Heekyoung Jung :: Design & Research Portfolio

STATEMENT
I am a PhD student in Human Computer Interaction Design at Indiana Universtiy, advised by Erik Stolterman and Kay Connelly. Before this program, I studied in Industrial Design at KAIST (BS & MS).

Studying industrial design for over six years, I have obtained various multimedia and product design skills with focus on user centered design approaches. My current research interests include:

Aesthetic use of technology for everyday life ; tangible and ambient interfaces
Probing user needs towards digital convergence; an ecological approach for HCI design
Exploring materiality of digital artifacts; envisioning material effects of digital technology

Work samples and resume are availalbe as PDF files: PORTFOLIO [PDF] RESUME [PDF]

RECENT RESEARCH
	Exploring Design Factors for Dynamic Surfaces (2007-) This project explores dynamic aspects of interface elements in using interactive products with focus on behavioral (i.e. tactile) design factors beyond visual or functional ones. [interim report1_HP::background research] [interim report 2_alt.chi08 discussion]
	Ecology of Interactive Artifacts Advised by Erik Stolterman (2007-) This study investigates interconnected values of different artifacts in an ecology, which we defined as an environment of various interactive artifacts surrounding a personal life. [interim report 1_alt.chi08 discussion] [interim report2_NoridCHI08 Proceeding]
	Ambient Plant Pot: Subtly Stimulating Everyday Life Advised by Kay Connelly (2007-) This study investigates how ambient technology can build on already familiar domestic practices, stimulating social connectivity among separated friends and family members. [interim report _design document]
	Memory at the Moment: To Fully Engage with Digital Pictures CiXD project (2007-) This project explores a new design space to increase users' engagement with moments of taking pictures and memories from them through tangile manipulation of digital pictures. [interim report _DPPI07 Proceeding]

INTERACTION & PRODUCT DESIGN
Click project titles for details. You can download my worksamples (10MB). [PDF DOWNLOAD]

When	What	How (Methods/Tools)
2005.10-12	Next generation of mobile interaction	design strategy, PEST analysis
2004-2005	Spray modeling: 3D modelling with senosry feedback	AR prototype, user study
2003.04-06	Mobile usability analysis framework	user observation, task analysis
2003.10-12	Lost shadow: vision-based shadow play	prototype with TrackThemColors
2003.06-08	Kickie: playful social media	prototype with Phidget
2002.08-10	Squaring move: game interaction device	prototype with Flash MX
2002.03-06	M2X: wearable system for enjoying music	scenario-based design, mock-up
2002.05	Colorful beat: aesthetic digital media	motion graphics (After effects)
2001.09-12	Selma: product system for managing a single life	scenario-based design, modelling
2001.09-12	Shopping assistant: location-based shop navigator	prototype with Visual Basic
2000.04-06	Human factors: digital camera interface analysis	user study, task analysis
1999.10-12	Monumento della strutturismo: system furniture	3D modelling, mock-up
1998-2005	Miscellaneous: product design, computer graphics, color composition, 3D composition