Interference Modalities for Interaction and Performance Design

Abstract

While interactive media and its interfaces are susceptible to interference on technical and human dimensions, this is rarely considered by theoretical models found in the literature for describing or designing interactive settings and interfaces. This research explores modalities of interference as it affects agency in interactive and performative settings, by analysing a selection of artworks where this phenomenon becomes evident. As observed through the works discussed, modalities of interference redefine successful interaction as discovery of new potential, providing wider latitude for creative expression and collaborative engagement. Paths towards an aesthetics of interference are found on practical and conceptual levels. Challenges are identified, such as the difficulty in mastering highly variable interference, its cumulative increase, and the impossibility of anticipating the full spectrum of possible interference. As an agent for increased affordance generation and wider operational ability, on technical and cognitive levels, interference is demonstrated to be a factor of required consideration for a more informed observation and configuration of interactive and performative experiences.

Estudiando la importancia de las mujeres maestras del Paraguay desde la educación artística

“…En los retratos de los maestros usamos sus nombres: símbolos gráficos, letras del alfabeto, que en cierta medida los define. Y mientras el alfabeto da forma a la singularidad de cada maestro a partir de la composición tipográfica, las manos de los niños y las niñas los interpretan con sus composiciones plásticas en las que se refleja el enorme afecto que expresan por estas profesionales docentes (Eustáquio, 2017). Los retratos de las maestras son un medio para transmitir nuestro respeto y admiración por los esfuerzos de estas mujeres trabajadoras de la cultura (Ramon, 2019).…”