Aims
The workshop aims at creating new technological solutions for children with and without disabilities. Participants in the workshop will combine design and engineering skills for the implementation of game objects, offering children a joyful play experience, as well as new means for connecting to each other.
Course
In the first part, students are introduced to the basics relevant for the PR, including mathematical modelling, machine learning, electronics, and programming as well as game design, disability studies, and psychology. Lectures start on 14st of March 2019 and will take place weekly (for detailed information see below). Lectures are held by either HIT or LFU and are streamed to an from Israel. Throughout the lectures, students wil develop their own concept and pitch it. Based on pitch presentations, ten students will be selected to represent the University of Innsbruck at a joint hackathon taking place in Innsbruck. The workshop lasts four days and will culminate in a presentation event. The workshop is organized by AIANI (Austria-Israel Academic Network Innsbruck).
Expected Outcomes
In course of the lectures, students gain an insight in the fundamentals of game design, psychology, sound engineering, psychology, mathematics, and programming and develop ideas for creating novel interactive play objects.
The joint workshop will produce a number of working prototypes - new physical obejcts connecting children with and without disabilities. Selected projects will be considered for a trial integration within the partner institution in order to evaluate their potential as real-world products. All projects will be documented for PR purposes, and press will be invited to cover the workshop and its outcomes.
Dates & Registration
Lectures take place on Thursdays, 9.00-12.00, starting on March 14th. For detailed information on dates and to register for the lectures, please visit LFU:online.
To check whether you receive course credits for attending the "Enabling Music" lectures, please contact the respective supervisor.
VU Preliminary Schedule
2019-03-14: Introduction; Game Design & Special Needs
2019-03-21: Intro to Electronics
2019-03-28: Machine Learning & Recommendation Systems
2019-04-04: Synchrony & Connectiveness
2019-05-02: Presentations
Lectures take place from 09:00-12:00 at HS11 (Campus Technik). The hackathon takes place from June 2nd to June 6th 2019 in Innsbruck.
