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First Online: 22 October 2021, Emotions accompany our daily life, influence our interaction with products, and are essential to understanding human behavior through non-verbal communication. It becomes evident for designers the need to understand how products establish meaningful and emotional experiences, as well as work with tools that allow evaluating emotional responses. This article aims to evaluate the interaction of individuals with a cutlery object, through a case study. In this study, we applied Electroencephalography (EEG) – for the evaluation of qualitative and quantitative data, which allows us to obtain the physiological responses of individuals. The experiment consisted of three blocks of tasks: observing pictures of the product, observing the real product, and touching/handling the real product, based on a homogeneous sample of 11 participants. In the end, the participants answer a questionnaire. The results demonstrate that the questionnaires are an important assessment tool when correlated with other tools. It provided relevant information for the validation of the emotional response, being perceptible the typologies that evoked positive and negative effects, as well as the characteristics of the product that influenced this feeling. Regarding the EEG, the results showthat there are cognitive differences between the frequency bands and the positioning of the electrodes, for the different types of product. In the statistical analysis, it was not possible to identify significant differences in the study variables, possibly derived from the protocol changes throughout the study., This work was financed by the Project Lab2PT - Landscapes, Heritage and Territory laboratory - UIDB/04509/2020 through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.

Digital technology plays a significant role in everyday life, being increasingly integrated at home, work and leisure activities. Its pervasiveness has been changing consumption habits and social interactions. As a result, the number of digital platforms and services grew exponentially and it is expected to continue to expand in future years. In a world that offers a wide range of digital products to people, it is crucial to develop meaningful products. Taking this into account, it seems important to focus on understanding which attributes should be considered in the development process of digital platforms and services to work towards optimal solutions for society. A sentence completion task was employed to uncover the motivations, emotions and beliefs of a small sample of individuals who work for a Digital Transformation company. The results highlighted the significance of content, usability, aesthetics, customization and trust. Furthermore, a reflection on the themes suggests that usability is foundational, that content and aesthetics arouse interest and customization elicits positive reactions. Remarkably, it was found that a lack of trust causes discomfort and may negatively impact the use of digital solutions., (undefined)

This study describes the design process for the development of a concept for a smart mid-layer for fencing apparel, through the integration of flexible textile printed piezoresistive pressure sensors for tracking the performance of blade touch. Pressure sensors based on a 3-layer structure comprising electrodes and a piezoresistive layerwere produced and tested. The sensor is connected a data acquisition board (DAQ), which converts the analogue output voltage to a digital signal. Performance testswere done using software developed in LabVIEW. Compared to the standard electric gilet, this approach allows for a thinner and lighter design. Unlike the normal use of the vest, integrating this solution in a flat pattern piece inside the fencing jacket does not compromise its design and aesthetics. It allows eliminating a layer of clothing, developing a more ergonomic jacket and enables the future integration of wireless technology. A concept of the garment is presented., This work was developed under the project ‘TSSiPRO – Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Innovative Products’, code of operation NORTE-01–0145-FEDER000015, supported by the Regional Operational Program Norte, under the terms of Notice of Appointment No. NORTE-45–2015-02 – Support System for Scientific and Technological Research – “Structured Projects of I&D&I”, framed in the IPC/i3N Research Unit and by Project UID/CTM/00264/2019 of 2C2T – Centro de Ciência e TecnologiaTêxtil, funded by National Founds through FCT/MCTES.

First Online 23 October 2020., The perceived quality is subjective and based on a number of factors, including the user’s own experience. In turn, higher education has become a service industry with divergences in short-term (commercial) or medium/ long-term (pedagogical) actions. Thus, an analysis of perceived quality was made using the Attrakdiff method with 282 students from the humanities, exact and health areas (97 of them in production engineering), 81 former students of production engineering and 47 professors, all from the same institution higher education, located in Recife, Brazil. We sought to analyze whether there was a divergence of perceptions. The analysis was performed using the Description of word pairs and the Diagram of Average Values. At the end of the research, in a comparative analysis, it was possible to perceive that teachers and alumni are the ones that have the best perceived quality of the service and the students are the most rigorous. However, in general, everyone has a perceived positive quality., This work was developed within the scope of the project UIDB/04509/2020 of the Lab2PT - Laboratory of Landscapes, Heritage and Territory - financed by National Funds through FCT/MCTES.