WHCI Lab, Wellesley College
interactions · 2014
ow do you describe your lab to visitors?In the WHCI Lab, we are exploring how novel user interfaces can benefit and enhance creativity, collaborative learning, and discovery, especially in data-intensive areas.Our lab integrates teaching and research in a liberal arts college environment by bringing together science, technology, and art in creative new ways.It is a place where cross-disciplinary teams of researchers and students are designing, building, and evaluating next-generation humancomputer interfaces.The lab is equipped with new HCI technologies, ranging from large multitouch tabletop computers to interactive 3D stereo displays.We also have access to fabrication machines such as a 3D printer and a laser cutter.The setup of our lab and its look and feel, which resembles the headquarters of a small startup rather than a traditional lab or classroom, are uncommon within a liberal arts college environment.