Major Studio 2 - Weekly Journal

Augmentation (n.) - To make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense

Changing / making something greater; heightening what is
- a process
- What does it mean to “enhance”? What is “better”?
In our work as designers, this could mean improving on aspects of our design or even simply to clarify
Steps should be taken to compare existing features to newly augmented ones to see how they can be replicated
- Steps to find when diminishing might be better, or when it might be better to do nothing at all
Augmentations should be well integrated with other aspects of our idea/concept
examples that come to mind: bio augmentation (cognitive/physical improvements; bridging gaps in abilities), augmented reality (interactive experience combining digital content and reality), augmented business models, etc.
When does augmentation become reality? Where is the line that identifies when something new is created?