748 research outputs found
First Step into Visceral Interaction with Autonomous Vehicles
No full textAutonomous vehicles (AVs) seem to be the next big step into the future of mobility solutions. Various research institutions in the automobile industry and academic sectors are striving to come out with the most futuristic concept. This paper focuses on the interaction between AVs and pedestrians. Furthermore, the paper aims to explore if complex communication needs can be signaled to pedestrians through motion behavior of the vehicle.
In order to learn how other road users feel surrounded by self-driving cars, participants were confronted with different drivability of a self-programmed vehicle during our evaluation. As the results show, the vehicle's motion behavior is able to evoke certain emotions, which in turn lead to rational decisions within the participants. This can be seen as a form of mutual communication
Doing well by doing good?
No full textDie Menschheit muss in der nächsten Generation von einem Wirtschaftsmodell, in dem natürliche Ressourcen verbraucht werden, zu einem Modell kommen, bei dem sich Wirtschaften in die natürlichen Stoffkreisläufe einfügt. Wohlstand darf langfristig nicht auf Kosten der Regenerationsfähigkeit der natürlichen Ressourcen gehen. Gleichzeitig leben (bei allen Fortschritten der Armutsbekämpfung) immer noch große Teile der Menschheit in unzureichenden Verhältnissen. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist bei allem Engagement gegen den Klimawandel und für Ressourcensparsamkeit wichtig, dass für alle Menschen und Länder ein Recht auf wirtschaftliche Entwicklung gilt, ähnlich wie sie die westliche Welt in der ersten Welle der Industrialisierung schon genießen durfte. Nachhaltige Entwicklung bedeutet daher, auf den ersten Blick Unvereinbares gleichzeitig zu schaffen: die (weltweiten) wirtschaftlichen Verhältnisse zu verbessern, soziale Probleme und Ungerechtigkeiten zu lösen, dabei aber trotzdem gleichzeitig den Ressourcenverbrauch schnell und massiv zu verringern. Die Studierenden des Masterstudiengangs Urbane Zukunft an der FH Potsdam haben sich vor diesem Hintergrund der Aufgabe gestellt, unternehmerische Ideen zu entwickeln, die soziale und ökologische Probleme adressieren, aber dabei auch wirtschaftlich erfolgreich sein können. Die fünf Ideen, die daraus entstanden sind und in diesem Band vorgestellt werden, stehen beispielhaft für das verantwortungsvolle wirtschaftliche Denken, zu dem wir alle im 21. Jahrhundert finden müssen
Spoken Words
No full textWriting is a predominantly visual task. In the following, we describe a system that adds a new modality to computer-supported text editing: Listening with closed eyes.
We present a prototype, for which we combined a text-to-speech software, Microsoft Word and a face tracking system. It reads out the current sentence in Microsoft Word as soon as the user closes both eyes.
In this paper we discuss further details of the concept and its background, describe the implementation of the prototype and disclose first user testing results, before we conclude our findings with an outlook on future research
Giedion and America: Repositioning the History of Modern Architecture
No full textSigfried Giedion (1888–1968), one of the main protagonists of the architectural avant-garde in Europe, paradoxically achieved this reputation in America, far from his homeland. Nearly all of Giedion’s books written after his initial stay at Harvard University were published in English long before they became available in his native German. Reto Geiser sheds new light on Giedion’s life and reassesses his work through the lens of cultural transformation and modernization processes. The author questions the unbroken line of developments portrayed in the historiography of modern architecture, and argues that Giedion’s position in between two cultural spheres not only caused ruptures and contradictions in his work but also productively shaped its reception on either side of the Atlantic
Articulated Paint : Musical Expression for Non-Musicians
No full textIn this paper we present the concept and prototype of a new musical interface that utilizes the close relationship between gestural expression in the act of painting and that of playing a musical instrument in order to provide non-musicians the opportunity to create musical expression. A physical brush on a canvas acts as the instrument. The characteristics of its stroke are intuitively mapped to a conductor program, defining expressive parameters of the tone in real-time. Two different interaction modes highlight the importance of bodily expression in making music as well as the value of a metaphorical visual representation
Living interfaces
No full textThis paper introduces the Impatient Toaster, a kitchen appliance designed to motivate its owners to eat more often and in regular intervals: After not using it for a while, it signalizes hunger through nervous movements. This project sought to explore life-like behaviour as a means of increasing user's sympathy for everyday objects. We present a prototype that was informally tested with six participants in a situated user test. The results indicate that sympathy and perceived cuteness can arise from life-like movements that, as we propose, represent an object's will of its own. This work is part of a larger series of experiments in the Living Interfaces project, exploring ways in which reduced life-like movements can be beneficial for Human-Machine Interaction
Reto y confrontación en el enfoque centrado en la persona
No full textIn this article the role of the challenge in the person centered approach is analized. With this aim the author has planned a small-scale research study using an open questionaire with a sample of 10 therapists and 15 clients. From this study it would appear that challenge, in terms of the opportunities and freedoms offered by the core conditions, is an integral part of the person centered approach.En este artículo la autora reflexiona sobre el papel que juegan el reto y la confrontación en el enfoque centrado en la persona. A este fin se plantea un estudio a pequeña escala a través de un cuestionario suministrado a una muestra reducida de diez terapeutas y quince clientes. Del análisis de sus resultados se deduce que reto y confrontación, en términos de nuevas oportunidades y alternativas son elementos nucleares del enfoque centrado en la persona
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