Embedded intelligent empathy: A systematic review towards a conceptual framework

Lavaf-Pour, Yahya; Barakat, Merate; Chatzimichali, Anna

Abstract

This paper is part of a feasibility project aiming to expand computational design processes to include design empathy. The project is in response to recent valid criticism of computational design overlooking the empathy of the designer. Computational design has a heavier emphasis on the optimization process, inhibiting designers’ rational and empathic input. This preliminary phase of the study aims to provoke debates through a systematic literature review (SLR) and hypothesize that empathy could be systematically integrated into computational design rather than disjointed processes. The SLR identifies gaps in knowledge in this transdisciplinary domain. Found current research suggests that technology can abstract and quantify ephemeral design qualities such as soundscape design to generate rich, intelligent designs. To achieve this, we will establish a list of indices/indicators found in literature, as a data set embedded into an algorithm that derives a computational tool.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: CAAD Futures
• Start Date: Jul 16, 2021
• End Date: Jul 18, 2021
• Acceptance Date: Feb 18, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Mar 25, 2022
• Publication Date: Mar 25, 2022
• Deposit Date: Apr 1, 2022
• Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany)
• Volume: 1465 CCIS
• Pages: 36-48
• Series Title: Communications in Computer and Information Science
• Series ISSN: 1865-0937
• Book Title: Computer-Aided Architectural Design. Design Imperatives: The Future is Now
• ISBN: 9789811912795
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1280-1_3
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9279516
• Additional Information: First Online: 25 March 2022; Conference Acronym: CAAD Futures; Conference Name: International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures; Conference City: Los Angeles, CA; Conference Country: USA; Conference Year: 2021; Conference Start Date: 16 July 2021; Conference End Date: 18 July 2021; Conference Number: 19; Conference ID: caad-futures2021; Conference URL: http://www.caadfutures2021.org/; Type: Double-blind; Conference Management System: EasyChair; Number of Submissions Sent for Review: 97; Number of Full Papers Accepted: 33; Number of Short Papers Accepted: 0; Acceptance Rate of Full Papers: 34% - The value is computed by the equation "Number of Full Papers Accepted / Number of Submissions Sent for Review * 100" and then rounded to a whole number.; Average Number of Reviews per Paper: 4; Average Number of Papers per Reviewer: 3; External Reviewers Involved: No