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Main Authors: Cole, James, Hays, Kathryn, West, Ruth
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00085
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author Cole, James
Hays, Kathryn
West, Ruth
author_facet Cole, James
Hays, Kathryn
West, Ruth
contents The potential future democratization of spaceflight reveals a need for design of experiences that extend beyond our current conceptualization of spaceflight. Research on career astronauts indicates that transformative experiences occur during spaceflight despite the physiological and psychological stressors involved. This phenomenon allows us to envision a future where such profound experiences are accessible to diverse spaceflight participants. In this position paper, we advocate for acknowledging how design decisions made at the genesis of commercial spaceflight might impact space travelers of this speculative future. In proposing salutogenesis as an orienting topic, a potential design framework, and as a metric for spaceflight participant experience, we offer a call to action for the broader experience design community to engage with the design of profound experiences for spaceflight participants.
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spellingShingle Designing Beyond Current Conceptualizations of Spaceflight Experiences
Cole, James
Hays, Kathryn
West, Ruth
Human-Computer Interaction
The potential future democratization of spaceflight reveals a need for design of experiences that extend beyond our current conceptualization of spaceflight. Research on career astronauts indicates that transformative experiences occur during spaceflight despite the physiological and psychological stressors involved. This phenomenon allows us to envision a future where such profound experiences are accessible to diverse spaceflight participants. In this position paper, we advocate for acknowledging how design decisions made at the genesis of commercial spaceflight might impact space travelers of this speculative future. In proposing salutogenesis as an orienting topic, a potential design framework, and as a metric for spaceflight participant experience, we offer a call to action for the broader experience design community to engage with the design of profound experiences for spaceflight participants.
title Designing Beyond Current Conceptualizations of Spaceflight Experiences
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00085