英文摘要 |
Based on service design principle and the young participatory design, this study aims to develop a website to promote the Kinmen oversea Chinese hometown culture, and to evaluate the extent to which the young recognize the culture from the website. The overall process includes three phases: discover-requirements identification, establish- platform implementation, and evaluation- effectiveness examination. In phases one, the experts and students interview surveys were conducted to uncover the features of Kinmen oversea Chinese hometown, and the problems, expectation, the information acceptability of the young. It is followed by the young service design workshop to identify the contents, and the framework of webpage. In phase two, the young with design ability were recruited to build up the visual and information parts of the webpage (KOstyle) in terms of a three-week participatory design workshop. In phases three, the performance of the webpage is measured in terms of IMMS-ARCS scale. Forty participants were equally grouped into two to surf the current existing webpage or the KOstyle with a view to complete the demanded tasks, and then take the IMMS-ARCS test. The results indicate that KOstyle is benefit to the young to the promotion and understanding of the oversea Chinese hometown. The research was then concluded by suggesting the contributions and the further research directions. |