interactive. media. research.

Headed by Prof. Dr. Jan Borchers, we work in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Grounded in Computer Science, we develop and study new interaction theories, techniques, and systems in areas like personal digital fabrication and personal design, tangible, mobile, and wearable user interfaces, interactive textiles, multitouch tables and interactive surfaces, augmented reality, and visual coding environments. Our goal is to make the Brave New World of interactive technologies useful by making it usable. Since starting in October 2003, we have become one of Germany's best-published research groups at CHI, the premier international academic conference in the field.

We're part of the Computer Science Department and the HCI Center at RWTH Aachen University, Germany's top-ranked University of Technology and one of Germany's Excellence Universities. Our group is an Endowed Chair of the German B-IT Foundation.

Our presentations at ACM CHI 2019

This year, we presented three full papers, two late-breaking works, and two demos at ACM CHI, the world's premier conference on Human-Computer Interaction:

Springlets: Expressive, Flexible and Silent On-Skin Tactile Interfaces (Paper -Honourable Mention-  and Demo)	ForceRay: Extending Thumb Reach via Force Input Stabilizes Device Grip for Mobile Touch Input (Paper)	ARPen: Mid-Air Object Manipulation Techniques for a Bimanual AR System with Pen & Smartphone (Paper)	Flowboard: A Visual Flow-Based Programming Environment for EmbeddedCoding (Demo)	Supporting Data Workers to Perform Exploratory Programming (Late-Breaking Work)	Off Surface Tangibles: Exploring the Design Space of Midair Tangible Interaction (Late-Breaking Work)
by Hamdan et al.	by Corsten et al.	by Wacker et al.	by Brocker et al.	by Subramanian et al.	by Cherek et al.

FLApp, our mobile Future Lab Aachen App for iOS and Android that launched in 2017, takes you on a walking tour through Aachen's inner city. But instead of historical facts, you'll find out about the latest discoveries and inventions made by engineers and scientists at each location, some using Augmented Reality.

Usability for Everybody in 18 Minutes: Prof. Borchers' TEDx Talk

News & Events

• We will present four archival papers at ACM CHI 2020, the world's premier HCI conference this year. Congratulations Simon, Phil, and Krishna! (Jan 13, 2020)
• Our Fab Lab Aachen expands thanks to taking on a key role in the upcoming Excellence Startup Center NRW at RWTH Aachen University. This multi-year project brings exciting new 3D printers, a UV print-on-everything plotter, and even an industrial robot to our Fab Lab — and funding for the staff necessary to continue and expand our service to startups and the local community. (Jan 13, 2020)
• Earlier news & events...

Interested in HCI?

• Jan's Top Ten list of HCI books
• What makes a good PhD student? (Jan, Jan 25, 2006)
• HCI Journals and their Impact Factors (Jan, Jan 30, 2006)
• Other HCI- and Media Computing-related groups at RWTH Aachen University
• Join our low-traffic HCI Announcements list to be informed about HCI-related events at our chair, at RWTH Aachen University and in the area.

Media Computing Group / Lehrstuhl Informatik 10 (Medieninformatik und Mensch–Computer–Interaktion) • Prof. Dr. Jan Borchers • RWTH Aachen University • Ahornstr. 55 • 2nd floor • Room 2208 • 52074 Aachen • Germany • +49 (0)241 80-21051 • Contact & Directions

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