Human Centered Design, AB
Advisor: Paul Myoda
Thesis: Interaction Design and the Art of Free Play
Thesis Advisors: Anubhav Tripathi, Paul Myoda, Chris Bull
Human Centered Design is the study of design problem-solving in the context of the human mind. This discipline draws from principles of engineering, psychology, art, and computer science.
For my thesis, I designed a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) input device and studied how paradigms of interface design influence "free play" learning in a musical context.
Acknowledgments: Thank you to my family, for their unwavering support. My professors, for constant guidance. My friends, for endless inspiration and good memories.
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"Your creativity and hard work has made everyone proud. Congratulations!" --Anubhav Tripathi
"Daniel: I have so much admiration for all the work that you've done over the 3+ years I've gotten to know you. In my humble estimation, you should be the poster child for Brown's Independent Concentration -- creative, curious, dedicated, disciplined, gritty, fearless, and so many other attributes, which I am confident will take you to amazing, new places. Congratulations, Daniel!" --Paul Myoda
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