Provisional Programme

(subject to change - information will be added as the programme develops)

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The conference takes place at Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH10 5DT.

SICSA Multi-touch Workshop

SICSA PhD students will be given priority for places, but all delegates are welcome to attend if there is sufficient capacity - limited to 15 places. More details here.
This event is presented by the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) MultimodalInteraction Research Theme. SICSA Multimodal Interaction Theme

Future Perfect: GPS The Future of Interactive Storytelling Alex Morgan, Adam Deane, Tom Flint, Edinburgh Napier University, UK 

A participative workshop including a location aware game, taking place around the Merchiston campus.

Conference showcase  

Posters and demonstrations will be on display throughout the conference, with a formal session on the first day.

• Dan Wandrey, Arizona State University - Community Futures: Web Tools to Empower Public Participation in Urban Development
• Noel Waite, University of Otago, New Zealand - Design History Exhibitions: the critical interaction of practice and people
• Lawrence Giles, The University of Salford, UK - Invisible Signs
• Bianca Herold, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen - Mastery, Puppetry and Self-Representation
• Blanca Acuña, Aalto University, Finland - Designing a Digital Interface for Museum-Interpretation
• Jim Wood, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK - LIM-pet tools for embodied interaction
• Tin-Kai Chen, SHU-TE University, Taiwan - User-centred Design Guideline for Complex Visual Content: A Design Case Study of an Innovative Digital Shadow Theater in Taiwan
• Devabrata Paramanik, Nottingham Trent University, UK - Creating hybrid printed textile designs through motion capture, visual programming language and digital inkjet printing technologies
• Hayeon Yoo,  Royal College of Art, UK - Compass Phone
• Jennifer Sarich-Harvey, Umea Institute of Design, Sweden - Ambient Nights
• Stuart Cockbill, Coventry University, UK - Discover
• Ulrich Lang, Hochschule fur Gestaltung Schwabisch Gmund, Germany - Haptic Indication of Direction
• Patrick Tobias Fischer,  University of Strathclyde, UK - SMSlingshot - a Shared Encounter in Urban Space
• Mariza Dima,  School of Arts Culture and Environment, University of Edinburgh - Hapty : a Haptically Augmented Animation tool
• Ross McCully, Edinburgh Napier University, UK - Neotheia
• Sarah Kettley,  Nottingham Trent University, UK - Fit for purpose? Pattern cutting and seams in wearables development
• Florian Weingarten, TU-Berlin, Germany - Conveying Multimodal Interaction Possibilities through the use of Appearances
• Scott Burns, Edinburgh Napier University, UK - LiveLink, interactive newspaper content
• Pablo Prieto, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile - Exploring new intuitive interfaces for a natural design process
• Xu Sun, Loughborough University, UK - Personalized Experience at Large Sporting Events
• Zhe-Wei Lee,  Graduate Institute of Architecture NCTU, Taiwan - A New Communication Method Between Human And Space
• Dries De Roeck, K.U.Leuven, Belgium - Bridging the Real and the Virtual: Low and High Fidelity Tabletop Prototyping
• Chenyan Zhang, Lancaster University, UK - Is design merely a rational process? An investigation into the role of emotions in the design process
• Simge Göksoy, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey - Online Social Networks In Industrial Product Design Studio Education
• Aikaterini Antonopoulou, University of Edinburgh, UK -  Living In Second Life Versus Acting In Flash Mob
• Ian Sharman, Edinburgh Napier University, UK - The Sin: Media Narratives of Urban Risk
• Andrew O'Dowd, Edinburgh Napier University, UK