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January 4, Monday
12:15 – 14:00

Regardless of the technology that surrounds us and the virtual realms we use and inhabit, we are still physical beings, living and acting in physical spaces. Various current trends in human-computer interaction attempt to enhance usability by exploring new physical interfaces attributes and mappings.

My group's research is directed at designing and exploring new interactive experiences based on physical entities and environments. Our interests include human-robot interaction, physical and tangible user interfaces, mixed reality, computer game interfaces and ubiquitous computing. In this talk I will present a brief overview of physicality in interaction, its potential and challenges. The talk includes a discussion of several current projects my students and I are pursuing, ranging from 3D sketch-based interaction and mixed reality games, to sociable robotic interfaces and robotic cartoon art expression.