to challenge the implication that this disappearance - even if possible - would be a positive outcome for everyone concerned.The research will explore themes of stigma as part of understanding the different social and cultural relationships that exist and their link to hearing aids. It will involve the experiences and perspectives of wearers, non-wearers, health care professionals and manufacturers of hearing aids.In response (yet also as a mode of inquiry) it will use super normal design: defined as the design of everyday objects that fit into our lives so comfortably as to usually go unnoticed (another, more subtle form of invisibility, in a way). By which we mean the design of hearing aids that are in some ways archetypical hearing aids and recognisable as such, yet at the same time understated, and subtly and beautifully resolved.Research questions include:How does the experience of wearing hearing aids differ across hard of hearing, deafened and D/deaf users? What decisions are wearers making with regards to passing, covering and uncovering? In what way does stigma affect these decisions? How can the design of hearing aids better represent the identity of their wearers? What would a super normal hearing aid look like, and who might wear one? What role can design play in challenging stigma associated with hearing aids and hearing loss? Research methodologyThis practice-based research project will involve a combination of Action Research and Research-through-Design approaches. Action research is a qualitative method that primarily looks at designing for social change and focuses on future outcomes, working to solve "real problems" within "real world situations." (O'Brien, 1998) Action research follows a process of "learning by doing," following systematic stages of planning, acting, observing and reflecting, allowing for repetition of the process and findings based re-iteration in defining, deciphering and evaluating research questions. (McNiff & Whitehead, 2002) Similarly, Research-through-Design involves using design practice as a medium to explore research questions, and follows a process of exploring, conceptualizing, building, testing, observing and reflecting through design prototypes or "artefacts." (Gaver, 2012) Zimmerman describes Research-through-Design as the "...process of iteratively designing artefacts as a creative way of investigating what a potential future might be." (Zimmerman et al, 2010) This research will also adopt a "nothing about us, without us" stance, in terms of user participation in the research and design iterations. The narratives and experiences of wearers and non-wearers is crucial for this research. It is hoped that certain participants will take on the role of 'mentor' for the project development and that this will create a sense of ownership and investment in the project.

该项目的目的是挑战助听器设计未来的流行愿景：它们要么通过数字化“消失”，要么通过出现助听器以外的东西，无论是主流消费电子产品还是珠宝。为了质疑这种消失--即使有可能--对每个相关人员来说都是一个积极的结果的暗示，这项研究将探讨耻辱的主题，作为理解存在的不同社会和文化关系及其与助听器的联系的一部分。它将涉及佩戴者、非佩戴者、医疗保健专业人员和助听器制造商的经验和观点。作为回应（也是一种探究模式），它将使用超常规设计：定义为日常物品的设计，这些设计非常舒适地融入我们的生活，通常不被注意（另一种更微妙的隐形形式，在某种程度上）。我们的意思是助听器的设计在某种程度上是典型的助听器，可以识别，但同时又低调，巧妙而美丽地解决了问题。研究问题包括：戴助听器的体验在重听，听力损失和D/聋人用户之间有何不同？佩戴者在通过、遮盖和揭开时会做出哪些决定？耻辱感以何种方式影响这些决定？助听器的设计如何更好地代表佩戴者的身份？超正常助听器会是什么样子，谁可能会戴助听器？设计在挑战与助听器和听力损失相关的耻辱方面可以发挥什么作用？研究方法这个以实践为基础的研究项目将涉及行动研究和研究通过设计的方法相结合。行动研究是一种定性的方法，主要着眼于社会变革的设计，关注未来的结果，致力于解决“真实的世界局势”中的“真实的问题”。（奥布莱恩，1998）行动研究遵循一个“边做边学”的过程，遵循计划、行动、观察和反思的系统阶段，允许在定义、解释和评估研究问题时重复该过程和基于发现的重复。（McNiff & Whitehead，2002）同样，通过设计进行研究涉及使用设计实践作为探索研究问题的媒介，并遵循通过设计原型或“人工制品”探索，概念化，构建，测试，观察和反思的过程。（Gaver，2012）齐默尔曼描述研究通过设计作为“.迭代设计人工制品的过程，作为研究潜在未来的创造性方式。“（齐默尔曼等，2010年）这项研究也将采取“没有关于我们，没有我们”的立场，在用户参与的研究和设计迭代方面。穿戴者和非穿戴者的叙述和经历对于这项研究至关重要。希望某些参与者将在项目开发中发挥“导师”的作用，这将在项目中创造一种主人翁感和投资感。