IASDR2015 Interplay | 2-5 November | Brisbane, Australia 134 Designing with biological behaviors in post - digital Era: Links between animals’ seduction behavior and inedited interactions with technological artefacts Pedro Bandeira Maia, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugul, pedrobandeiramaia@amadesign.net Nuno Dias, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, ndias@ua.pt George Stilwell, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugul, stilwell@fmv.ulisboa.pt Abstract Biomimetic is used in specific design projects, mainly as a methodology focused on the study of technical and mechanical aspects. Our research aims to expand the biomimetic taxonomy, continuing the study of nature in a broader design perspective, not just on their mechanic and formal aspects, but in the study of animal behaviour in its aesthetic and symbolic dimension. We believe this approach could be an inspiration for new artefact/human interaction paradigms. In order to establish analogies, we developed a taxonomy of behaviours based on animals’ seduction and mating rituals with the goal of building a conceptual framework that relate these behaviors with the design of inedited interactions and contribute to the construction of new metaphors. Cognitive, emotional and behavioural features are increasingly valued in contemporary design, thus it seems pertinent to look for relations with some behaviours observed in nature. Because these are two areas of research that are seldom associated, we have strived to develop an interdisciplinary approach, based on a careful systematization and posterior application of the developed hypothesis into a set of artefacts – tools for communication - that promote new behaviours in interaction design. This research aims to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a new human scenario that generates experiences, behaviors and seduction, found in timeless biological archetypes. biomimetic; behavior; experience; emotion; interaction design; rituals; post-digital