Metaday 107
- on Friday, 20th of June 2025 at 19:00
- at Metalab, Rathausstraße 6, 1010 Wien - free entry
Odd Interactions
Odd Interactions is a playful and exploratory HCI (Human-Computer-Interaction) design practice in development. The practice aims to expand the possibilities of interaction design at early development stages, uncovering potentially more appropriate, though unconventional, ways to interact with technology. Inspired by my work with smart textile interfaces, this methodology responds to a limitation I've observed in traditional HCI, where familiar surface gestures that prioritize efficiency often overlook the unique properties and potential of the medium itself. Instead, the process of Odd Interactions allows us to discover overlooked opportunities that may make interactions more secure, accessible, critical, representative of a specific technology, exposing the limits of technology, or nudging behaviour.
In the lecture, we will discuss what this process of Odd Interactions is, as well as some specific examples of Odd Interactions including tricking voice recognition systems to encourage creative thinking in times of possible surveillance, a licking-based interaction that encourages everybody to engage in a more accessible type of interaction, or a mask that reads your thoughts and can communicate with your lunch partner while you eat. This talk will be held in English. There will be a follow-up workshop on June 29th, 14:00.
AboutSara is a PhD candidate at TU Wien and FH Oberösterreich where she combines interaction design, art, and HCI research under the umbrella of Odd Interactions. In the past, she has been strongly involved in the field of smart textile interfaces which remains a big part of her work to this day. Additionally, she is (co-)organizing many workshops on various topics that focus on co-creating technology and interactions with everyday users. |
Lightning Talks
Lightning Talks are an entertaining format of short lectures presenting current ideas, ongoing projects and particularly work-in-progress. The length of a talk is limited to 5 minutes.
| Wer | Was | Beamer | Aufzeichnung |
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| becca | Metaday 108 | ✔ | ✘ |
| Du? | My awesome topic for a short lightning talk | ✔ ✘ | ✔ ✘ |
| Du? | My awesome topic for a short lightning talk | ✔ ✘ | ✔ ✘ |
Pick-up Service / Abholservice
If you would like to be picked up, for example due to a visual impairment, please contact core@metalab.at. Please note: Metalab is not wheelchair accessible, see Barrierefreiheit.
Wenn du abgeholt werden willst, zum Beispiel aufgrund einer Sehbehinderung, kannst du dich an core@metalab.at wenden. Achtung: das Metalab ist für Menschen im Rollstuhl nicht barrierefrei, siehe Barrierefreiheit.
Afterwards
Come-Together, optionally with snacks, wine, beer, mate, ... as well as ambient/aowntempo chillout music.
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