Handbook

This course is part of the practice orientated teaching trajectory ‘Contextualising’ combining Stream 3: Smart and Ubiquitous Cities and Stream 4: Responsive Environments. The course will introduce students to urban interaction design by teaching principles of human-machine interaction in the built environment, together with movement planning and electronics.

This course will provide students with the conceptual understanding, technical skills and working methods needed to design a computer-mediated project that effectively explores a compelling interactive spatial solution. Using low-cost open-source electronic hardware (Arduino or Little Bits Kits), students will learn how to implement techniques to test and develop working design prototypes and situate these into the built environment. Theories and project themes will be developed around the two stream interests Stream 3: Smart and Ubiquitous Cities and Stream 4: Responsive Environments, with a specific focus on facilitating natural and effective modes of interaction with robotic technologies in the built environment.