A Dialogue of the Senses: Designing Interaction with the Body in Mind

A comprehensive introduction to embodied cognition for designers of interactive artifacts, systems, and environments.

In this introduction to embodied cognition and the design of interactive systems, A Dialogue of the Senses, Sile O’Modhrain argues for turning the interaction design process inside out. We cannot design the experiences of those who use our artifacts and devices, she says; we can only put in place the conditions under which users can bring forth, through their actions, an embo...