Winterwerkschau 2026: Projekte

Projektinformationen

eingereicht von
Thi Phuong Nguyen

Mitwirkende
ali.wahaj@uni-weimar.de, helia.valizadeh@uni-weimar.de, ruiyu.wang@uni-weimar.de, surbhi.rai@uni-weimar.de, thi.phuong.nguyen@uni-weimar.de, viktoriia.hvozdak@uni-weimar.de, Siddhi Vilas Khadtare

Lehrende
Hornecker, Eva, Prof., Dr.-Ing. Waldschütz, Hannes , Meisterschüler/in

Fakultät:
Medien

Studiengang:
Human-Computer Interaction (Master of Science (M.Sc.))

Art der Präsentation
Forschungsprojekt

Projektbeschreibung

Tangible Interaction (TI) refers to the use of physical artifacts that can be touched and manipulated to interact with a (digital) system. In this research project, we want to investigate the role of haptics in tangible interaction. How can these otherwise passive artifacts be enriched with tactile or haptic output, making the interaction more dynamic and engaging? To approach this question, we have to direct our research in different directions. We begin with the physiological foundations of the human body and move on to literature about topics like the semiotics of touch before exploring technological approaches for prototyping haptic experiences.

The project follows a Research through Design (RtD) approach and emphasizes collaborative, interdisciplinary work. Students from technical and design backgrounds will work together to develop concepts and designs to implement haptics for tangible interfaces, for example using motor-based actuation. Alongside engaging with relevant literature, participants will explore different methods for developing and prototyping their ideas and eventually implement some of them in practice.