Pathway #9: Audible dimension
CategorySubtle interaction and sensory engagement
Digital technology rarely inspires emotion. It can be an effective conduit for emotion: transmitting a message to a loved one, for instance, or sharing the first picture of a new family member. However, the medium itself rarely evokes emotion in…
Sustainable device values
Julius Tarng, a designer at Smart Design in New York, shared details of his personal project exploring the human relationship with mobile devices. Tarng’s extensive sketches and prototype photographs highlight two key elements of his Modai co…
Fun changes behaviour
Luke Gray, one of the Brunel designers participating at MEX, chose this video of Volkswagen’s Fun Factor group using playful design to encourage people to use stairs rather than escalators.
It touches on several of the MEX Pathway areas, in…
There’s no digital substitute when learning language
Sophie O’Kelly, another of the Brunel designers, selected this TED Talk by Patrica Kuhl. The presentation shares the latest research on how children learn language, identifying a crucial turning point in their development when babies become less …
Where is the tactile future amid all the smooth glass?
Dimitrios Stamatis, one of the Brunel designers participating at the next MEX, selected Bret Victor’s ‘A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design‘ as his inspiring piece.
Victor’s essay takes issue with the proliferation of concept design…
Meet the speakers: Christoph Raethke
Christoph is working at the leading edge of gestural interface developments, bringing to MEX his insight into the new MagiTact technology. He has worked in digital projects and content since 1996, founding his first startup in 1999. Since 2002…
Treating sound in new ways
The latest in our series of Brunel Picks comes from Kwok Tan, who shares this talk by Woody Norris, which may help inform discussions on MEX Pathway #9 (Expand mobile interactions with the neglected dimensions of sound and tactility):
Meet the speakers: Jim Kosem
Jim comes to MEX to share a particularly challenging experience, where he worked for several years to build a digital monument for victims of war crimes. The resulting project focused on the audible channel of mobile devices to help children u…