This document outlines the schedule and themes for a course on designing poetic interactions. The course will run from September to December, with prototyping and presentations occurring in October, November, and December. The goal of the course is to design interactions that are perceived as poetic by focusing on aspects like content, story, feelings, and rhythm rather than technology, objects, messages, sequence, or functions. Students are assigned to record and present examples of poetic moments they experience during the week.

1. Designing Interactions!
Michihito Mizutani!

2. September
Discussions, concept development and
planning
October
1st prototyping and presentations
November
2nd prototyping
December
Final presentations at Xmas Demoday!

3. Weekly lectures are organized to share
information.
Actual prototypes need to be developed
individually.!

4. The theme of the course!
Poetic interactions!

5. There is no limit to what it should be
but the interaction has to be perceived…
poetically!

6. Poetic interactions?

7. Poetic interactions?

8. Poetic interactions?

9. Poetic interactions?

10. And we present it with prototypes!!

11. Why poetic interactions?!

12. We aim at prototypes that focus on
content rather than technology.!

13. We discuss story rather than object.

14. We discuss feelings rather than messages.
Book “ABC 3D”!

15. We discuss rhythm rather than sequence.!

16. We discuss design content rather than
interfaces.

17. We discuss meanings rather than
functions.!

18. Once again,

19. Once again,
Content rather than technology!

20. What could be a poetic interaction for you?!

21. Discussions…
(List up keywords that are discussed)!

22. Content rather than technology
Story rather than object
Feelings rather than messages
Rhythm rather than sequence
Content rather than interfaces
Meanings rather than functions
more?!

23. Assignment 2
Record a moment that you think it is poetic
and interactive during this week.
Each student presents one example next
Monday. Any format is fine.!