Learning from Outstanding Designers: Exploring the Interplay of Design Expertise, Sketching, and Prototyping

Grasping AI: experiential exercises for designers

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are increasingly integrated into the functioning of physical and digital products, creating unprecedented opportunities for interaction and functionality. However, there is a challenge for designers to ideate within this creative landscape, balancing the possibilities of technology with...

A Strategic Endeavor: Exploring Alternative Energy Generation Opportunities in Tanzania

The lack of access to electricity worldwide contributes to the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) – living on less than $2.50 per day – being trapped in poverty. Household holds spend a considerable amount of their income on what they think are cheap, but polluting resources due to lack of education and the desperate situation they’re in. Not only are...

Ubi-designer: A web-based toolkit for configuring and field-testing UbiComp prototypes

Technology is now available for creating affordable sensor networks and infrastructures for ubiquitous computing environments. In the area of ambient assisted living, context-awareness is considered to be a key factor towards creating acceptable solutions that support elderly people in living independently in their homes as long as possible....