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Kansei studies, kansei design

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Levy, P. (2023). Sketching Kansei Studies as a Complex Unit. In S., Fukuda (Eds.), Emotional Engineering, Vol. 9 (pp. 67-77). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05867-7_7 Marco-Almagro, L. , Lévy, P. , Lokman, A. M. & Yanagisawa, H. (Eds.). 2022. The Proceedings of the Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference 2022 – KEER2022 . Barcelona, Spain: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. ISBN: 9788419184849. https://doi.org/10.5821/ebook-9788419184849 Levy, P. (2020). Artefactual emptiness - On appropriation in kansei design. In the Proceedings of Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference 2020 - KEER2020 (online). Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. Lokman, A.M. , Yamanaka, T. , Levy, P. , Chen, J.C. & Koyama, S. (Eds.). 2018. the Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research 2018 – KEER2018 . Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. ISBN: 978-981-10-8612-0. Kennedy, R. & Levy, P. (2016). Reinventing the (steering) wheel – A kansei design approach for novel driving experience. In the Proceedings of Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference 2016 - KEER2016 (online). Leeds, UK: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. Levy, P. (2014). Impact of perception theories on kansei design. Journal of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering . 13(1). Levy, P. (2014). Perception Theories and Kansei Design. In P., Levy , S., Schütte & T., Yamanaka (Eds.), the Proceedings of Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference 2014 - KEER14 (pp. 287-297). Linköping, Sweden: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. Kint, J., Klooster, S. & Levy, P. (2014). Rite de transition – a design choreographic exploration of cultural value exchange, through development of intercultural ritual artefacts. In P., Levy , S., Schütte & T., Yamanaka (Eds.), the Proceedings of Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference 2014 - KEER14 (pp. 1115-1125). Linköping, Sweden: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. Levy, P. (2013). Exploring constituents for kansei design, towards a framework. In the Proceedings of 5th International Congress of International Association of Societies of Design Research, IASDR 2013 (pp. 148-159). Tokyo, Japan: Shibaura University of Technology. Levy, P. (2013). Beyond kansei engineering: the emancipation of kansei design. International Journal of Design . 7(2). Levy, P. (2009). Introducing research activities: Knowledge Sharing and Creativity with Kansei Design. Journal of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering . 8(2). Levy, P., Kim, D., Tsai, T.J., Lee, S.H. & Yamanaka, T. (2012). Involving psychophysiological knowledge in Kansei design. International Journal of Design Engineering . 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDE.2012.053018 Levy, P., Deckers, E.J.L. & Restrepo Cruz, M. (2012). When Movement Invites to Experience: a Kansei Design Exploration on Senses' Qualities. In the Proceedings of Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference 2012 - KEER12 ([on CD]). Penghu, Taiwan: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. Levy, P., Yamanaka, T. & Tomico, O. (2011). Psychophysiological Applications in Kansei Design. In Y., Dai , B., Chakraborty & M., Shi (Eds.), Kansei Engineering and Soft Computing: Theory and Practice (pp. 266-286). Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-797-4.ch015 Yamanaka, T. & Levy, P. (2010). 感性価値の高い化粧品開発にむけた手法と考え方感性認知脳科学的視点から考える感性価値創造 [Kansei Science and Kansei Value Creation through Kansei, Behavioral and Brain Sciences]. Cosmetic Stage . 4(33). Levy, P. , Bouchard, C. , Aoussat, A. & Yamanaka, T. (Eds.). 2010. The Proceedings of the Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference 2010 – KEER2010 . Paris, France: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. ISBN: 978-4-9905104-0-4. Levy, P. , Schütte, S. & Yamanaka, T. (Eds.). 2014. The Proceedings of the Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference 2014 – KEER2014 . Linköping, Sweden: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. Tsai, T.J., Levy, P., Ono, K. & Watanabe, M. (2010). Developing sensory functions: transfer human senses from contextual perception. In P., Levy , C., Bouchard , A., Aoussat & T., Yamanaka (Eds.), the Proceedings of Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research International Conference 2010 - KEER2010 (pp. 304-313). Paris, France: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. Levy, P., Yamanaka, T., Ono, K. & Watanabe, M. (2009). Prospective psychophysiological approach for Kansei design: knowledge sharing between psychophysiology and design. In the Proceedings of International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference 2009 - IASDR09 ([on CD]). Seoul, Korea: Korean Society of Design Science. Levy, P. & Yamanaka, T. (2009). Kansei Studies Description and Mapping through Kansei Study Keywords. Kansei Engineering International . 8(2). Levy, P., Yamanaka, T. & Tomico, O. (2009). Methods and Means for Kansei Design. In ErgoDesign2009 (online). Lyon, France. Kowatari, Y., Lee, S.H., Yamamura, H., Nagamori, Y., Levy, P., Yamane, S. & Yamamoto, M. (2009). Neural networks involved in artistic creativity. Human Brain Mapping . 30(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.20633 Levy, P. (2008). Lier Affectivité et Conception: l’Ingénierie Kansei (AG2140v1). Techniques de l'Ingénieur. Levy, P. & Yamanaka, T. (2008). Designing based on the evoked metaphor - Case study. In D., Marjanovic , M., Storga , N., Pavkovic & N., Bojcetic (Eds.), the Proceedings of 10th International Design Conference 2008 (pp. 1095-1104). Dubrovnik, Croatia: Design Society. Tomico, O., Mizutani, N., Levy, P., Takahiro, Y. & Yamanaka, T. (2008). Kansei physiological measurements and contructivist psychological explorations for approaching user subjective experience during and after product usage. In D., Marjanovic , M., Storga , N., Pavkovic & N., Bojcetic (Eds.), the Proceedings of 10th International Design Conference 2008 (pp. 529-536). Dubrovnik, Croatia: Design Society. Levy, P., Nakamori, S. & Yamanaka, T. (2008). Explaining kansei design studies. In P.M.A., Desmet , P., Tsvetanova , P., Hekkert & L., Justice (Eds.), the Proceedings of Design and Emotion Conference 2008 - D&E08 (online). Hong-Kong: School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Levy, P. & Yamanaka, T. (2008). Kansei Studies Description and Mapping through Kansei Studies Keywords. In the Proceedings of International Symposium on Emotion and Sensitivity 2008 - ISES08 ([on CD]). Daejeon, Korea: Korean Society of Design Science. Levy, P. & Yamanaka, T. (2007). Interdisciplinary Design Method for EcoDesign – Introducing Kansei research for design to EcoDesign. In the Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing - EcoDesign2007 ([on CD]). Tokyo, Japan: IEEE. Levy, P., Yamanaka, T., Liu, W. & Igarashi, H. (2007). Creating an Evoked Metaphor for Kansei Design. In the Proceedings of International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research - KEER07 ([on CD]). Sapporo, Japan: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. Levy, P. & Yamanaka, T. (2006). Towards a definition of Kansei. In the Proceedings of 2006 Design Research Society International Conference, Wonderground 2006 ([on CD]). Lisbon, Portugal. Levy, P. & Yamanaka, T. (2006). Interdisciplinary workgroup methodology based on Intuition – Application to a communication tool design based on Kansei information approach. Kansei Engineering International . 5(4). Levy, P. & Yamanaka, T. (2006). MATiK – CMC design by Kansei Information approach. In the Proceedings of Kansei Engineering and Intelligent Systems - KEIS'06 ([on CD]). Aizu, Japan: Japanese Society of Kansei Engineering. Levy, P. & Yamanaka, T. (2006). Kansei information approach for an interdisciplinary design method proposal based on intuition. In D., Marjanovic (Eds.), the Proceedings of 9th International Design Conference 2006 (pp. 1475-1482). Dubrovnik, Croatia: Design Society. Levy, P. (2006). Interdisciplinary design for the cyberspace by an approach in kansei information – Methodology and Workgroup Communication Tool Design Approach in Kansei. Tsukuba, Japan: University of Tsukuba. Levy, P. & Yamanaka, T. (2004). Introducing MATiK service – Proposition for a new IT communication system through an approach in Kansei. In the Proceedings of 2004 Design Research Society International Conference - Futureground 2004 ([on CD]). Melbourne, Australia: Monash University.

Projets

For over three decades, kansei engineering has expanded greatly and has become a significant discipline both in the industrial and the academic worlds. In this paper, I present the current situation of kansei engineering, and plead for the emancipation of other disciplines, as part of kansei research as well. By reconstructing the historical path of kansei research and exploring the variety of disciplines within kansei research, I point out the opportunities for kansei design to emerge. Whereas kansei engineering and kansei science have found their roots in scientifically established approaches (respectively engineering and brain science), kansei design intends to return to earlier Japanese philosophical or cultural works to rediscover the essence of kansei, and to use them as inspirational means for design. This new discipline certainly needs to be elaborated further.