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  1. interaction designnoun

    The structure and definition of the behavior of a system, the surrounding environment, corresponding artifacts, and the elements whom communicate the aforementioned behavior.

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  1. Interaction design

    Interaction design, often abbreviated as IxD, is "the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, and services.": xxvii, 30  Beyond the digital aspect, interaction design is also useful when creating physical (non-digital) products, exploring how a user might interact with it. Common topics of interaction design include design, human–computer interaction, and software development. While interaction design has an interest in form (similar to other design fields), its main area of focus rests on behavior.: xxvii, 30  Rather than analyzing how things are, interaction design synthesizes and imagines things as they could be. This element of interaction design is what characterizes IxD as a design field as opposed to a science or engineering field.While disciplines such as software engineering have a heavy focus on designing for technical stakeholders, interaction design is focused on meeting the needs and optimizing the experience of users, within relevant technical or business constraints.: xviii 

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  1. Interaction design

    In design, human–computer interaction, and software development, interaction design, often abbreviated IxD, is "about shaping digital things for people’s use", alternately defined as "the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, and services." Like many other design fields interaction design also has an interest in form but its main focus is on behavior. What clearly marks interaction design as a design field as opposed to a science or engineering field is that it is synthesis and imagining things as they might be, more so than focusing on how things are. Interaction design is heavily focused on satisfying the needs and desires of the majority of people who will use the product. Where other disciplines like software engineering have a heavy focus on designing for technical stakeholders of a project.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of interaction design in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of interaction design in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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