Design
Design is integral to our research efforts to better understand and to address the concerns of Social Inclusion and the Digital Economy. The design approaches we practice in our research include User-Centered design, Participatory Design, and Experience-Centered Design. These approaches involve users in the design process in order to ensure designed products and services are acceptable, attractive effective and used. More importantly, our close involvement of users ensures that what we design supports participation and inclusivity in the digital economy. Read more
Featured Case Study
Music in the Household
Much has been written about how the digital economy can transform people’s lives; change the relationships among individuals and society through the growing and constantly changing ecosystem of ICTs and applications. Digital music, as one of the keystones of the digital economy is a useful lens through which we can understand such transformations.
News
The SiDE project and Newcastle University are to play a leading role in the formation of a new regional consortium aimed at boosting the UK’s digital and creative industries. Led by Lancaster University in partnership with Newcastle and the Royal College of Art, the £4million hub – dubbed ‘The Creative Exchange’ – aims to address the changing digital landscape to inform the development of new products and services.
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Date: 01.09.2011
Events
Prof Pete Wright and Dr Tuck Leong will present their paper on Music in the Household at the Digital Economy All Hands conference.
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Date: 16.11.2011
