Social Interactive Dinner Event
Authors
Persson, Catharina Bøgsted ; Jensen, Mai Kastrup Nobæk
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2023
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan man kan designe en socialt interaktiv middagsoplevelse, der bruger visuelle virkemidler til at opmuntre og nudgere samtaler mod et specifikt emne, vandforurening. Gennem litteratur om social interaktion og consumer-to-consumer interaction, human-food interaction, interaktive udstillinger, samt principper om tvetydighed og kortvarig ubehag i oplevelsesdesign, blev der udledt designovervejelser. På baggrund heraf blev en middagsbegivenhed iterativt udviklet med priming, tema-baseret menu, fysiske og visuelle elementer i bordmiljøet samt en agerende servitrice til at understøtte engagementet. På grund af lang testtid, begrænset plads og sponsoreret mad var datagrundlaget overvejende kvalitativt fra en test med 8 deltagere. Resultaterne peger på, at ændringer i de visuelle elementer var forbundet med skift i samtaleemner omkring bordet; dog kunne specifikke emner ikke entydigt knyttes til enkelte cues, da kombinationen af elementer syntes at forme dialogen. Arbejdet giver praktiske indsigter i at designe sociale, flerbruger-middage, der balancerer underholdning og diskussion, og antyder at visuelle cues kan understøtte samtalestyring, med behov for yderligere studier med større prøver og mere kontrollerede rammer.
This thesis explores how to design a socially interactive dinner experience that uses visual elements to encourage and nudge conversations toward a specific topic, water pollution. Drawing on literature about social interaction and consumer-to-consumer interaction, human–food interaction, interactive exhibitions, and principles of ambiguity and short-term discomfort in experience design, the authors derived design considerations. An interactive dinner was iteratively developed featuring priming, a theme-based menu, physical and visual elements embedded in the table setting, and an acting waitress to scaffold engagement. Due to long session duration, limited space, and sponsored food, data collection was mainly qualitative from a single test with 8 participants. Findings indicate that changes in visual elements were associated with shifts in conversation around the table; however, specific topics could not be attributed to individual cues, as the combination of elements appeared to shape the dialogue. The work offers practical insights for creating social, multi-user dinner events that balance entertainment with discussion, and suggests visual cues can support conversational steering, while calling for further research with larger samples and more controlled conditions.
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