bachelor of design computing & master of interaction design and ...

Emma Chee
Enrolling in Design Computing has opened
up many opportunities for me in terms of
academics and work experience. I have been
lucky enough to embark on an International
Exchange, and been given the opportunity
to further my interest in research through an
Honours year. It was through this degree that
I was able to develop an interest in wearable
technology, interactive systems, user interface,
and interaction design.
I greatly appreciated the ability to design my
own degree of study from such broad range
of classes, from biological sciences to general
drawing to interactive installations. Even though
not every class was my favourite, *cough* sound
design *cough* I can still see the clear benefits
of everything we have studied.
In hindsight I am also able to reflect on how
on the pulse this degree is attuned to the
latest emerging technologies and techniques. I
remember back in first year having to theorise a
design for an application for this new phone that
had not even arrived into the Australian market.
It was a strange device with a touch screen, who
would have thought that was possible? Why
was I being asked to develop an application
for something that did not even exist? Well, it
turns out that phone was an iPhone, and only
two short years later I would have the skills
to develop, design and implement a working
application for it.
Honours: Curious
Whispers 2.0, Arduino.
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