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Forming the groups in the CMS | First exercise sheetWritten on 27.04.26 by Gian-Luca Kiefer Dear students, please create or update your groups here in the CMS, so they include all the group members. This is important for the submissions, so we can assign the points from the milestones. Moreover, the first exercise sheet will be published at 4pm today and can then be found in the… Read more Dear students, please create or update your groups here in the CMS, so they include all the group members. This is important for the submissions, so we can assign the points from the milestones. Moreover, the first exercise sheet will be published at 4pm today and can then be found in the materials section. You can also find a template for submitting your solution. You have two weeks to submit the solution as a group (the same group you're doing the project with). |
IMPORTANT: Mandatory attendance first tutorial & new tutorial slotsWritten on 16.04.26 by Gian-Luca Kiefer Dear students, please update your preferences for the tutorials until Saturday night, we added two new tutorials. For the distribution of the tutorials, it would help us a lot, thanks! IMPORTANT: The attendance in the first tutorial next week is mandatory! If you are not attending unexcused,… Read more Dear students, please update your preferences for the tutorials until Saturday night, we added two new tutorials. For the distribution of the tutorials, it would help us a lot, thanks! IMPORTANT: The attendance in the first tutorial next week is mandatory! If you are not attending unexcused, you will be excluded from the lecture. This is necessary for forming the project groups. If you are transferring your projects and exercises from last year's iteration, you don't have to attend the tutorials. In cases of emergency or sickness, inform the assistants and the tutor asap that you can't attend the first tutorial.
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Transfer of credit from previous semesterWritten on 14.04.26 (last change on 16.04.26) by Antonio Krüger Dear Students, Please note the following procedure for transferring projects and exercises from the previous year: Note on transfer of credit from previous semester:
Dear Students, Please note the following procedure for transferring projects and exercises from the previous year: Note on transfer of credit from previous semester:
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Interactive Systems
The first class starts on Monday, 13.04.2026, at 16:15, E1 3 - Hörsaal II (0.02.2)
- Attendance in the first tutorial is mandatory! Not attending can lead to an exclusion from the lecture!
- One exception is, if you want to transfer your project and exercises from the last year (please contact the assistants!)
- If you cannot attend due to an emergency or sickness, please contact the respective tutor before the tutorial.
- CMS Registration is closed!
- You can withdraw your registration until 21.04.2026, 10:59, if you don't plan on doing the lecture anymore.
Important Dates
Registration Deadline for Course & Tutorium: 18.04.26 (Saturday) until 23:59
HISPOS Exam Registration Deadline: TBD
Project Bazar: 13.07.26, at 16:00
Exam: 03.08.26, at 16:00
Exam Inspection: TBD
Re-Exam: 07.09.26, at 16:00
Re-Exam Inspection: TBD
Registration
It is mandatory for all participants to register (in CMS) before or on 18.04.26 (Saturday) until 23:59.
- Students of Media informatics B.Sc.: no restriction. Note that this lecture replaces Ubiquitous Media; i.e., you cannot attend this lecture if you have previously completed Ubiquitous Media.
- Students of Media informatics M.Sc.: you can enroll in this class if you have not taken it as part of your B.Sc. (either because you have been at another university, or you were enrolled in a BSc program other than Media Informatics). If you have taken the course “Ubiquitous Media Design” previously, then you cannot take this course.
- Students of Computer science: from summer term 2020, the lecture counts as an Advanced Lecture for Bachelor/Master Computer Science, Embedded Systems and Entrep. Cypersecurity. Please refer to LSF for details on the curriculae, and version of exam.
- Students of other curricula where Interactive Systems is part of your Module Handbook (e.g. Educational Technology) and you have not taken Ubiquitous Media: If it is not possible for you to register in LSF, send a mail to Gian-Luca Kiefer with your name and matriculation number. After passing the lecture you will receive a certificate which you can hand in at your examination office.
- Students of other curricula where Interactive Systems is not part of your Module Handbook: Decision on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Gian-Luca Kiefer for further information.
Important: Later in the semester, you have to register for the exam on HISPOS.
Note on transfer of credit from previous semester:
- “I have successfully completed the exercises and projects of IAS in summer term 25, but have not passed the final exam. Can I just write the exam?”
Yes, you can transfer your exercises and projects from IAS in summer term 25 to IAS in summer term 26, so you do not have to hand in exercises and project assignments a second time. Please contact Gian-Luca Kiefer with your name and matriculation number before April 18 2025 (23:59). - You cannot transfer partial grades from previous IAS lectures.
Description
This course introduces technical concepts, software paradigms and hardware technologies of modern interactive systems. Their application is illustrated using seminal and recent examples from graphical user interfaces, mobile interfaces, ubiquitous computing (internet of things), augmented reality and physical interfaces.
Technologies:
- Window systems
- Device technology, basic electronics, microcontrollers
- Sensors, displays, and actuators
- Touch input
- Capturing physical context
- Physical prototyping and digital fabrication
Applications in:
- Graphical user interfaces
- Mobile interfaces
- Ubiquitous computing (Internet of Things)
- Tangible interfaces
- Augmented and virtual reality
- Wearable and embodied interfaces
Literature
The lecture will be partly based on the following books:
- Rogers, Y. et al.: Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, Wiley, 2011
- Butz, A., Krüger, A.: Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion, De Gruyter, 2014
- Krumm, J.: Ubiquitous Computing Fundamentals, Chipman and Hall, 2009
- Evans B.: Beginning Arduino Programming, Springer, 2011
- Scherz, P., Monk, S.: Practical Electronics for Inventors, McGraw-Hill, 2013 (3rd ed.) or 2016 (4th ed.)
- Noble, J.: Programming Interactivity, O‘Reilly, 2009 (1st ed.) or 2012 (2nd ed.)