Interaction Design as a Multimodal Conversation

Abstract : This paper explores the concept of design as a multimodal conversation, in the context of observed case studies within interdisciplinary collaboration. Five case studies were video recorded and the verbal and non-verbal designers' behaviours as well as the designers' interactions with the artefacts were analysed. The analysis revealed the designers' experience based on dialogue which was considered a clear paradigm of interaction using words and or images.