Interaction Designer
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"definition": "In design, human–computer interaction, and software development, interaction design, often abbreviated IxD, is \"about shaping digital things for people’s use\",[1] alternately defined as \"the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, and services.\"[2]:xxxi,1 Like many other design fields interaction design also has an interest in form but its main focus is on behavior.[2]:1 What clearly marks interaction design as a design field as opposed to a science or engineering field is that it is synthesis and imagining things as they might be, more so than focusing on how things are.[2]:xviiidesigners must be aware of key aspects in their designs that influence emotional responses in target users.",
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"term": "Interaction Designer",
"type": "Entry"
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