Sep 1, 2020hyperSense: Augmenting human experience in environmentsProf Dina El Zanfaly | Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design | Fall ‘20 9.3 // Intro Hi, I’m Amrita. I’m currently a second-year MDes student in the School of Design. I’m a huge fan of popular culture, interactive media, design, and learning. In my free time, you’ll likely catch me watching a…8 min read8 min read
Published in LXD Research·Jun 13, 2020📣 LXD Weekly UpdatesUnderstanding studio-based learning experiences in remote and hybrid contexts — ⚡️ Process blog for a CMU School of Design (SoD) research study led by Prof. Stacie Rohrbach with support from research assistants Anna Boyle, Michelle Cedeno, Matt Geiger, and myself Amrita Khoshoo ⚡️ Week 1–2: Interviews + Synthesis How can approaches for studio-based teaching and learning be designed to support effective instruction in remote and hybrid contexts?11 min read11 min read
Published in Design for Interactions Graduate Studio II: Index Challenge·Mar 13, 2020Phase 3, continued: Generative Research & SynthesisTeam 16: Amrita Khoshoo, Diana Minji Chun, Hannah Koenig, Shambhavi Deshpande This post chronicles our team’s progress as it happens for the third phase of our Interaction Design Studio 2 Project, taught by Peter Scupelli in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design. You can find the full process publication here. 3/4 Workshop Synthesis …16 min read16 min read
Published in Design for Interactions Graduate Studio II: Index Challenge·Jan 18, 2020Phase 1: Defining Our TerritoryTeam 16: Amrita Khoshoo, Diana Minji Chun, Hannah Koenig, Shambhavi Deshpande This post chronicles our team’s progress as it happens for the first phase of our Interaction Design Studio 2 Project, taught by Peter Scupelli in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design. You can find the full process publication here. Monday 1/13: The Brief …12 min read12 min read
Published in IxD Studio Project 3: Interactive Environments·Oct 30, 2019IxD Studio Project 3: Interactive EnvironmentsCarnegie Natural History Museum | Team Michelle Cedeno, Hannah Koenig, Yiwei Huang, Amrita Khoshoo 10/28 Kick-Off Meeting We had a quick kick-off meeting to discuss our working styles, project priorities, hopes, and dreams. Go team!30 min read30 min read
Oct 13, 2019Value Sensitive DesignDesigning for human values — Reflections for Interaction Design Seminar, Professor Molly Wright Steenson, Fall 2019 In the book Value Sensitive Design, author Batya Friedman defines value sensitive design as a theoretical approach to design rooted in human values. She explains the need for designing technical systems in a way that brings human values to…5 min read5 min read
Sep 30, 2019Human Machine AutonomiesAre humans and machines separate? — Reflections for Interaction Design Seminar, Professor Molly Wright Steenson, Fall 2019 Autonomy has its roots in the Enlightenment as a philosophical ideal that described self-determination and free-will. Slowly through the twentieth century, autonomy started to take on a more technoscientific meaning. The lines between humans and machines started to blur. …Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Sep 26, 2019CD Studio Project 2: Making the Abstract ConcreteTopic: Earthquakes — Project Overview Designers are often called upon to engage in speculative work that is situated in the context of unknown futures. Thus, the brainstorming of concepts and the communication of ideas frequently requires the visualization of experiences and objects that do not yet exist and are abstract. …16 min read16 min read
Sep 4, 2019Designs for the Pluriverse: Chapter 1 ReflectionsHow has design shaped modernity? — Reflections for Interaction Design Seminar, Professor Molly Wright Steenson, Fall 2019 In Designs for the Pluriverse, Arturo Escobar presents a major critique of modernity and design’s hand in shaping the imminent ecological and social crises humanity faces today (wicked problems). He asserts that the world is “one big design failure.”…Design6 min readDesign6 min read
Published in Lack of Access to Healthy Food·Feb 11, 2019Assignment 1: Wicked Problem and Stakeholder MappingLack of Access to Healthy — Team Complexity: Amrita Khoshoo, Chun Zheng, Cathryn Ploehn, Devika Singh Introduction In our Transition Design seminar, our group was tasked to look into and gain a better understanding of a specific wicked problem. Our team chose to focus on the lack of access to healthy food. Food insecurity is a highly…Food8 min readFood8 min read
