Todd’s found some very interesting researchers in the US and internationally, who seem much more sophisticated in their practice and thinking than the standard “tangible interaction” crowd, perhaps because they’re starting from outside engineering
design. The critical question is who among them has a
deeper knowledge of,
access to, and
scientifically informed critical stance with respect to
novel & emerging materials science
than the cargo-cult hand-me-down relation typical of HCI or design researchers and DIY?
Two acquaintances who are leaders in this sense are:
Karmen Franinovic
Professor for Interaction Design at the ZHdK.
Leads Interaction research at Institute for Design Research (IDE)
Manuel Kretzer
Founder of Materiability Network
as part of his PhD, CAAD, ETH
Check out the tutorials and materials to see what’s intended by Tangible Media ( ≠ Tangible Interaction! )
