Sensory Interfaces

3 units

Design often prioritizes the visual. But what happens when we explore the other senses--smell, hearing, touch, taste--to strengthen our design practices and better serve users? Students will engage in readings and discussion about the five senses and translate sensations into writing. What are the different ways to document a sound, to write an image? We will also design sensory interfaces--systems using touch, sound, or other inputs in a feedback loop--exploring web accessibility and some physical computing. Finally, we'll present some of our experiments in a group publication. Students will be evaluated on studio work and participation.