We designed and deployed two lighting control interface in a real-life office equipped with a state-of-the-art lighting system of 400+ luminaires. We evaluated their experience with the lighting system and the lighting control interfaces. In ten weeks, 43 office workers interacted with the system 3937 times.
The Atlas Living Lab is the largest indoor livinglab in Europe. The main building of the Eindhoven University of Technology is dedicated to research intro sustainability and healthy buildings. An important element is the IP-based lighting infrastructure and the possibility to override standard behaviour for research purposes.
This work aims to deepen the understanding of the effects that interface characteristics can have on how people experience lighting control in a shared space. To do so, we design three interfaces for a shared lighting system that vary in the type of social information they allow people to share with others and in their overall interaction style.
We all know the reasons why we should save energy: it’s better for the environment, it’s better for our energy bills… but in our daily lives it appears to be very difficult to stay conscious of our energy usage. Prospera shows you the direct effects of your energy usage at home through a casual game.
PIM is a modular picnic set. Each module is designed to contribute one specific element of a picnic (cloth, table, food, music). Everyone can bring that one element of a picnic that they value most. Together this creates a picnic setting nourishing everyone’s needs. The open-ended adaptability of the system allows for personalisation and a different picnic every time.
The tactile modality is key for mastering and playing music instruments. But physical contact is one of the biggest taboos in western society. Con.tact is a reaction to this. It is a playful improvisation tool that can be played through human touch.
Tessella is an electric, kinetic heater which communicates its heating activity unobtrusively through dynamic form. Using shape memory alloys, which change form when heat is applied, it folds and defolds. Next to adaptive behaviour, Tessella allows you to control the heating activity through by expanding or folding it by hand.