Prototyping Situations: Interdisciplinary Free Improvisation in Technology Development and Latour’s Mode of the Technical

Dominik Schlienger

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Interdisciplinary improvisation provides an innovative tool for technology development, based on the principle of prototyping the situation of a problem and letting the solution develop from within that situation. This stands in a contrast to the conventional paradigm by which technological prototypes are presented as solutions which then are tested as to their suitability, in hindsight. A participatory design practice which resulted in the development of spatial interactive technology for sonic arts provides a case study for this method. In focusing on the situation, rather than a (proposed) solution, technology is contingent on practice. This resounds with the description of the technical mode of existence the French philosopher Bruno Latour gives in An Enquiry into the Modes of Existence: According to Latour, the technical does not show itself directly as an object and is not directly experienceable. On that premise, the implications for technology development are intriguing: The fact that the technical is mostly only noticed when it is not working, needs to be considered in development methodology – evaluation has to become the main phase of development.

type	research exposition
date	19/06/2022
published	11/10/2022
last modified	11/10/2022
status	published
copyright	Dominik Schlienger-Tuomi
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1690251/1690252
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1690251
published in	Research Catalogue

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