On April 11th, KIT's annual celebration took place at the new InformatiKOM next to our building. Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gerling participated in a panel discussion on freedom of the sciences in times of crisis with two other KIT researchers, professor Puchta and professor Grunwald. You can read more about it in this German web article.
We are glad to share that our submission "'Schlusslicht': An Ambient Display to Keep Kids and Parents in the Loop When Managing Playing Time and Disengaging From Games" was accepted as live demo at this year's IDC conference in Delft, Netherlands. For those who are interested, there is a video on our YouTube channel about Schlusslicht.
Today, Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gerling kicked off the GamiFIN '24 conference on games and gamification in Ruka, Finland, where she was invited as keynote speaker. More information on this conference can be found on the GamiFIN website.
Dr. Dmitry Alexandrovsky co-hosted an episode of a German podcast series about game development. He speaks about responsible design for disengagement. You can listen to the episode on Youtube, for more information visit the podcast's website.
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gerling and Anna-Lena Meiners will be speaking at the Non-Conference at ZKM (center for art and media) Karlsruhe on Friday, March 22th at 2 pm. They will take part in the discussion session "What if museums were responsible for society’s wellbeing?". For more information on the Non-Coference please visit ZKM's website.
Together with she.codes, our Real World Lab Accessibility is organizing the workshop "Spiele für Alle auf dem Calliope Mini-Computer Programmieren" (Coding Games for all on a Calliope Mini-Computer) for the Girls' Day at KIT. The workshop takes place on April 25th, 2024. If you are interested in participating or want to learn more about it, you can visit the workshop webpage.
Join us for two engaging guest lectures by Katrin Angerbauer and Markus Wieland on 22.02.2024 at 11am in our VR Lab.
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We are delighted to be hosting the first "Kaminabend" (fireside evening) in the Real-World Lab Accessibility on 17.01.2024, which will be accompanied by a special guest: Prof. Dr. Maria Rauschenberger.
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On November 9th, 2023, our new building (InformatiKOM II) was officially opened with an opening ceremony in the InformatiKOM I building which was also opened. We are still happy to welcome you to our new offices!
We are glad to share that our position paper "Vulnerability and Play: Exploring the Mundane Ways in Which Games Might Harm Players" was accepted at this year's CHI PLAY symposium. The paper explores the relationship between vulnerability, game design, and mundane types of play.
Participating in IDC Venice 2023 was both productive and inspiring. We engaged with brilliant minds, explored new research documentation horizons, and showcased our promising PhD projects. Excited for further engagement with the academic community and ongoing exploration of innovative ideas, methods, and tools for research advancement.
We are happy to announce that the poster "Game-based Powered Wheelchair Skills Training: Examining Tensions Between Player Engagement and Therapeutic Requirements" was accepted to be presented at the forthcoming ASSETS conference. You can read more about the research in this PDF.
We are excited to share that Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gerling is one of the 400 researchers that will receive an ERC Starting Grant. You can read more about her project as it is featured in the list five of examples for early career researchers that receive this funding.
Last week we moved to the new InformatiKOM II. We are happy to announce that from now on, we can welcome you in this accessible building at Adenauerring 10, 76131 Karlsruhe.
The Campus Map (Campus South) shows the location of the building on the KIT campus. If you have further questions about your visit here, for example regarding accessibility, do not hesitate to contact us.
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gerling will be co-organizing the online workshop "Tackling the Lack of a Practical Guide in Disability-Centered Research" at the ASSETS conference this year. For those who are interested, please visit the workshop's website for more information aout the content and how to participate.
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We are happy to announce that Dr. Dimiri Vargemidis's paper "Performance and Pleasure: Exploring the Perceived USefulness and Appeal of Physical Activity Data Visualizations with Older Adults" was published in Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS).
You can view the paper on the journal website.
We are happy to share that our publication "Technology-Centric Real-World Labs: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Mode of Participatory Research From the Perspective of Computer Science" was accepted at the Mensch und Computer Conference 2023.
You can read the paper via this library.
We are happy to share that the last piece of Dr. Kymeng Tang's PhD research, "3, 2, 1 Start with Breastfeeding: Supporting Partner Involvement in Breastfeeding Education Through a Gamified Mobile App" will be presented at the Mensch und Computer Conference 2023 in Rapperswil, Switzerland.
More InformationOur literarture review (led by the Tech & People Lab at the University of Lisbon) was published in Computers in Human Behaviour. Aou can view the paper on the journal website.
On June 1st, Dimitri Vargemidis successfully defended his PhD entitled "Accessible Activity Tracking to Support Physical Activity Among Older Adults". Congratulations, Dr. Vargemidis - you'll be missed!
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We will be co-organizing the workshop "Designing Technology for Neurodivergent Self-Determination: Challenges and Opportunities" at Interact 2023, which takes place in York, UK, from August 28th to September 1st.
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We are pleased to invite you to a research talk by Dr. Velvet Spors, Gamification Group, Tampere University, Finland, on Thursday, May 11th at 1:30 pm. In their talk, they will discuss the relationship between humans, nature, and digital games.
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We are happy to share that our paper "An Examination of Motivation in Physical Therapy Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory: Implications for Game Design" received an honorable mention award at CHI 2023. Congratulations to first author Maria Aufheimer!
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