The article discusses how designers should be seen as working with technology just like any other design material. The researchers advocate for a broader view of what designers do, emphasizing the importance of training engineering students to become designers in a technology-focused environment. They use a method that combines traditional design education with high-fidelity prototyping and multidisciplinary projects to achieve this goal. The key finding is that by treating computational technology as a design material and incorporating diverse projects, students can better learn how to design in an interactive and technology-oriented way.