A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Come and play service designer with Us! – Co-creating a playable customer journey installation
Authors: Pirita Ihamäki, Katriina Heljakka
Editors: Elies Dekoninck, Andrew Wodehouse, Chris Snider, Georgi Georgiev, Gaetano Cascini
Conference name: International Conference on Design Creativity
Publisher: Design Society
Publication year: 2018
Journal: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design
Book title : Proceedings of The Fifth International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC 2018)
Journal name in source: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED
First page : 117
Last page: 125
ISBN: 978-1-904670-97-1
ISSN: 2220-4342
Web address : https://www.designsociety.org/publication/40707/(external)
This paper introduces a platform enabling prototypical and manipulable envisioning of experiences related to tourism (such as services provided by ski resorts) through a three-dimensional installation also understood here as a playground. Combining the service design concept of the customer journey with a gamified and playable ski slope installation, it is possible to visualize the customer journey prior to, during and after the skiing holiday, as users can play with the experience of their ski holidays. In the proposed approach, a gamified ski slope installation presents a novel way for both service providers and customers to interact with the customer journey through a three-dimensional model that is playable through its form and gamified through its rules of engagement.