Print Email Facebook Twitter Quantum Mechanics, Ambiguity and Design Title Quantum Mechanics, Ambiguity and Design: Towards a Framework Author Verstegen, Bas (Student TU Delft) Ozcan Vieira, E. (TU Delft Design Aesthetics) Delle Monache, S. (TU Delft Design Aesthetics) Date 2022 Abstract Quantum Mechanics could have fundamental impact on design models and measurement. Quantum mechanics allows us to fill in the blanks of classical models of design, through its ability to explain ambiguous states of design. An ambiguous state is where design exists in between two binary states, as a superposition. Designers are most likely to be unfamiliar with quantum mechanics, as well as the subject of quantum mechanics being complex and sometimes contradictory to human scale mechanics. By discussing the opportunities of quantum mechanics for design, we are proposing a framework to model and measure ambiguous dimensions of design through quantum superpositions. The proposed framework includes the dimensions for the directionality of design (convergence or divergence), the degree of design embodiment (from low to high) and the decision-making of the designer (yes to no). Once the designer attempts the measurement of a superposition, a binary state can be distilled. For the act of designing, filling in the blanks is equal to sculpting away superposed states. In this philosophy, to design is to measure. This early stage research raises areas of opportunities and suggests further research directions for quantum mechanics and design. Subject quantumCreativityDesign processambiguity To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1bc69351-0de3-4a65-84f7-5441e58f7bc3 DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/3527927.3535217 Publisher Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, NY, USA Embargo date 2022-12-20 ISBN 978-1-4503-9327-0 Source C and C 2022 - Proceedings of the 14th Creativity and Cognition 2022 Event 14th ACM Creativity and Cognition Conference, C and C 2022, 2022-06-20 → 2022-06-23, Venice, Italy Series ACM International Conference Proceeding Series Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2022 Bas Verstegen, E. Ozcan Vieira, S. Delle Monache Files PDF 3527927.3535217.pdf 858.79 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1bc69351-0de3-4a65-84f7-5441e58f7bc3/datastream/OBJ/view