Queen's Human Media Lab

Kingston, ON Canada

February 19th, 2012

On-Line Registration Deadline

February 19-22, 2012

TEI conference Watch Live

February 21st, 2012

Design Challenge Voting Closes

Program

 

PDF program (open with iBook on iOS) | Venue Maps

 

Shortcuts: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday | Studios Demos & Arts

Sunday, 19th February

       

Transportation


For GSC participants, Beamish-Munro Hall is a 15 minute walk or 5 minute taxi ride from the hotel.

10:30 The TEI Bus will take registered participants from the Four Points Sheraton Hotel (10:30) to the Boiler Room Climbing Gym (10:40) and Little Cataraqui Creek Conversation area (11:00) for Snowshoeing and XCountry Skiing events. Skating is right outside the Four Points.

14:00 The TEI Bus will take registered participants from the Boiler Room to the Four Points Sheraton Hotel (14:10)

15:00 The TEI Bus will take registered participants from Little Cataraqui Creek Conversation Area to the Four Points Sheraton Hotel (15:30)

16:30-20:30 The TEI Bus service will run continuously between the Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Agnes Etherington Arts Centre.

8:00 Registration

Beamish-Munro Hall
       

9:00 - 17:00 Graduate Student Consortium

Beamish-Munro Hall 109

Detailed Graduate Consortium Program
       

9:30-17:00 Registration

Four Points Sheraton

11:00 Social Program

Skating on Market Square, Rock climbing at The Boiler Room, XCountry Skiing or Snowshoeing at Little Cat Creek. Buses to the Boiler Room and Little Cat Creek depart from the Four Points Sheraton Hotel at 10.30 (see Transportation).

Skates can be rented at Market Square. Trailhead on 262 Princess @ Sydenham is an alternative site for skate rental. All other equipment can be rented on site.        

17:00-19:00 Welcome Reception

Agnes Etherington

Human Media Lab Showcase

19:00-20:00 Musical Keynote | Hydraulikos: Ice, Water, and Steam by Steve Mann and Ryan Janzen

Agnes Etherington (Outside Stage)

Abstract

Monday, 20th February

       

Transportation


To use the TEI bus service, show your name tag to the driver.

08:00-18:00 The TEI Bus service will run continuously between the Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Grant Hall on Queen's campus.

17:30-19:30 The TEI Bus service will run from the Four Points Sheraton Hotel to the Grand Theatre on Princess Street. There will be no busses returning. The hotel is only a short walk back from the Grand Theatre.

8:00 Registration

Grant Hall
       

9:00 Welcome & Conference Opening

Grant Hall

Video Recording

In Memoriam Kees Overbeeke - Caroline Hummels, Eindhoven Technical University

9:30 Opening Keynote

Grant Hall

The Functional Aesthetic of Folding
Matthew Gardiner, Ars Electronica Futurelab, Linz Austria
       

10:30 Break

       

11:00 Paper Session: Fold Unfold

Grant Hall
Chaired by Anna Vallgårda

Video Recording

FoldMe: Interacting with Double-sided Foldable Displays
Mohammadreza Khalilbeigi, Darmstadt University of Technology
Roman Lissermann Darmstadt University of Technology
Wolfgang Kleine, Darmstadt University of Technology
Roman Lisserman, Darmstadt University of Technology
Jürgen Steimle, Darmstadt University of Technology

Easigami: Virtual Creation by Physical Folding
Yingdan Huang, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder
Michael Eisenberg, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder

ChronoTape: Tangible Timelines For Family History
Peter Bennett, University of Bristol
Mike Fraser, University of Bristol
Madeline Balaam, Newcastle University

Shadowgram: A Case Study for Social Fabrication through Interactive Fabrication in Public Spaces
Hideaki Ogawa, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Martina Mara, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Christopher Lindinger, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Matthew Gardiner, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Roland Haring, Ars Electronica Futurelab
David Stolarsky, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Emiko Ogawa, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Horst Hoertner, Ars Electronica Futurelab

Paper mechanisms for sonic interaction
Stefano Delle Monache, IUAV - University of Venice
Davide Rocchesso, IUAV - University of Venice
Jie Qi, MIT Media Lab
Leah Buechley, MIT Media Lab
Amalia De Gotzen, University of Padova
Dario Cestaro, Paper engineer

Hydraulikos: Nature and Technology and the Centre for Cyborg-Environment Interaction (CEI)
Steve Mann, University of Toronto (Invited Paper)

       

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Ban Righ Hall
       

14:00 Paper Session: Rock that Body

Grant Hall
Chaired by Elise van den Hoven

Video Recording

On-Body Interaction: Armed and Dangerous
Chris Harrison, Carnegie Mellon University
Shilpa Ramamurthy, Carnegie Mellon University
Scott Hudson, Carnegie Mellon University

Don't Forget about the Sweat: Effortful Embodied Interaction in Support of Learning
Leilah Lyons, UIC, Computer Science and the Learning Sciences
Brian Slattery, UIC, Learning Sciences
Priscilla Jimenez, UIC, Computer Science
Brenda Lopez, UIC, Computer Science
Tom Moher, UIC, Computer Science and the Learning Sciences

Limber: DIY Wearables For Reducing Risk Of Office Injury
Kenneth Leung, OCAD University
Derek Reilly, OCAD University
Kate Hartman, OCAD University
Suzanne Stein, OCAD University
Emma Westecott, OCAD University

Social Yoga Mats: Designing for Exercising / Socializing Synergy
Arun Nagargoje, IT University of Copenhagen
Karl Maybach, IT University of Copenhagen
Tomas Sokoler, IT University of Copenhagen

Integrating Physiotherapy with Everyday Life: Exploring the Space of Possibilities through ReHandles
Naveen Bagalkot, IT University of Copenhagen
Tomas Sokoler, IT University of Copenhagen
Riyaj Shaikh, IIT Bombay

DressUp: A 3D Interface for Clothing Design with a Physical Mannequin
Amy Wibowo, JST Erato
Daisuke Sakamoto, JST Erato University of Tokyo
Jun Mitani, JST Erato University of Tsukuba
Takeo Igarashi, JST Erato University of Tokyo

       

15:30 Break

       

16:00-17:30 Paper Session: Touchy Feely

Grant Hall
Chaired by Ian Oakley

Video Recording

PinchPad: Performance of touch-based Gestures while Grasping Devices
Katrin Wolf, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Christian Müller-Tomfelde, CSIRO ICT Center
Kelvin Cheng, CSIRO ICT Center
Ina Wechsung, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories

Tangible Sketching of Interactive Haptic Materials
Jonas Forsslund, Royal Institute of Technology
Ioanna Ioannou, University of Melbourne

The HapticTouch Toolkit: Enabling Exploration of Haptic Interactions
David Ledo, University of Calgary
Miguel Nacenta, University of St Andrews
Nicolai Marquardt, University of Calgary
Sebastian Boring, University of Calgary
Saul Greenberg, University of Calgary

Object Shape and Touch Sensing on Interactive Tables with Optical Fiber Sensors
Kentaro Go, University of Yamanashi
Katsutoshi Nonaka, University of Yamanashi
Koji Mitsuke, University of Yamanashi
Masayuki Morisawa, University of Yamanashi

Mobile Lorm Glove – Introducing a Communication Device for Deaf-blind People
Tom Bieling, Design Research Lab (University of the Arts Berlin)
Ulrike Gollner, Design Research Lab (University of the Arts Berlin)
Gesche Joost, Design Research Lab (Berlin University of the Arts)

VizTouch: Automatically Generated Tangible Visualizations of Coordinate Spaces
Craig Brown, George Washington University
Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Spatial Gestures using a Tactile-Proprioceptive Display
Eelke Folmer - University of Nevada, Reno
Tony Morelli - University of Nevada, Reno

18:00 Demos, Art Explorations, Design Challenge and Posters Reception

Grand Theatre

Come and visit a great evening of hands-on events and informal discussion.

Demonstrations Program

Chaired by Ivan Poupyrev and Fabian Hemmert

Art Explorations Program

Chaired by Thecla Schiphorst & Alissa Antle

Works in Progress Program

Chaired by Audrey Girouard

19:30 TEI 2012 Video Showcase

TEI Main Stage
Chaired by Connor Dickie

20:45 Design Challenge

TEI Main Stage
Chaired by Jussi Ängeslevä and Kate Hartman
Come see our design challenge entries and vote for them by paying a small sum towards the production of the winning product!

Judges
Jussi Ängeslevä, ART+COM and Berlin University of the Art
Kate Hartman, OCAD University
Amanda Parkes, Columbia University
Roel Vertegaal, Queen's University

21:30 Intermission


21:45-22:45 Musical Keynote: LSP by Edwin van der Heide

TEI Main Stage

Abstract

Tuesday, 21st February

       

Transportation


To use the TEI bus service, show your name tag to the driver.

08:00-19:00 The TEI Bus service will run continuously between the Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Grant Hall on Queen's campus. Participants of the glass blowing workshop should taxi there.

8:00 Registration

Grant Hall
       

9:00 Paper Session: Intangibles

Grant Hall
Chaired by Peter Bennett

Video Recording

Exploring Tabletops as an Effective Tool to Foster Creativity Traits
Alejandro Catala, Universitat Politècnica de València
Javier Jaen, Universitat Politècnica de València
Betsy van Dijk, University of Twente
Sergi Jordà, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

DESU 100 – About the Temptation to Destroy a Robot
Julia Ringler, University of Applied Sciences, Mainz
Holger Reckter, University of Applied Sciences, Mainz

Articulating Creative Practice: Teleological and Stochastic Strategies in a Case Study of an Artist and an Engineering Team Developing Similar Technologies
Jill Fantauzzacoffin, Department of Digital Media, Georgia Institute of Technology
Juan D. Rogers, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jay David Bolter, Department of Digital Media, Georgia Institute of Technology

Bridging the Gap: Attribute and Spatial Metaphors for Tangible Interface Design
Anna Macaranas, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University
Alissa N. Antle, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University
Bernhard E. Riecke, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University

An Integrated Multi-modal Actuated Tangible User Interface for Distributed Collaborative Planning
Eckard Riedenklau, Ambient Intelligence Group, Neuroinformatics Group, CITEC, Bielefeld University
Thomas Hermann, Ambient Intelligence Group, CITEC, Bielefeld University
Helge Ritter, Neuroinformatics Group, CITEC, Bielefeld University

Beyond Affordance: Tangibles’ Hybrid Nature
Eva Hornecker, University of Strathclyde

       

10:30 Break

       

11:00 Paper Session: Come Out and Play

Grant Hall
Chaired by Ali Mazalek        

Video Recording

Splash Controllers: Game Controllers Involving the Uncareful Manipulation of Water
Luc Geurts, e-Media Lab, Group T - Leuven Engineering College, (Association K.U.Leuven) ESAT, K.U.Leuven
Vero Vanden Abeele, e-Media Lab, Group T - Leuven Engineering College, (Association K.U.Leuven) CUO, IBBT/K.U.Leuven

Towards Game Orchestration: Tangible Manipulation of In-Game Experiences
T.C. Nicholas Graham, Queen's University
Quentin Bellay, Queen's University
Irina Schumann, Queen's University
Amir Sepasi, Queen's University

Inflated Roly-Poly
Hyosun Kwon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Seok-Hyung Bae, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Hwan Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Woohun Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

T.F.O. – Tangible Flying Objects
Rinat Mustafin, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Jan Wehner, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Wolfgang Sattler, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Kristian Gohlke, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Improvised Interfaces for Real-time Musical Applications
Jonathan Aceituno, INRIA Lille
Julien Castet, University of Bordeaux
Myriam Desainte-Catherine, University of Bordeaux
Martin Hachet, INRIA Bordeaux

Birds on Paper: An Alternative Interface to Compose Music by Utilizing Sketch Drawing and Mobile Device
Chenwei Chiang, Kyushu University
ShuChuan Chiu, Kyushu University
Anak Agung Gede Dharma, Kyushu University
Tomimatsu Kiyoshi, Kyushu University

       

12:15 Studios & Brown Bag Lunch

       
All Studios are held in Beamish Munro Hall, except Studio 12, which will be held at Goodwin Hall Room 524, and Studio 13, which will be held at Fireworks Studio. Please sign up upon registration as space for individual studios is limited: please refer to the studio program for full descriptions. A brown bag lunch will be provided when exiting the main venue, Grant Hall, for you to bring to your studio.

1. SparkFun Electronics: ProtoSnap and Repurposed Electronics
Lindsay Levkoff, SparkFun

Room 314 214

3. Touch and Feel Soft Hardware
Ylva Fernaeus, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Anna Vallgårda, University of Borås
Mili John Tharakan, University of Borås
Anders Lundström, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Room 228 313b

4. RePlay: A Workshop Exploring Creativity In Action
Layda Gongora, Lancaster University

Room 331

6. Makey Makey: Improvising Tangible and Nature-Based User Interfaces
Jay Silver, MIT Media Lab
Eric Rosenbaum, MIT Media Lab
David Shaw, Intel Labs

Room 314 214

7. Designing Haptics
Camille Moussette, Umeå University
Stoffel Kuenen, Umeå University
Ali Israr, Disney Research

Room 315

8. Fabricating Electronics with Rapid Prototyping Tools
John Sarik, Columbia University, Department of Electrical Engineering
Chao (Timmy) Li, Columbia University, Department of Electrical Engineering
Ioannis Kymissis, Columbia University, Department of Electrical Engineering

Room 108

10. Electronics as Material: littleBits
Ayah Bdeir, MIT Media Lab, littleBits Electronics
Paul Rothman, MPS. ITP, NYU, littleBits Electronics

Room 111

11. Introduction to Origami: Folding, Design, and Analysis
Jie Qi, MIT Media Lab
Jason Ku, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Room 322

12. Designing and Building Inexpensive Flexible Circuits
Aneesh P. Tarun, Queen's University
Peng Wang, Queen's University

Goodwin Hall Room 524 and Parteq Innovations Studio
Studio will start at Goodwin, after which participants move to Parteq Studio.

13. Glass Blowing Fireworks Studio
David Holman

15:00 Break
       

18:30 Conference Banquet

Four Points Sheraton
       

Sometime after the Conference Banquet

Join us for the Pub Crawl

Wednesday, 22nd February 2011

       

Transportation


To use the TEI bus service, show your name tag to the driver.

08:00-19:00 The TEI Bus service will run continuously between the Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Grant Hall on Queen's campus.

8:00 Registration

Grant Hall
       

9:00 Paper Session: Can't Touch This

Grant Hall
Chaired by Martin Kaltenbrunner

Video Recording

Immaterial Materials: Designing with Radio
Jordi Solsona Belenguer, Mobile Life KTH
Marcus Lunden, Mobile Life
Jarmo Laaksolahti, Mobile Life
Petra Sundström, Mobile Life

The Design of Tools for Sketching Sensor-Based Interaction
Martin Brynskov, Aarhus University
Rasmus B. Lunding, Aarhus University
Lasse S. Vestergaard, Aarhus University

dSensingNI – A Framework for Advanced Tangible Interaction using a Depth Camera
Florian Klompmaker, University of Paderborn, C-LAB
Alex Fast, University of Paderborn
Karsten Nebe, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

A Nested API Structure to Simplify Cross-Device Communication
Andy Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sam Mendenhall, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jayraj Jog, Georgia Institute of Technology
Loring Scotty Hoag, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ali Mazalek, Georgia Institute of Technology

GISpL: Gestures Made Easy
Florian Echtler, Siemens Corporate Technology
Andreas Butz, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Prototyping Interaction with Everyday Artifacts: Training and Recognizing 3D Objects via Kinects
Kexi Liu, Advanced Technology Group, Qualcomm
Dimosthenis Kaleas, Advanced Technology Group, Qualcomm
Roger Ruuspakka, Advanced Technology Group, Qualcomm

       

10:30 Break

       

11:00 Paper Session: School's Out

Grant Hall
Chaired by Eva Hornecker        

Video Recording

Exploring Peripheral Interaction Design for Primary School Teachers
Saskia Bakker, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Elise van den Hoven, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Berry Eggen, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Kees Overbeeke, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

MagneTracks: A Tangible Constructionist Toolkit for Newtonian physics'''
Andrea Miller, Stanford University
Claire Rosenbuam, Stanford University
Paulo Blikstein, Stanford University

Process Pad: Learning to Explain, Explaining to Learn'''
Shima Salehi, Stanford University
Jain Kim, Stanford University
Colin Meltzer, Stanford University
Paulo Blikstein, Stanford University

BodyExplorerAR: Enhancing a Mannequin Medical Simulator with Sensing and Projective Augmented Reality for Exploring Dynamic Anatomy and Physiology
Joseph Samosky, University of Pittsburgh
Douglas Nelson, University of Pittsburgh
Bo Wang, University of Pittsburgh
Russell Bregman, University of Pittsburgh
Andrew Hosmer, University of Pittsburgh
Brandon Mikulis, University of Pittsburgh
Robert Weaver, University of Pittsburgh

SWITCH: An Edutainment Kit for Experience Design in Everyday Life
Matthew Gardiner, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Hideaki Ogawa, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Roland Haring, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Christopher Lindinger, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Martina Mara, Ars Electronica Futurelab
My Trinh Gardiner, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Horst Hoertner, Ars Electronica Futurelab
Emiko Ogawa, Ars Electronica Futurelab

       

12:00 Panel: Keepin’ It Real: Organic, Natural or Reality-Based Interactions?

Grant Hall
Moderator: Amanda Parkes

Video Recording

ABSTRACT

Panelists

William Buxton, Microsoft Research
Rob Jacob, Tufts University
Mili John Tharakan, The Swedish School of Textiles
Roel Vertegaal, Queen’s University

13:00 Lunch

Ban Righ Hall
       

14:30 Paper Session: One Step Beyond

Grant Hall
Chaired by Ali Israr        

Video Recording

Situated Modeling: A Shape-Stamping Interface with Tangible Primitives
Manfred Lau, JST ERATO Igarashi Design Interface Project; Lancaster University
Masaki Hirose, JST ERATO Igarashi Design Interface Project; University of Tsukuba
Akira Ohgawara, JST ERATO Igarashi Design Interface Project; The University of Tokyo
Jun Mitani, JST ERATO Igarashi Design Interface Project; University of Tsukuba
Takeo Igarashi, JST ERATO Igarashi Design Interface Project; The University of Tokyo

StaTube: Facilitating State Management in Instant Messaging Systems
Doris Hausen, University of Munich
Sebastian Boring, University of Calgary
Clara Lueling, University of Munich
Simone Rodestock, University of Munich
Andreas Butz, University of Munich

The Whole World under Your Feet: Field Trial of Embodied Browsing of Geotagged Content
Erika Reponen, Nokia Research Center
Tiina Koponen, Tampere University of Technology
Jaakko Keränen, Nokia Research Center
Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila, Tampere University of Technology

Blob Manipulation
Akira Wakita, Keio University
Akito Nakano, Keio University

Vertibles: Using Vacuum Self-adhesion to Create a Tangible User Interface for Arbitrary Interactive Surfaces
Fabian Hennecke, University of Munich
Raphael Wimmer, University of Munich
Eduard Vodicka, University of Munich
Andreas Butz, University of Munich

With a Flick of the Wrist: Stretch Sensors as Lightweight Input for Mobile Devices
Paul Strohmeier, University College Maastricht
Roel Vertegaal, Human Media Lab, Queen's University
Audrey Girouard, Carleton University

Sketch-a-TUI: Low Cost Prototyping of Tangible Interactions Using Cardboard and Conductive Ink
Alexander Wiethoff, University of Munich
Hanna Schneider, University of Munich
Michael Rohs, University of Munich
Andreas Butz, University of Munich
Saul Greenberg, University of Calgary

       

16:00 Break

       

16:30 Closing Keynote

Grant Hall

Video Recording

Programming Materiality
Joanna Berzowska, XS Labs, Concordia University, Montreal.
       

17:30 Closing Remarks

Grant Hall

Video Recording

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