- First ACCESSTECH paper out: “Cyber toy stories: The broken promises and broken parts of interactive sex toys” Videos show content in International Sign (left) and Austrian Sign Language (right). Teledildonics are remote-controllable sex toys that transmit touch in real-time via vibrational patterns between two (or more) users. Inspired by sci-fi narratives, they aim at enabling sex at physical distance. The ability to combine teledildonics with virtual reality pornography further promises endless possibilities… Read more: First ACCESSTECH paper out: “Cyber toy stories: The broken promises and broken parts of interactive sex toys”
- ACCESSTECH @ DIS 2024Videos show content in International Sign (left) and Austrian Sign Language (right). ACCESSTECH was represented at the conference for Designing Interactive Systems, where members of the team co-organised a workshop on techniques for queering data and AI systems. Each participant brought one or more queering techniques along to discuss in the workshop — our examples,… Read more: ACCESSTECH @ DIS 2024
- BÄM!In mid-May the AccessTech core team was finally complete and met for a retreat in beautiful Carinthia, near Lake Ossiach, from May 23rd to May 24th. We used those two days to fully concentrate on how to approach our big project, what we want to achieve within its different subtopics and what we need to do… Read more: BÄM!
- Lunchtime Lecture Monday, 13.05.2024 (12:00!): Ruadhán James FlynnWe sponsor a lunchtime lecture at the HCI Group and are happy to let you know we invited Ruadhán James Flynn to tell us about “Whose Standpoint Matters? Imagining Disability Justice”. Please find all information directly at the website of the HCI Group or in the video (in ÖGS).
- Workshop on “Material and Tangible Research Methods in HCI”Videos show content in International Sign (left) and Austrian Sign Language (right). We are pleased to announce that members of the ACCESSTECH team are co-organising a one-day workshop on “Material and Tangible Research Methods in HCI” at the “Mensch und Computer 2024” (MuC) conference. We will use this opportunity to reflect collectively with other researchers… Read more: Workshop on “Material and Tangible Research Methods in HCI”
- ACCESSTECH is starting outVideos show content in International Sign (left) and Austrian Sign Language (right). As the team assembles, we are happy to present this web page to you now. It will serve as an invitation and communication platform for our results as well as an archive of our activities. Please feel free to reach out with your… Read more: ACCESSTECH is starting out