Project PLEINAIR: Discovering User Needs Exploring a Non-conventional Human-Centered Approach

PLEINAIR (FreeandInclusiveParksinNetworksforRecreationaland Physical Intergenerational Activity), is a two-year research project financed by the POR FESR 2014–2020 program regulated by Emilia Romagna Region in Italy. PLEINAIR is a multidisciplinary project and it involves many partners located on the regional territory. The PLEINAIR’s main areas of concern are outdoor parks and recreational areas and it expects to design multigenerational and inclusive contexts to promote virtuosos socio-recreational interactions among generations and the adoption of active lifestyles for all and at any stage of age. All PLEINAIR’s design process is based on a Human-Centered Design approach in order to identify and satisfy the real needs of people through participative Co-Design techniques. This contribution reports the results obtained so far within the PLEINAIR project, specifically describing two ongoing activities which have the peculiarity to be conducted during the health emergency caused by Coronavirus.