Speaker Bio
Jürgen Steimle is a Professor of Computer Science at Saarland University, where he directs the HCI Lab. Previously he held appointments at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and the MIT Media Lab. His research investigates user interfaces that offer rich material properties, to enable more effective, expressive, and engaging interactions with computers. His current focus areas include on-body interaction, embedded user interfaces, and computational fabrication. His work was awarded an ERC Starting Grant and has been supported by MIT, Bosch Research and Google.
Augmented Materiality
Jürgen Steimle, Saarland University
Thursday 6th May 2021. 13:00-14:00 GMT. The Buncar.
Work on augmented reality focuses predominantly on visual augmentation. However, reality presents rich material properties that are still largely unsupported by today’s computer interfaces. This talk calls for making materiality a central issue in the design of interactive systems. In this talk, Jürgen Steimle will discuss his explorations of integrating interfaces with materiality. He will show how the interplay of shape, material and the human body can generate rich interaction opportunities. These will be illustrated with examples from his work on touch interfaces, interactive objects, e-textiles and interactive skin.