Understanding cognitive activities in parametric design

Lee, JH; Gu, N; Ostwald, MJ; Jupp, J

Understanding cognitive activities in parametric design

Lee, JH Gu, N Ostwald, MJ Jupp, J

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2013, 369 CCIS pp. 38 - 49
Issue Date:: 2013-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Lee, JH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gu, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ostwald, MJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jupp, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3774-261X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2013, 369 CCIS pp. 38 - 49	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9783642389733	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1865-0929	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30673
dc.description.abstract	Parametric design offers a new paradigm in the field of Computer-Aided Design; a paradigm focused on the potential for producing design variations. However, despite this potential, the cognitive activities associated with parametric design are not well understood. The authors of this paper present a formal method for capturing cognitive activities via protocol analysis. To support the interpretation of this method, this paper evaluates creativity implicit in design products by way of a consensual assessment technique. The findings identify two cognitive activities ('making generation' and 'changing existing parameters') as potential critical to divergent thinking and the restructuring of design components. These activities facilitate the generative aspects of parametric design. The paper concludes with a discussion of three cognitive levels (physical, perceptual and conceptual) that support an understanding of cognitive activities in parametric design. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Communications in Computer and Information Science	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-3-642-38974-0-4	en_US
dc.title	Understanding cognitive activities in parametric design	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	369 CCIS	en_US
utslib.for	1201 Architecture	en_US
dc.location.activity	China
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Professional Practice and Leadership
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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pubs.volume	369 CCIS	en_US

Abstract:

Parametric design offers a new paradigm in the field of Computer-Aided Design; a paradigm focused on the potential for producing design variations. However, despite this potential, the cognitive activities associated with parametric design are not well understood. The authors of this paper present a formal method for capturing cognitive activities via protocol analysis. To support the interpretation of this method, this paper evaluates creativity implicit in design products by way of a consensual assessment technique. The findings identify two cognitive activities ('making generation' and 'changing existing parameters') as potential critical to divergent thinking and the restructuring of design components. These activities facilitate the generative aspects of parametric design. The paper concludes with a discussion of three cognitive levels (physical, perceptual and conceptual) that support an understanding of cognitive activities in parametric design. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

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