# Event Details - **Event Name**: UNLOOP Symposium On Interaction and Computational Media Design - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: Unloop symposium explores the friction, inconvenience, and playfulness in the interaction with computational media as inducers of meaning.About this Event symposium explores the friction, inconvenience, and playfulness in the interaction with computational media as inducers of meaning, reflectiveness and higher-order thinking.Unloop aims to question the dominant paradigms of Human-Centred Design, that centre on flow and user satisfaction and that, despite having been contributing to the production of usable artefacts, have also been leading users into hedonistic loops that reinforce automatic, familiar, and repetitive behaviours.Unloop takes place in the context of the Break the Loop research project, explores how friction, inconvenience, and other playful strategies can be used to promote meaning-making and reflectiveness in users, and to develop tools for designers and other stakeholders to access this knowledge. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/porto/unloop-symposium-on-interaction-and-computational-media-design/100001982306797995 - **Event Categories**: art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 8 hours - Location: Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Porto - **state**: PO - **country**: Portugal - **location**: Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto - **lat**: 41.1455874 - **long**: -8.600808899999999 - **full address**: Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto, 265 Avenida de Rodrigues de Freitas, Porto, Portugal ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: UNLOOP Symposium On Interaction and Computational Media Design - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/058fb2f00d40df177179742771364eb0f0f02e0fe8b92b9f914f78e1ece9d07c-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf5fcf2-gmir.jpg?v=1770731597 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is UNLOOP Symposium On Interaction and Computational Media Design being held? - **A:** UNLOOP Symposium On Interaction and Computational Media Design takes place on Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am to Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto, 265 Avenida de Rodrigues de Freitas, Porto, Portugal. - **Q**: Who is organizing UNLOOP Symposium On Interaction and Computational Media Design? - **A:** UNLOOP Symposium On Interaction and Computational Media Design is organized by i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts University of Porto. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** UNLOOP Symposium On Interaction and Computational Media Design is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Porto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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Secondary questions include: How can flow be constructively interrupted and moderated through the use of friction in the interaction with digital media? What are the purposes for breaking flow in digital media? What kinds of teaching and learning materials can be developed for these methods?The project will provide an understanding of how friction, inconvenience and other playful strategies found in games can be used to promote meaning and reflectiveness in users. Furthermore, it will develop design tools, such as strategies, principles and patterns, that designers and other stakeholders can use to access this knowledge. These tools will be developed in pedagogical contexts and with the industry partners for whom they are directed. The results include an open-access book with the theory and models, a database of design patterns and resources for practitioners, educators, and learners, and interface actions with industry partners.Research Institute in Art, Design and Society" } ] } ] ```