Program

Please notice different locations for the seminar and the sessions. Buses will be available for transportation, but please do pay attention to the bus schedule.

In case of emergency, please contact dr. Tiantian Yang: +86 189 5156 2927

Sept 22

9:00-19:00 Conference Registration. (Changguangxi Hotel)

13:00-18:00 Seminar “Design For Research”.
(Zuiletang tea house on the Yuantouzhu Peninsula of the Tai Lake. Shuttle buses will be available from Changguangxi , leaving at 12:30pm)
[Chair: Jun Hu]

19:00 Reception dinner (Changguangxi Hotel)

Sept 23

Morning program: Wenhao Hall, Jiangnan University. Shuttle buses will be available from Changguangxi Hotel, leaving at 9:10am.

09:30-10:00 opening speeches
[Chair: Jun Hu]

10:00-11:00 keynote 1
[Chair: Jun Hu]

David Frohlich
Framing the design of new media experiences

11:00-11:30 Opening (design competition)
[Chair: Jun Hu]

12:00 Lunch (Changguangxi Hotel)

Afternoon program: Wuxi Museum of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings. Shuttle buses will be available from Changguangxi Hotel, leaving at 13:20pm

14:00-15:00 keynote 2
[Chair: Steven Kyffin]

Chris Dorsett
At a moment’s notice, according to the pleasure of the holder: the semiotics of paper

15:00-15:30 Tea

15:30-17:00 paper session 1: Meaning and Semantics
[Chair: Steven Kyffin]

Alan Young
The Value of a ‘Semiotic Sensibility’ in Graphic and Communication Design

Miaosen Gong
Design Qualities of Means and Meaning: Pilot exploration and reflection on service design for social innovation

Manon Junggeburth, Luca Giacolini, Tom van Rooij, Bastiaan van Hout, Bart Hengeveld, Mathias Funk and Joep Frens
Experio: A Laser-Triggered Dance Music Generator

19:00 Dinner (Chuangguangxi Hotel)

Sept 24 

Wuxi Museum of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings, Shuttle buses will be available from Changguangxi Hotel, leaving at 8:20am

09:00-10:00 Keynote 3
[Chair: Loe Feijs]

Stephan Wensveen
Design Research through Practice. From the Lab, Field, and Showroom

10:00-11:00 Tea / Demos

11:00-12:30 Paper session 2: Design, exploration and frameworks
[Chair: Loe Feijs]

Evelien Van de Garde-Perik, Federico Trevia, Adam Henriksson, Luc Geurts and Helle Ullerup
Getting a GRIP at the Design of a Nature Inspired Relaxation Space for Work-Related Stress

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMvI2BtPGBc[/youtube]

Christoph Bartneck
Robots in the Theatre and The Media
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02P0LGalhMg[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug-WOR8HzGw[/youtube]

Sara Colombo and Lucia Rampino
Beyond Screens. Exploring product dynamic features as communication means

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:00 Keynote 4
[Chair: Tom Djajadiningrat]

Xiangyang Xin
Intention, not just in the minds of Designer

15:00-16:00 Tea / Demos

16:00-17:30 paper session 3: Big data and social design
[Chair: Tom Djajadiningrat]

Heather Barker
Hive-Design for Big Data

Colin Kennedy
Designing to Scale: Social Relations Design

Sophie Brenny and Jun Hu
Social Connectedness and Inclusion by Digital Augmentation in Public Spaces

19:00 Dinner (Changguangxi Hotel)

Sept 25 

Wuxi Museum of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings, Shuttle buses will be available from Changguangxi Hotel, leaving at 8:20am

09:00-10:00 Keynote 5
[Chair:  Edgar Rodriguez Ramirez]

Xiaoyou He
“Interaction” & “Fusion”

10:00-11:00 Tea / Demos

11:00-12:30 Paper session 4: Interaction and experience
[Chair:  Edgar Rodriguez Ramirez]

Loe Feijs
Multi-tasking and Arduino: Why and How?

Gustavo Ostos Rios, Mathias Funk, Bart Hengeveld and Joep Frens
EMjam: Jam with your Emotions

Martijn ten Bhömer, Eunjeong Jeon and Kristi Kuusk
Vibe-ing: Designing a smart textile care tool for the treatment of osteoporosis

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Paper session 5: Healthcare
[Chair: Dagmar Steffen]

Edgar Rodríguez Ramírez and Kah Chan
Smart interactions for home healthcare: A semantic shift

Jing Gu, Yu Zhang and Jun Hu
Design for Elderly with Dementia: Light, Sound and Movement

Dominika Potuzakova and Loe Feijs
Oris: Bonding through maternal scent

15:30-16:00 Tea

16:00-17:00 Presentations (Design Competition)
[Chair: Jun Hu]

17:00-17:30 Closing speeches
[Chair: Jun Hu]

19:00 Closing Dinner (Xiaopenglai, Yuantouzhu Peninsula)

Sept 26

Shuttle buses will be available from Changguangxi Hotel, at 8:30am. We will be back to the hotel around 5pm

Cultural events: Yixing – The art of Chinese teapot making