Jun Nishida received UMD Educational Tech Investment Fund

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Our PI, Jun Nishida received the UMD CMNS Educational Tech Investment Fund, which will support his graduate course, Embodied Media Design (CMSC839A).

This course will explore the potential of human augmentation technologies, such as wearable computing, haptics, virtual reality, and more, to enhance human physical, psychological, and cognitive capabilities. Students will read relevant literature from the fields of Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction. Additionally, students will create low-fidelity paper mockups and a prototype using contemporary tools, such as an open-source hardware platform and a programming environment.

Topics: Embodiment | Perception | Haptics | Psychology | Neuroscience | Interaction Design | Wearable Computing

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