Designing Post-Virtual Architectures

Heather Renée Barker, Associate Professor of Design at California State University Long Beach, USA develops her work through the integration of research and practice. She is founding coordinator of the graduate Human Experience Design Interactions (MA_HXDI) program and the Immersive Design Research Lab and has served the city of Long Beach, California as Design Lead for the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ funded Innovation Team (i-team) and as Design Strategy Lead for the Office of Civic Innovation.

• Introduction - "How exactly, do I design?"Pillar 01 – Discover / EpochéTerminology (lexis) of human-centered design practice.IntroductionLanguage is Code and Language is Strategy. DISCOVERBehavioral Science / Biology / PhysicsExperience / Perception / Science Fiction / SpaceDefineArtificial Intelligence / Learning Theory Complexity Theory / Game TheoryFilm Theory / Linguistics / SemioticsDevelopAnthropology / SociologyMathematics / Philosophy / PoetryDeliverArchitecture / Computer ScienceDesign / Design Thinking / StrategyPillar 02 – Define / Phenomenological ReductionMethodologies that define design practice.IntroductionBuilding Methodologies:Experience Design / Process Constructive (XD/PC) Theoretical FrameworkPragma-Phenome Theory StatementPillars of the Applied Experience Design / Process Constructive Theoretical Framework Design Assets, Value Creation and Evaluation CriteriaSemantic Consistency and Alignment between Theory and StrategyDevelopment of the MethodologiesApplying the XD/PC MethodologiesMethodologies under the Pragma-Phenome UmbrellaChoose your own methodologyConsistent across all methodologies: Building the Data SpaceGamification as a Pragmatic Measure of EngagementFrom Philosophy to ProjectEngage In A World-Building Design MethodologyWorld-Building Methodology For Big, General, Undefined IssuesEngage In A Soft Systems Design MethodologyEmphasis On Systems.Engage In An Imagist Design MethodologyEmphasis On Value.Engage In A Pragmatist Design MethodologyEmphasis On Objects & Action.Four Phases of the Pragma-Phenome Design Process Methodologies. Self-Similar Phases of the Pragma-Phenome Design Process Methodologies. Phase 01 Discover & Analyze – EpochéPhase 02 Define & Contextualize – Phenomenological ReductionPhase 03 Develop & Implement – Eidetic Variation Phase 04 Deliver & Measure – Intersubjective Corroboration Summary of MethodologiesSystemized Processes of Design PraxisPillar 03 – Develop / Eidetic VariationAbstracted Principles, Generalized, and Prototyped in PracticeCase-StudiesIntroductionMethodologies as Applied to Case-StudiesWorld-Building Methodology (Space for Everyone Virgin Orbit)Soft Systems Design Methodology (Urban Public Safety)Imagist Methodology (Mobility: MC2 / 2028 Olympics / Toyota)

"We live in an era where advances in technology and changes in global social paradigms collide. Inspired by philosophical insights and drawing from methodologies across a wide spectrum of professional practices, Designing Post-Virtual Architectures sets forth necessary design frameworks to solve the wicked challenges for the modern age and beyond."—Jonathan LoCreative Director, Virgin Orbit“Heather Renee Barker is the embodiment of innovation—leveraging the practice of design to inform and transform the practice of public policy in the City of Long Beach. This book is a must read for practitioners—no matter the sector—who wish to improve user experience (from ground-up) and who seek breakthroughs in their life’s work.”—John Keisler, MPACity of Long Beach Director of Economic Development