Timetable 2026

9.30
Kick-off course (syllabus presentation) {jb, jr}

Quick Exercises

Input 

• Embodied Interaction {jb}

Safety framework: 1 person per group responsible, 2 people operating, glasses on, e-stop, cleaning instructions, price awareness, etc…

Discussion in groups Part I: From ideation to in-depth concept {jb, jr}

• Discuss the points in the lecture that inspired you, troubled you, confused you - what stayed. What experience could you create from these interactions?

Robot Arm Intro + exercises

More Generalized and Basics

Theory class - Input & Discussion

CNC Fab / Data mapping - Sensors / Embodied Fab

Discussion in groups Part II:

• From ideation to in-depth concept

  • What embodied interaction experience do you want to create?

  • What drives your concept?

{jb}

Presentation of findings
 

• Input + Exercise w robot {jr}

  • Examples and Programming I

    • Setup

    • Simulation

Group study

Assignment (Sensing?)

Exercise on robot → Research & orientation

(incl. tech research > how to program, etc)
mandatory - upload it

Discussion in groups - Part III: 

• Discuss the points in the lecture that inspired you. What experience could you create from these interactions? 

• + reflective questions

Decide group + assignment for Monday

Minor

Week 2 - SENSING & MATERIAL EXPERIMENTATION

Mo. 2.11

Processes, Materials, Technology & Society {jr}

Material session {jb, jr}

9.30 Set up in room w/ JR 

9.45 Demo & presentations

• bring the materials you have collected and create interfaces that take into account their properties and affordances

each group proposes a collective experiment around one of the materials presented in class

Group study

Group study

Assignment Safety set-up

13.30 Theory class (2 sessions)

Quick Exercises

Embodied Interaction & Sensing / case studies
…

(jb, jr)

*Material workshop prep - post research on Miro board - prep your demo showcasing an interactive experience with the material you picked (group work)

Exercise Robot Sim: {jr}

• Movement based

• external sensor based

• active toolhead based

13.00
Class presentation: First prototypes and research directions (8mn/group)

Present Initial prototype (show/demo actual work) and Answer the questions we asked in the groups discussion: 

• what experience are you designing? what is at the core the sense it makes and how the various design factors support your decisions?

• how are bodies & its properties impacted?

• how do you involve your participants?

• from your design interest/wish, reflect on what drives it: data, material, fabrication technique, function, critique, curiosity, inspiration..?

• what story are you telling?

{jb, jr}

Minor

Week 3 - FABRICATION Mo. 9.11

Group study

Prep of each groups setup (project & safety config) {jr}

Group study

Group study

Assignment

Group study

13.30 Theory class (2 sessions)

Embodying Abstraction -
Collective experience & phenomena / Rapid prototyping exercise

(jb, jr)

Prep of each groups setup (project & safety config) {jr}

& Group study

13.00
Mentoring/Presentations in separate groups - Materials experiments & Advanced Prototype II
{jb, jr}

• 25min / team

Minor

Week 4 - PRODUCTION Mo. 16.11

09.00 Theory class 

Data / Body / Choreography

• How data, body and choreography can relate to one another?

(jb, jr)

Mentorings

10.00-12.00

Tech questions- on request
{jr}

Group study

Group study

Group study

Group study

Group study

14.30
Atelier Walk-through/ quick check-in

(jb, jr)

13.00 DEMO

+ debrief in class

publish on blog recap: Overall Concept, Main directions (see questions from last week), Inspirations/Related Work, Material inquiries, and Prototype 

{jb, jr}

Minor

Week 5 - EXHIBITION
Mo. 23.11

Tu. 24.11

We. 25.11

Th. 26.11

Fr. 27.11

09.00 Theory class:
Decentering part II -  Interactions with Ecosystems (how to interact without interacting)

(jb, jr)

Mentorings - Exhibition concept and interactions

Group study

Group study 

Group study

Group study 

Atelier Walk-through / time on need basis

(jb)

Prep Exhibition: {jr}
>Send infos for exhibitions, etc…

Atelier Walk-through / time on need basis

(jr)

13.00 Exhibition Gallery I & II

Tour & Presentations / Demoes

Collective experience

+Circle session
Last Discussion - Students Review lessons learned + Feedback session

Apero

{jb, jr}

Minor