From spectator to co-creator for hybrid social space: A new taxonomy for participatory social interaction and co-creation

Abstract

This study attempts to articulate the taxonomy of contemporary participatory user terms and interactions in participatory design (PD) and HCI research and practice. This research has redeveloped definitions of users based on four levels of users’ engagement and social interaction with the artifact (system or design or product or service) – ranging from passive spectators toward active co-creators. This proposed Participatory Co-creator Users Continuum model can be used to support a social context for designing mediated environments with the aim of enhancing participation and social interaction within urban public spaces, where the user is a co-creator involved in meaningful social interaction with others and the world.