Spring 2022 Course Schedule -- Course is pretty much updated -- check it out!
Week 1
Monday Jan 10
10:30 – 1:30 Zoom this week (check your email for link Monday morning).
Sry 3100
Topic Introduction/Admin
Seminar: Introduction to Course
- Overview of course & Syllabus
- Organization of workshops
- CapHaptics Network
- Deliverables, schedule & assessment
- Introduction to the term project
- Equipment requirements
- Course & academic honesty policies
Workshop: See IAT 884 wiki week 1 for details.
Main text for Seminar: Weaving Fire into Form (preprint, please do not distribute or copy) as well as selected papers.
Seminar Readings for this week: Skim forward and introduction of Weaving Fire for this week (10 pages).
Workshop Readings for this week: IAT 884 wiki Week 1.
Week 2
Monday Jan 17
Zoom again!
In class
Topic Terms and History of Tangibles
Seminar: Presentation
- Terms/Definition(s)
- Analysis approaches: Weaving Fire & MCRpd
- Historic overview of tangibles
- Share/Discussion: Weaving … Intro/Chapter 1/2 Canonical examples. Book: structure – concept, design, technology, cognition, aspirations.
- Resources: Student examples from past 884/882 classes.
Workshop: Analysis of technology needed to create example tangibles. See IAT 884 wiki for details on exercise.
Prepare ahead
Seminar Readings for this week:
Look through a few of the examples in Chapter 1 & 2 of Weaving Fire for this week. i) Pick 1-2. Try to apply MCRpd terms to examples. We'll use this for discussion in class. ii) Skim introductions to application areas (i.e. subsections) in Chapter 2 — think about which, if any, you'd like to cover in the course. Post on slack under Seminar before class.
Studio Workshop Preparation:
See IAT 884 wiki
Week 3
Jan 24
Sry 3100.
Topic Key Concepts
Seminar: Conceptual Frameworks in Tangible Computing SLIDES
- What is a conceptual framework and why do we need one?
- Ullmer & Ishii the first tangible computing conceptual framework — design based
- Klemmer et al. Why Bodies Matter — theory based
- Discussion: Other frameworks & connections
Workshop: See IAT 884 wiki for details.
Required Reading
Finish reading: Ullmer, B. & Ishii, H. Emerging frameworks for tangible user interfaces. In Carroll, J. (ed.) Human Computer Interaction in the New Millenium, Addison-Wesley, 2001, 579-601. [focus on terms/concepts rather than details of examples]
Klemmer, S., Hartmann, B. and Takayama, L., How bodies matter: Five themes for interaction design. In Proc. Conference on Designing Interactive Systems(DIS '06), ACM Press, 2006. [focus on 5 main theoretical concepts]
Weaving Fire Chapter 3. Pick one framework that is of interest to you. Be prepared to discuss in class. Address: What facet of TEI does it apply to (e.g. technology, interaction, experience, physicality, application domain)? What can it be used for (abstracting/explanation, designing/generation, building/implementation)? How does it connect/relate to the other two frameworks in today's readings?
Workshop Prep: See IAT 884 wiki for workshop details.
Week 4
Jan 31
Topic Embodiment
Seminar: Introduction to Embodied Cognition
Descartes, ticks and kittens (Alissa)
Discuss two papers
- Models of research in tangible computing
- Kinds of Research Proposals: Interaction Design Research; Conceptual Exploration; and Theory Driven HCI Investigation.
- Concept Driven Design Research Q&A
- Discuss prototype proposals (due Friday Feb 11 2022)
- Workshop: See IAT 884 wiki for details.
Required Reading
Seminar Reading (read all 3 papers):
Pair of students prepare 4 slides for embodiment papers: 1) main ideas, 2) what's confusing, 3) connection to rest of course, 4) implications for design prototype – -send to Alissa Sunday noon.
Annemiek and Jordan –> Roher, T. The Body in Space: Embodiment, Experientialism and Linguistic Conceptualization. In Body, Language and Mind, vol. 2. Zlatev, Jordan; Ziemke, Tom; Frank, Roz; Dirven, René (eds.). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2007.
Alfredo and Samman –> Wilson, M. Six views of embodied cognition, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
2002, 9 (4), 625-636.
(Just read/scan this one) Stolterman, E. & Wilberg, M. 2010. Concept-Driven Interaction Design Research, Human Computer Interaction, 25, 99-118.
Workshop Prep: See IAT 884 wiki for workshop details.
Week 5
Feb 7
Topic Hands on Interaction or How our hands help us think (and learn)
IAT804/CanHaptic Seminar:
10:00-10:30 PT Jeremy Cooperstock talk (McGill) ~30min (Alissa+SFU students welcome to attend)
(13:00 – 13:30 ET)
10:30-10:35 PT 5min break as SFU folks join
(13:30 – 13:35 ET)
10:35-11:05 PT Alissa talk ~30min
Why Tangibility Matters. Putting theory, design and evaluation all together in Hands-on interaction and learning.
11:05-11:15 PT 10min break
11:15-noon PT Student mingling on Gather.Town
The CHI 2017 paper presentation will serve as a sample of paper presentation skills as well as being about important content/theory.
Student Mixed Class Activity: gather.town
Reminder: Proposals due by email to instructor (ber1@sfu.ca) and TA this Friday Feb 11 2020 by 6 pm.
Seminar preparation:
Watch: CHI Lites 2018 Alissa Antle — Let's Get Physical [video] the context behind the research
Read: Fan, M., Antle, A.N., Hoskyn, M. Neustaedter, C. and Cramer, E.S. 2017. Why tangibility matters: A design case study of at-risk children learning to read and spell. In Proceedings of Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '17), 1805-1816. [research: system design (summary) and case study]
Skim: Esteves, A., Bakker, S., Antle, A.N. May, A., Warren, J. and Oakley, I. 2015. The ATB Framework: Quantifying and Classifying Epistemic Strategies in Tangible Problem-Solving Tasks. In Proceedings Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '15). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 13-20. [hand action coding framework for observational data]
Workshop Prep: See IAT 884 wiki for workshop details. [No workshop this week]
Week 6
Feb 14
Topic: Tangibles and Learning
Seminar:
Weaving/Paper Discussion
Go through Workshop Proposals
Design thinking Q&A
Workshop: See IAT 884 wiki for details.
Seminar preparation:
All: read Weaving Fire 2.1 Learning, p 71-82.
All: read Design Thinking blog. Bring questions.
All: Start thinking about how both readings could apply to and inform your own project.
Come prepared to give a 1-2min project proposal pitch(click to reveal)
it would be great if you come ready to do a short (1-2min) project pitch (aka elevator pitch). You don’t need to create any fancy slides, but you may prepare some if you like. I’ll help us all understand what your proposal is about (this is a complement to your more detailed written proposal, so don’t feel like you need to add all the details into the project pitch). But make sure to include at least the following 3 key areas:
- What do you plan to do? Include what’s your problem and research question.
- Why do you want to do this?
- What concerns or questions do you have (if any)? Where do you need feedback or support?
Annemiek and Samman, prepare 10 minute presentation with 3 discussion prompts on: Antle, A.N. and Wise, A.F. 2013. Getting down to details: Using theories of cognition and learning to inform tangible user interface design, Interacting with Computers 25(1), 1-20. [everyone please read — fairly dense so no other paper this week!]
Workshop Prep: IAT 884 wiki for workshop details.
Week 7
Feb 21
READING WEEK
Reminder: Revise your proposal based on feedback in Week 6, and submit revised version by email to instructor (ber1@sfu.ca) and TA this Friday (Midnight). Include a brief description what you changed and why based on the received feedback, and any questions/concerns you might have
Seminar preparation:
Week 8
Feb 28
Topic: Social Connection and Engagement
- Weaving/Paper discussion
- Student paper presentation & discussion
- Proposal Q&A and (TBD) revisions/pitching
Workshop: See IAT 884 wiki for details.
Seminar preparation:
Samann & Alfredo, prepare short (3-6min) presentation & 1-3 discussion prompts on: Weaving Fire 2.2 & 2.3 Social Connectedness and Engagement & Health and Wellbeing. Also address the following questions:
- How do these readings relate to your project? How would you apply them to your current and future projects (of yourselves and others)?
- What’s your take/opinion on them?
Workshop Prep: See IAT 884 wiki for workshop details.
Week 9
March 7
Topic: Metaphoric Interaction Design for Tangibles
Seminar: What is Intuitive Interaction? The role of metaphor in tangible interaction design (part 1).
- Student paper presentation & discussion
Seminar preparation:
Read: Antle, A.N., Corness, G., Bakker, S., Droumeva, M., van den Hoven, E., and Bevans, A. Designing to support reasoned imagination through embodied metaphor. In Proceedings of Creativity and Cognition (C&C ’09), ACM Press (Berkeley, CA, USA, 2009), 275-284.
ALL: Bring thoughts/questions: 1) main ideas, 2) what's confusing, 3) connection to rest of course, 4) implications for design prototype.
Annemiek & Jordan, prepare short (3-6min) presentation & 1-3 discussion prompts on: Weaving Fire 2.1 Learning, p 71-82. Also address the following questions:
- How do these readings relate to your project? How would you apply them to your current and future projects (of yourselves and others)?
- What’s your take/opinion on them?
Workshop Prep: See IAT 884 wiki for workshop details.
Week 10
March 14
Seminar:
- Topic Tangibles and Cultural Heritage (Reese presenting)
- Student paper presentation & discussion
- Final peer-reviewing round for proposals (in-class if time permits, else just introduced in class)
- What is Intuitive Interaction? The role of metaphor in tangible interaction design (part 2).
Workshop: Revised prototype peer review and tech trouble shooting.
Workshop: See IAT 884 wiki for details.
Seminar preparation:
Bring revised prototype.
Workshop Prep: See IAT 884 wiki for workshop for details.
Week 11
March 21
CanHaptics: guest lecture from artist Laura Dima (https://lauraadima.com/), ca 10-noon. Zoom link will follow, afterwards in-person workshop
Workshop: See IAT 884 wiki for workshop for details.
Seminar preparation:
- Proposal peer-reviewing (submit by end of Week 10 or ask for extension)
- read Weaving Fire review 2.1.3
Workshop Prep: See IAT 884 wiki for workshop for details.
Week 12
March 28
Seminar:
- Overview & timeline
- Project demo
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Discussion: what makes for a good demo?
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Guidelines for how to demo your prototype.
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Q&A
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Project pitch presentations & feedback
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Student paper presentation & discussion
- Strategies for writing academic papers
- Gathering insights
- Guidelines on how to write a well structured abstract and related short paper.
- Q&A
Workshop: open workshop time to work on your project and get feedback
Seminar preparation:
Come prepared to give a 2-3min project pitch (click to reveal)
Make sure to include the
- research problem (ie., what drives/motivates your study/project & domain of research),
- why it matters,
- where the gaps are (in knowledge/applications/design),
- how your project addresses it, and
- what the (expected) contributions are.
In a nutshell: how your research solves a problem or/or fills in a gap in knowledge, and why it matters and people should care.
Make sure the presentation would be accessible to a smart audience that's not in your narrow field of research. You may (but don't have to) use slides
see Canvas for the full demo/presentation instructions in the next week
Alfredo and Annemiek prepare 10 minute presentation with 3 discussion prompts on: Speer, Samantha, et al. “Formative Evaluation of MindfulNest: A Tangible User Interface for Emotion Regulation." (2021).
Workshop Prep: See IAT 884 wiki for workshop details.
Week 13
April 4
Topics:
- Prototype presentation/demoing & feedback (graded)
- Paper draft 1 peer-reviewing
- same pairs? (Alfredo&Jordan, Samann&Annemiek)
Seminar preparation:
Learn from examples:
- search for at least 2-3 papers closely related to your own project, analyze their writing & structure etc. to help with your own writing, and post any questions you have on Slack
- do the same by searching for videos of project demos (no need to submit anything, this is just to help you with your own writing and video)
Prepare first draft of your paper using these guidelines that includes the following parts
- Title
- Abstract (<=200 words)
- Keywords
- Introduction section
- Theory & Related/Previous Work/Background section
- Any other parts that’s ready for feedback
Format: see instructions on Canvas.
Submit document to instructor (by W12 Sunday night, ideally as .docx, else .pdf) and bring to class electronically for peer feedback/discussion
Week 14
April 11
Last day in term.
- Project video watching & feedback
- Full paper draft 2 feedback/revision working session
- Q&A
Seminar preparation:
- Finalize your project video (2-3min length, unless approved longer length), see instructions in word doc, upload it to youtube share link on Slack and submit on Canvas >1hour before class (so we can watch it in class and provide feedback).
- Review the paper using these guidelines, incorporate any feedback received, and finish all parts for your final paper, send to instructor >2h before class, and bring to class for peer-feedback/discussion. include in your email a self-reflection on your paper (your own assessment of strengths, weakness, and what’s needed to improve it, if anything).
After last seminar:
Revise & finalize paper: incorporate insights from received feedback & discussion, reflect yourself on it and compare to requirements, and submit final version of our paper for instructor grading on Canvas
optional: revise video and resubmit by 14 April at noon on Canvas