Description: Headed by Prof. Dr. Jan Borchers, we work in Media Computing and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Grounded in Computer Science, we develop and study new intera
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Most approaches in Human-Computer Interaction follow the ideal of embodied interaction. However, more and more technologies evolve, such as chatbots, smart voice interfaces, and domestic or social robots, that imply a fundamentally different relationship between human and technology. This “Otherware” presents itself either incidentally or by design as computational counterpart rather than as embodied extension of the Self. The predominant strategy to design form and interaction with otherware is to mimic hu
The Otherware Network aims to initiate a research and design network where the HCI community can actively participate, contribute to and deepen research on Otherware, especially from an interaction perspective. What are alternatives to naïve anthropomorphism and zoomorphism? How should computational counterparts look, behave, and communicate? What are the beneficial application areas of Otherware?