Products search through the use of semantic properties - report from the experiment at Kunstindustrimuseet

Torben Lenau; Per Boelskifte

Products search through the use of semantic properties - report from the experiment at Kunstindustrimuseet

Torben Lenau
, Per Boelskifte

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research

3 Downloads (Orbit)

Abstract

In April 2004 an experiment was carried out at The Technical University of Denmark and at the Danish Arts and Craft Museum. The purpose was to explore how precise verbal communication could capture the semantic content of physical products. The experiment explored the possibilities of verbal communication with regard to the semantic messages that products contain in the form of non-verbal expressions (i.e., through their shape and colour). 12 participants in groups of 2 selected exhibited products and described them verbally. Based on the verbal description, other teams were then asked to identify the products in question. A little less than half of the products were identified. The experiment indicates that it is possible to capture the essence of products’ semantic content in a few words. The experiment also illustrated a number of problems in using
this type of explorative research. Based on these findings, new and improved experiments are being planned.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design Communication : Report and selected papers from the 3rd Nordcode Seminar & Workshop
Editors	Toni-Matti Karjalainen
Volume	F30
Publisher	University of Art and Design Helsinki
Publication date	2005
Pages	11-23
ISBN (Electronic)	951-558-135-4
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	3rd Nordcode Seminar & Workshop - Lyngby, Denmark Duration: 28 Apr 2004 → 30 Apr 2004 http://www.nordcode.net/?page_id=56

Seminar

Seminar	3rd Nordcode Seminar & Workshop
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Lyngby
Period	28/04/2004 → 30/04/2004
Internet address	http://www.nordcode.net/?page_id=56

Series	UIAH Working Papers
ISSN	1455-8955

Access to Document

FulltextFinal published version, 607 KB

OpenUrl availability

Full text

Cite this

@inproceedings{b0f82a23d08340cbbfc1125ca006769e,

title = "Products search through the use of semantic properties - report from the experiment at Kunstindustrimuseet",

abstract = "In April 2004 an experiment was carried out at The Technical University of Denmark and at the Danish Arts and Craft Museum. The purpose was to explore how precise verbal communication could capture the semantic content of physical products. The experiment explored the possibilities of verbal communication with regard to the semantic messages that products contain in the form of non-verbal expressions (i.e., through their shape and colour). 12 participants in groups of 2 selected exhibited products and described them verbally. Based on the verbal description, other teams were then asked to identify the products in question. A little less than half of the products were identified. The experiment indicates that it is possible to capture the essence of products{\textquoteright} semantic content in a few words. The experiment also illustrated a number of problems in using this type of explorative research. Based on these findings, new and improved experiments are being planned.",

author = "Torben Lenau and Per Boelskifte",

year = "2005",

language = "English",

volume = "F30",

series = "UIAH Working Papers",

pages = "11--23",

editor = "Karjalainen, \{Toni-Matti \}",

booktitle = "Design Communication",

publisher = "University of Art and Design Helsinki",

note = "3rd Nordcode Seminar \& Workshop ; Conference date: 28-04-2004 Through 30-04-2004",

url = "http://www.nordcode.net/?page\_id=56",

}

Lenau, T & Boelskifte, P 2005, Products search through the use of semantic properties - report from the experiment at Kunstindustrimuseet. in T-M Karjalainen (ed.), Design Communication: Report and selected papers from the 3rd Nordcode Seminar & Workshop. vol. F30, University of Art and Design Helsinki, UIAH Working Papers, pp. 11-23, 3rd Nordcode Seminar & Workshop, Lyngby, Denmark, 28/04/2004.

Products search through the use of semantic properties - report from the experiment at Kunstindustrimuseet. / Lenau, Torben; Boelskifte, Per.
Design Communication: Report and selected papers from the 3rd Nordcode Seminar & Workshop. ed. / Toni-Matti Karjalainen. Vol. F30 University of Art and Design Helsinki, 2005. p. 11-23 (UIAH Working Papers).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research

TY - GEN

T1 - Products search through the use of semantic properties - report from the experiment at Kunstindustrimuseet

AU - Lenau, Torben

AU - Boelskifte, Per

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - In April 2004 an experiment was carried out at The Technical University of Denmark and at the Danish Arts and Craft Museum. The purpose was to explore how precise verbal communication could capture the semantic content of physical products. The experiment explored the possibilities of verbal communication with regard to the semantic messages that products contain in the form of non-verbal expressions (i.e., through their shape and colour). 12 participants in groups of 2 selected exhibited products and described them verbally. Based on the verbal description, other teams were then asked to identify the products in question. A little less than half of the products were identified. The experiment indicates that it is possible to capture the essence of products’ semantic content in a few words. The experiment also illustrated a number of problems in using this type of explorative research. Based on these findings, new and improved experiments are being planned.

AB - In April 2004 an experiment was carried out at The Technical University of Denmark and at the Danish Arts and Craft Museum. The purpose was to explore how precise verbal communication could capture the semantic content of physical products. The experiment explored the possibilities of verbal communication with regard to the semantic messages that products contain in the form of non-verbal expressions (i.e., through their shape and colour). 12 participants in groups of 2 selected exhibited products and described them verbally. Based on the verbal description, other teams were then asked to identify the products in question. A little less than half of the products were identified. The experiment indicates that it is possible to capture the essence of products’ semantic content in a few words. The experiment also illustrated a number of problems in using this type of explorative research. Based on these findings, new and improved experiments are being planned.

M3 - Article in proceedings

VL - F30

T3 - UIAH Working Papers

SP - 11

EP - 23

BT - Design Communication

A2 - Karjalainen, Toni-Matti

PB - University of Art and Design Helsinki

T2 - 3rd Nordcode Seminar & Workshop

Y2 - 28 April 2004 through 30 April 2004

ER -

Products search through the use of semantic properties - report from the experiment at Kunstindustrimuseet

Abstract

Seminar

Access to Document

OpenUrl availability

Fingerprint

Cite this