Abstract

As technology becomes embedded in everyday life and culture, HCI moves beyond efficiency and usability to encompass broader experiences, including embodiment, social interaction, and cultural context. In this shift, artistic and design making offer an alternative to engineering-driven approaches, enabling richer discussion and reflection on HCI. Against this backdrop, this lecture approaches XR as a form of sensory extension and discusses how XR tools can be used through artistic creation. The speaker will draw on his own creative practice and past works as case studies to discuss the relationship between art and technology.

Speaker Bio

Wei-Chen Yen (Wilson) is a new media artist and a Ph.D. student in the Graduate Institute of Applied Arts at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. His artworks have been presented at Ars Electronica (2023, 2024) and SXSW. His HCI-related research has been published and presented at international venues including ACM SIGGRAPH, ACM SIGGRAPH Asia, ACM VINCI, IEEE ICIP, and IEEE ICMEW.

Event Information

• Free and open to the public
• February 6th (Friday)
• 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
• This is an in-person event.

Please note

Advanced RSVP required.
The event will be conducted in English.