People research plan

Research questions:
They will be aimed to understand both how electronics are build up and how they work as well as the way in which people tend to relate to them.

Experts:
Computer Scientist, E. A.;
Micro-electronic engineer, L. M.;
Computer recycler, E. A.;
People

People I design for, how to involve them:
At this stage, I am interested to understand the way in which people relate to electronic devices. Further, I will ask them to test my prototypes expressing their opinions about and asking them suggestions.

Research methods and motivations:
- Purposes: Understanding of
1) existing production, approaches and studies;
2) relationship that people hold with DCIDs .
- Methods:
Purpose 1) books, magazines and web-sites;
Purpose 2) interviews/questionnaire and testing prototyping.

Planning:
Throughout the rest of the first trimester I will get as much knowledge as I can about the topic I am addressing in order to develop my conceptual guideline.
During the second trimester I will prototyping and testing prototypes at first, in order to put into shape the conceptual guideline I have been developing during the first trimester. If necessary, I will contact external experts in order to let me help out in the prototyping process.