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PAPERS: Material-led design and prototyping Location: Appleton Tower, LT4 Zoom link accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/appleton-lecture-theatre-4-edinburgh Session Chair: Nithikul Nimkulrat, OCAD University | |
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Forking Futures: Fidelity and Resolution in Responsive Prototyping 1: University of Waikato, Aotearoa NZ; 2: University of Sydney, Australia Prototyping offers ways to anticipate futures by supporting people to inhabit futures through hands-on experiences. Prototypes offer “invitations” to suspend disbelief and make believe. A canonical distinction is made between levels of fidelity in prototyping. Here, we critically re-examine “fidelity” by asking: How may fidelity inform prototyping practices and pedagogies? How may prototyping practices be more responsive, generative and ethical? How can fidelity in prototyping contribute to engagements with futures? Building on foundational ideas in prototyping and futuring, we put forward the FIRE (Fidelity/Resolution) map, a framework for distinguishing between fidelity and resolution and for navigating their spread and interplay for more effective and more ethical prototyping practices. Illustrated through sample cases, the map demonstrates how facilitators and educators can anticipate, respond to and reflect upon changes in prototype resolution and experiential fidelity. We conclude by connecting these insights to theory and proposing actionable prototyping strategies for response-able futuring engagements. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.282
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