1. What makes up interaction design?
The framework includes six core components, each building on the previous and each requiring a unique set of skills and tools. These components are named, Define, Discover, Synthesize, Construct, Refine & Reflect.
1a. what are some of the industry’s challenges?
Discovering hidden wants, needs and desires
Considering different perceptions and cultural norms
Attempting to to understand the wants & needs and to balance political requirements with implied end user demands and business goals
2. What is interaction design, how its evolving.
Interaction designers construct meaningful visualizations between individual components. The ultimate goal of the creation of these visualizations is to understand; by reframing ideas in new and interesting ways. Its evolving because the designers being aware.
2a. what fields does it draw knowledge from?
Graphic Design, Industrial Design. Also, using journey maps & ecosystem diagrams seem to help.