Design e interfaces de aroma
Objetos, ambientes, utilizadores
- Name
- Miguel Bual
- Year
- 2022
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- Leonor Ferrão, Mário Andrea
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Scope
- User experience
- Taxonomy
- Praxiology
- Type
- Theoretical/Practical
- Language
- Portuguese
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 62,186 / 403
- Joint supervision
- No
Design of user experience and control systems for digitally managed scent diffusion interfaces
Research Process (5 methods)
x
Aroma-related products, artistic works, systems, markets, and diffusion technologies; aroma interfaces
Four smart aroma-diffusion products: Moodo, Rituals Perfume Genie, Pura Smart Device, and Bloom Home Control
Experts on aroma interfaces and the Wi·Air concept
Experts from R&D, design, industry, engineering, chemistry, perfumery, marketing, medicine, health, UXD, management, and art
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Artefact analysis | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | Aroma-related products, artistic works, systems, markets, and diffusion technologies; aroma interfaces | unspecified |
| 3 | Case study | Generative | Qualitative | x | Four smart aroma-diffusion products: Moodo, Rituals Perfume Genie, Pura Smart Device, and Bloom Home Control | 4 |
| 4 | Interview | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | Experts on aroma interfaces and the Wi·Air concept | unspecified |
| 5 | Delphi method | Evaluative | Qualitative | x | Experts from R&D, design, industry, engineering, chemistry, perfumery, marketing, medicine, health, UXD, management, and art | 14 |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Produced with input
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | No | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | No | No | No |
Recommendations (5)
Continue validating the Wi·Air concept through user focus groups, application tests, and scenario-specific experimentation beyond expert review.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Develop Wi·Air as an open, smart-compatibility system for aroma diffusion that operates within existing Wi-Fi infrastructures rather than requiring a dedicated network protocol.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium-High
Create a structured database to document ideas, applications, experiences, and test results so that knowledge generated through Wi·Air can be reused and developed in the future.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Promote continuous and transversal development and testing of applications so that Wi·Air can evolve through collaborative, iterative improvement across multiple teams and contexts.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Expand research and product development into the broad range of application domains identified for smart aroma interfaces, including health and well-being, medicine, domotics, safety, training, entertainment, marketing, culture, and transport.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium