MediaLab
Building 46, 3rd floor
The MediaLab of the Department of Computer Science was set up to enable students to carry out experiments in the field of visual representation or human-computer interaction or to research innovations in these areas with the help of modern tools.
The MediaLab is divided into the units MediaLab UsabilityLab, MediaLab Studio, MediaLab Sandbox and MediaLab Pool. Their premises can be used depending on the situation.
The UsabilityLab is operated in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Human-Computer Interaction(KMCI).
The UsabilityLab is a modern, spacious and flexible usability/UX laboratory for teaching and research, which is also open to questions from industrial practice. User-centred observation studies can be carried out there for a wide range of scenarios: From traditional desktop workstations and mobile devices to interactive installations such as gesture interactions in front of projection screens or smart home scenarios. It can also be used for studies in the fields of consumer research and customer behaviour or social interaction.
Comprehensive software for qualitative and quantitative analysis is used for the evaluations. To support data collection, the laboratory is equipped with high-quality recording technology for the synchronous recording of various data streams. This enables audio and video to be recorded using, amongst other things, high-resolution, remote-controlled cameras. This is complemented by the use of professional eye-tracking solutions (eye tracking and analysis).
The experiments can be observed live in a separate observation room via a large one-way mirror, or transmitted via the cameras to other rooms in the Media Laboratory – for example, to the adjoining Media Pool with its 20 workstations – where they can be analysed.
