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…explain architectures, technologies and systems that are alternative to traditional GUI-based systems;

… design and prototype systems including one or more of the following: tangible UIs, mobile UIs, ubicomp, embedded sensor and display systems, ambient interactive screens. 

…innovate the design of alternative UIs

Focus of this »special edition« of the course is the history of interaction design. The work in the course goes towards the creation of a »hands-on« museum as well as digital exhibit of the design of interactive technology from the last fifty years. Contributions by students are mostly in the design and implementation of artifacts for this museum and/or digital exhibit. 

Concepts and design of pieces for the museum exhibit; prototypical implementation; evaluation (user testing) and revision. 

The grade in the course is determined by active participation, originality of contribution, and completeness of work. 

Places in the course will be assigned in this order:

- Students of master program media & human-centered computing in the order of registration, who also take the course »Beyond the Desktop« offered by the same people! 

- Other students of master program media & human-centered computing in the order of registration

- Students of other master programs

- Students of bachelor programs