Gijs Huisman
Assistant Professor at Technische Universiteit Delft
Website: https://gijshuisman.com/
Related Sense: Touch
Gijs Huisman is Assistant Professor of embodied interaction at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. His main interest is in how our sense of touch plays a role in technology-mediated social interactions, in particular in shaping social presence, intimacy, and empathy. Gijs’ research is grounded in theories of embodied cognition that he applies to the research and design of digital/physical systems. Here, the role of the body in (social) interactions takes centre stage.
Before joining the IDE faculty, Gijs completed a PhD on Social Touch Technology at the University of Twente, a postdoc at the 4TU Centre for Humans and technology focussing on multi-sensory VR, co-founded a startup where he worked on the design of haptic products for social interactions, and coordinated work on digital/physical systems grounded in the Sustainable Development Goals at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ Digital Society School.
Full Interview
Featured Segments
Gijs’ Journey Into Haptics
Social Touch and Haptics
Storytelling and Touch
Haptics and Food
The Design Process of Haptic Technology Studies
Integration of Electronics into Fabrics
Can we make Haptic Technology Sustainable?
The Future of Haptics
Touch and Embodied AI
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