Designing Memo Pads to Help Shape a Custom of Meta-cognition: Case-studies with "hex" and "maru memo"

Abstract

One important issue for meta-cognitive exploration is how to shape a custom of meta-cognitive verbalization on interactions between one's own body and the surrounding environment. Based on the hypothesis that stationery serves an important role in shaping that custom, we have designed two memo pads, called "hex" and "maru memo". The concept shared by both is "write, layout, and think". The difference of shapes of both seems to encourage completely different ways of use; both differ in the number of inherent directionality of contour and the degree of ambiguity and abstractness evoking flexible interpretation. This paper presents empirical findings about how both memo pads are usable in a custom of meta-cognition.