Event & Activity

2023.7.10 

Touching the future: Science and Technology of Multisensory Cutaneous Displays Workshop at IEEE World Haptics 2023 

Time: 2023/07/10   13:30-17:00
Place: Delft, the Netherlands

Workshop Website: https://sites.google.com/view/hohapticslab/whc23_mcd

University News (JP): https://www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/topics/18602/
University News (En): https://www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/18603/


The skin is our largest and most versatile sensory organ, capable of perceiving a wide range of sensations, from pain to pleasure. Multisensory cutaneous displays are emerging technologies that have the potential to revolutionize fields such as human-computer interaction, virtual reality, and robotics. By recreating and delivering rich cutaneous sensations, these displays open up new possibilities for sensory experiences. In this workshop, experts explored the opportunities and challenges of multisensory cutaneous displays through talks, demonstrations, and panel discussions. The participants learned about the science and hardware development behind these displays, as well as their practical applications. 


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2023.04.23 

Smell, Taste, and Temperature Interfaces Workshop at CHI 2023 

Time: 2023/04/23   9:00-17:00
Place: Hamburg, Gernamny

Workshop Website: https://smelltastetemperature.com

The “Experiencing Smell, Taste, and Temperature Interfaces” workshop addresses the burgeoning subfield of chemo- and thermo-sensory interfaces (smell, taste, and temperature) as well as their cultural contexts, usage, and resulting experiences. This one-day, in-person workshop will offer an interdisciplinary forum of discussion for academics and practitioners interested in leveraging these sensations. 

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2023.01.17
special lecture by Automata artist Kazuaki Harada

Time: 2023/01/17  13:00-14:30
Place: Workshop, 7th Building, Ohashi Campus, Kyushu Univerisity
Organizers: Hsin-Ni Ho, Taketoshi Ushiama, Kazuki  Takenouchi @ Creative Prototyping Course
University News (JP): https://www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/topics/16382/
University News (En): https://www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/16383/

A special lecture was held by Kazuaki Harada, one of the best-known automata artists in Japan, on January 17th, as part of the 'Creative Prototyping Exercise' course offered this year.

Kazuaki Harada, at the forefront of the field, is active in producing automata, conducting workshops, and producing exhibitions of automata around the world. He is currently the only Japanese artist to have his name in the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, the hall of fame of automata in the UK.

Kazuaki Harada conducted the following two workshops to share the techniques for generating ideas for automata design.

Workshop 1 - Rube Goldberg Machine Rube Goldberg Machine

An exercise in which students designed a chain-reaction mechanical device, which was first invented by the American cartoonist Rube Goldberg in the 1910s.

Workshop 2 - Automata

An exercise in which students touch and experience the mechanisms of automata and design their own automata.

2022.12.7
Geiko EXpo 2022

Time: 2022/12/7   16:30-19:30
Place: Design Common 2F, Ohashi Campus, Kyushu Univerisity
Organizers: Geioko EXPO Committee

Talk by Hsin-Ni Ho
《Temperature Perception for Shitsukan Recognition & Kansei Communication》


Special lecture by Hsin-Ni Ho
《The World of Touch》

Time: 2022/11/17 10:30-12:00
Place: Design Common 2F, Ohashi Campus, Kyushu Univerisity

Organizers:
International Office, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University

2022.10.15
Scientist X Artist Co-Creation Workshop

WS 1《Thermal Perception ResearchＸ Neuroscience Art Creation》

Time: 2022/10/15   14:00-16:00
Place: Online

Panelist:
Hsin-Ni Ho, Associate Professor, Kyushu Univerisity
Yung An Wang, Neuroscience-based Artist

Organizers:
Coevolution Research Assembly
National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan