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Michael is a lecturer at the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queens University Belfast. In 2005-2006 Michael was a research scientist at the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), a member of Singapore's A*STAR family of leading R&D institutions. In I2R's Sound & Interactivity lab, he focused on bringing interactive media experiences to everyday
users, researching audio synthesis technology, collaborative and distributed
interactions over networks, and music applications for mobile phones. Michael has
been teaching physical interaction design courses and workshops at CCRMA since
2002. A member of [sic], the Stanford Improvisation Collective, Michael remains active
as a saxophone player and composer of interactive, chamber and tape music, and
creator of interactive art installations
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Date: 9am Wednesday 24th September
Bring: Your digital camera

This workshop explores the creation of stylistic interactions through observation, design
and prototyping. The workshop will take place over two sessions, The first session will
start with a short talk that will introduce the workshop participants to the concept of
stylistic interactions and the practice of interaction design. Participants will then be presented with their first task, which will involve observing and documenting interactions around Limerick. The second session will start with a short primer on rapid prototyping and physical sketching methods. The aim will then be to redesign one of the interaction situations that the participants discovered in the first session, with the aim of creating an interface that allows for greater expression of style.

Cost: FREE!!