RTMI ´13 - Proceedings of the 5th Seminar on Research Trends in Media Informatics

Abstract

RTMI ´13 is the fifth incarnation of the annual seminar Research Trends in Media Informatics hosted by the Institute of Media Informatics at Ulm University. The RTMI seminar series aims to motivate students to delve deeper into the vast and diverse research in the area of media informatics, human computer interaction, and ubiquitous computing. The authors presented their papers at the RTMI conference in March 2013, which was held in the Hall of Knights at the Villa Eberhardt in Ulm.

This year´s program focuses around four themes, which underline that media informatics research covers far more than graphical user interfaces. The papers in the "Beyond the Desktop" session discuss novel interaction methods and research trends that dispense with the desktop metaphor and click-based interfaces. The "Technology and Society" session considers implications of technology on society and opportunities that arise from available technology. The two papers in the session "The User´s Mind" discuss how the human brain can be used for direct interaction, as well as how computing systems can be designed to positively influence the behavior of users. The "Physical Interaction" session focuses on applications for tabletop interaction and the opportunities and limitations of 3D printing.