Haptic bridges: connecting through touch and improving the accessibility of a leisure experience

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Challenge for students of experience design or service design who want to develop their TFG/TFM by developing a research and prototyping project.

Intro

How can we leverage haptic technology to create more inclusive and accessible experiences for people with visual, hearing or neurodivergent disabilities?

Challenge Description

Project to research, conceptualise and prototype a solution that uses haptic technology to improve the accessibility of a leisure experience. The solution must be functional, user-centred and based on universal design principles. It must also meet the needs of a telecommunications company such as Telefónica.

Key aspects to explore:

In-depth understanding of the needs of users with disabilities.
Exploration of the state of the art in haptic technology and its accessible applications.
Multisensory interaction design.
Evaluation of user experience from an inclusive perspective.
Importance of telcommunications.

Expected outcomes:

Documentation of research and findings.
Functional prototype or simulation.
Validation with real users or simulated scenarios.
Recommendations for scalability or future application.

Objectives:
Generate research documentation and findings.
Develop a working prototype or simulation.
Validation with real users or simulated scenarios.
Recommendations for scalability or future application.

Who is challenging you?

Telefónica's Industrial Tutors accompany you in the development of the TFG/TFM, providing their real vision of the industry. They will share their knowledge and experience, offering you feedback so that you can develop a project with an innovative impact.

Conrado Gómez Martín

XDlab - Discovery / Telefónica Innovación Digital