Fabian Hemmert

life is full of distractions.

This book is a travel guide.

of children and families is complex and often shaped by uncertainty.

Wouldn't it be great if we could maintain the connectedness with our loved ones through game nights?

many people shy away from: they fear being wrong about the meaning behind a piece.

for everyone.

our students set out to design new ways of preparing for one’s own death, of remembering loved ones and of joining others in grief.

But that shouldn’t have to mean becoming lonely.

what makes us human.

when it comes to local initiatives?

While studying complex systems is often daunting, discovering them via a game is something else entirely, encouraging role play, exploration and even changing points of view.

surround us are equipped with increasing computational power, a capacity increasingly described as »artificial intelligence.« What if such an intelligence could also entail the ability to anticipate future situations – and fear them?

Catholic rituals provide interesting approaches for making the intangible tangible.

of our Industrial Design students at the University of Wuppertal — Piet Becker, Alexander Görts, David Hrlic, David von Netzer and Christopher J.

and having a good time with friends don't have to be at odds.

be transformed into an experience?

artificial intelligence change the creative process?

a new approach to delivering presentations: no clicker, no slides.

investigated the concept of embodiment in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) via the concept of Research Through Design (RTD).

interact with technology that can communicate body language?

use eating-related metaphors for information consumption: information diet, eye candy, news feed.

can be a great way to produce haptic output from mobile phones.

phone calls for one of two reasons.

with touch screens, yet feel so little.

are very good at feeling the shape of the things they hold.

augments digital content with the physical sensation of a responsive, tactile display.

explored the possibilities of giving mobile phones lifelike qualities: breathing and pulsating, for example.

phone call is alike.

sound surprising, but new perspectives can be gained through closed eyes.

should feel different than taking a picture, even if we press the same button on our phone to do both.