Trial of Design Ideation Using Computer-Processed Conversion Diagrams of Function and User Experience

Abstract

In this study, we extend the functional modeling by conversion of matter, energy, and information to functions and user experiences that describes not only physical phenomena but also human physical and psychological characteristics as a conversion model using computational physical quantity representations and linguistic expressions, Based on the similarity between the physical quantity representation and the linguistic expression, we improve the method and software technology to generate design ideas for new functions and user experiences by systematically exploring possible combinations through the connectivity of the transformation model elements. In this study, we will test whether new ideas can be conceived from diagrams generated using a concrete product as an example.