Minimum Design for Interaction

Abstract

In the human interface study, interaction does not only function as a subject of studies to explore human-system relationships or human-human relationships, but also be generally treated as a methodology to manage such relations appropriately and achieve purposed mission. Therefore, it is required that the interaction is designed simple as possible. This idea associates with the concept of the minimum design. The minimum design of interaction considers the entropy of the interaction activities that naturally increases with progress of the interaction. In this paper, we propose three aspects to discuss the minimum design of interaction (MDI): physical, cognitive, and social. These aspects are closely related to human activities interacting with systems or others. The MDI approach contributes to achieve constructing essential and fundamental interaction between human and system or between human and human.