Design exercise slides from all weeks can be found here.

WEEK 1
9.8.22
Overview, Intro to Embodied Cognition
Design Exercise assignment slides

WEEK 2
9.15.22
Sensations, Interoception, Emotion Regulation
Guest Speaker: Jean Costa
Recording link

WEEK 3
9.22.22
Movement, Creativity, Memory
Guest Speaker: Kristina Höök
Recording link
Project 1 Assigned

WEEK 4
9.29.22
Sensory Substitution, Cultural Influences on Perception and Cognition, Sensory Anthropology
Guest Speaker: Charlotte Reed
Recording link

WEEK 5
10.06.22
Present Project 1: Embodied Cognition Design Proposal

WEEK 6
10.13.22
Influence of Movement and Environments on Cognitive Tasks
Recording link

WEEK 7
10.20.22
Using Space for Ideas and Memory
Guest Speaker: David Kirsh
Recording link

Note: For students interested in conducting participant studies for final projects, the COUHES deadline for projects requiring full review (non-expedited) is 11/17. Contact faculty with project proposals before this date if interested.

WEEK 8
10.27.22
Final project proposals due. Students should make a 15-minute appointment with faculty during this week for final project proposals.
No regularly scheduled class (Media Lab Fall Meeting)

WEEK 9
11.3.22
Nonverbal communication and Virtual Translation
Guest Speaker: Timothy Bickmore

WEEK 10
11.10.22
Social Rhythms: Resonance, synchrony, mirroring, bias
Guest Speaker: Jeremy Bailenson

WEEK 11
11.17.22
Ethics and Next Steps in Embodied HCI

WEEK 12
11.24.22
No regularly scheduled class (Thanksgiving Holiday).

WEEK 13
12.1.22
In-class work session and 1:1 progress updates

WEEK 14
12.8.22
Final project presentations with guest critics.