A Study of Cultural Ergonomics in Atayal Weaving Box

John Kreifeld*, Yajuan Gao, Gao Yang, Hui Yun Yen, Yuma Taru, Rungtai Lin

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning of cultural objects and to extract their cultural features from Taiwanese aboriginal cultures. Atayal is a tribe of Taiwanese aborigines whose culture is disappearing rapidly due to a hundred years of colonization. The gungu, literally “weaving box” in the Atayal aboriginal language, is the subject of this study. Based on the previous studies, this study proposes a cultural ergonomic research model to provide designers with a valuable reference for designing a successful cross-cultural product as well as the interwoven experience of design and culture in the design process. This study attempts to illustrate how by enhancing the original meaning and images of Taiwan aboriginal culture features they may be transformed into modern products by taking advantage of new production technology and so fulfill the needs of the contemporary consumer market.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCross-Cultural Design. Methods, Tools and User Experience - 11th International Conference, CCD 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings
EditorsPei-Luen Patrick Rau
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages170-183
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783030225766
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event11th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 26 07 201931 07 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11576 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period26/07/1931/07/19

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Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords

  • Atayal loom
  • Cultural ergonomics
  • Ergonomics
  • Taiwan aboriginal culture

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