Kieran Nolan Biog

Kieran’s main research interests lie in Tangible Interface Development. This evolving discipline area of interface design places as much emphasis on the physical controls as audio and visual feedback.  Research and development in tangible interface design typically involves the rapid prototyping of interactive devices using reclaimed hardware components interfaced to the computer through physical computing platforms such as the Arduino. The areas market relevance is exemplified in the immersive gameplay experiences afforded by Nintendo’s gestural Wii controller.

Email: kieran.nolan@dkit.ie
Portfolio Website: www.kierannolan.com

Conference papers and workshops
Hacking Toys into Tangible Interfaces:
Workshop (Interaction design and physical computing)
International Symposium on Electronic Arts 2009

The Real Virtual Living
Conference paper (Posthumanism)
International Symposium on Electronic Arts 2009

ARGjacking 815
Research paper (Alternate Reality Gaming)
5th DKIT Dept of Music & Creative Media Research Colloquium

Scissors, Paper, Roxxor!!!
Feature article on ‘Bionic Roshambo’ MA thesis, Edge Magazine issue #119, 2003

Bionic Roshambo
M.A. Thesis (Hand gesture recognition as an arcade gaming interface)
Master of Arts in Interactive Media, University of Limerick, 2002

Awards
IDI Designweek national graduate multimedia award
President’s award for outstanding academic achievement (UL)
Design student of the year (LYIT)

Professional Membership
International Games Developers Association
www.igda.org
Digital Games Research Association
www.digra.org