Exposition

Prototyping Situations: Interdisciplinary Free Improvisation in Technology Development and Latour’s Mode of the Technical (2022)

Dominik Schlienger
open exposition

About this exposition

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.
typeresearch exposition
date19/06/2022
published11/10/2022
last modified11/10/2022
statuspublished
share statusprivate
copyrightDominik Schlienger-Tuomi
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1690251/1690252
doihttps://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1690251
published inResearch Catalogue


Simple Media

id name copyright license
1700811 space Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1700819 degreeshow Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1700822 motionlab Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1700925 MSIvidPart1 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1700927 MSIvidPart2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1700932 MSIvidPart2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1700934 opener2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1700937 aino Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1700945 opener3 Dominik Schlienger CC BY-NC-ND
1700951 violaCamTrimmed Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1700966 opener4 Dominik Schlienger CC BY-NC-ND
1701115 Leluhelikvartetti Stephanie Haack All rights reserved
1701119 LeluhelikvartettiFullDescription Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701126 SoundTheatre-Dom&Dirk Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701138 Epilogue Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701156 Epilogue Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701166 StereoDomeJan'17 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701168 ThreePointOneForOne_Materials Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701264 LumeAudio1 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701301 LumeAudio2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701303 LumeAudio3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701304 LumeAudio3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701305 LumeAudio3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701308 ainoStill2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701309 alsoHarp Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701310 anna Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701311 anna+ Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701312 anna0 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701313 anna2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701314 anna3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701315 bass1 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701316 bass2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701317 bass3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701318 boxTape Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701319 boxTutti Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701320 dirk Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701321 dirk2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701322 dirk3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701323 dome Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701324 dome2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701325 duo1 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701326 duo2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701327 elastic1 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701328 elastic2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701329 elastic3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701330 group1 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701331 group2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701332 group2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701333 guit Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701334 hairInAir Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701335 harp Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701336 harp3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701337 marbles Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701338 marbles2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701339 marbles3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701340 mic1 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701341 mic2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701342 mic3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701343 mic4 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701344 mic5 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701345 Painting Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701346 salla Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701347 string Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701348 tin1 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701349 tin2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701350 tin3 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701351 trio Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701352 trio2 Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701353 viola Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701354 Sphere_3 Dominik Schlienger CC BY-NC-ND
1701356 hairInAir Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701358 Sunday_1_binaural Dominik Schlienger CC BY-NC-ND
1701371 Sunday_3_binaural Dominik Schlienger CC BY-NC-ND
1701420 hairInAir Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1701436 previewLeluheliMaterials Dominik Schlienger CC BY-NC-ND
1701734 DomeAgora Dominik Schlienger All rights reserved
1720041 salla Dominik Schlienger & MS&I All rights reserved
1720042 salla Dominik Schlienger & MS&I All rights reserved

Comments are only available for registered users.