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Teaching reflection / February 11, 2026

Teaching critique in interactive media

A reflection on helping students critique interaction, timing, typography, and emerging technology with more precise language.

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Teaching reflection

Published

February 11, 2026

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4 min read

Critique in interactive media needs vocabulary for time, behavior, and response. Students are often comfortable discussing form, but less comfortable naming interaction quality.

A strong studio conversation asks what the interface is asking the user to notice, what it hides, what it repeats, and where feedback becomes unclear.

The goal is not to make students defend every choice. The goal is to help them see relationships between intention, evidence, craft, and experience.