DLSU Human-X Interactions Lab
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18/02/2026
🔬 Human-X Interactions Lab (HXIL): Designing Technology Around Humans today at Open Lab Day
At HXIL, we design systems grounded in a simple principle:
“We must design for the way people behave, not for how we would wish them to behave.” — Donald Norman
Our research focuses on how technology can truly serve people — ethically, intuitively, and meaningfully — across diverse environments.
🔹 Augmented Humans & Human–AI Interaction
🔹 Usable Security & Privacy
🔹 Human-Centered Mobility, Health & Well-Being
🔹 Reimagining the Digital Sphere
🔹 FLOW
✨ Be ready to hear about projects like CrowdCast, Ambient Lighting, and many others that explore the future of human-centered technology.
Visit us today at the HXIL booth, Goks, Ground Floor Lobby from 12nn to 5pm.
Learn more about our programs and ongoing work:
🔗 https://dlsu-hxil.org
🎭 Wednesdays in SPACE Feature #6:
Set the Stage Enabling Storytelling with Multiple Robots through Roleplaying Metaphors
✨ What if you were the director of your own robot-powered play?
Or a puppeteer commanding motion through touch?
Or a wizard casting commands with a wave?
Set the Stage explores how we can control multiple robots through grasp-based gestures, guided by imaginative roleplaying metaphors:
🎬 The Director choreographs the scene
🧵 The Puppeteer pulls the strings
🪄 The Wizard conjures other elements in the environment
We ask:
🤔 How can roleplay inspire richer, more intuitive ways to interact with robots?
🎨 Can playful metaphors unlock expressiveness and creativity in multi-robot control?
From expressive gestures to collaborative performances, Set the Stage opens up new frontiers for creative human-robot interaction, not just for tasks, but for stories.
👀 Watch how our roles come to life, and if you’ve ever wanted to command a robot army (creatively, of course), tara, play with us!
🎷 Wednesdays in SPACE Feature #4: MetaMelodies
Teaching Jazz Improvisation in eXtended Reality
🎹 What if you could learn jazz improvisation not just by playing... but by experiencing it?
Improvisation is one of the most personal, expressive parts of learning piano, but it’s often the least explored in traditional XR music tools.
That’s why we created MetaMelodies: a Mixed Reality training system designed to teach jazz piano improvisation through experiential learning. Instead of focusing only on technique, MetaMelodies encourages learners to explore creativity, emotion, and musical confidence in real time.
We ask:
💭 How can we design XR systems that teach improvisation not just mechanics?
🎶 Can we create more meaningful, playful, and expressive learning journeys in music?
MetaMelodies hopes to unlock new ways to engage with jazz through embodied, interactive learning.
👀 Stay tuned as we blend the science of learning with the soul of jazz.
And if you’re curious to jam in MR, tara, try with us!
20/06/2025
Happening Today!
Registrations are closed for public participation but DLSU students, faculty, and staff can walk-in later.
What are the ingredients to craft a great video game?
In partnership with DLSU Human-X Interactions Lab, Friends of Figma PH is excited to invite you to New Game+, a event to dive into the world of designing video games! Join us as we pull back the curtains and learn how to make games easy to pick up and impossible to let go.
📅 Date: June 20, 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm
📍 Venue: Y407 Seminar Room, Yuchengco Hall, De La Salle University Manila
🎟️ Sign up here: https://friends.figma.com/e/mjppmf/
Registration is open until June 18! Walk-ins will not be allowed.
Both students and professionals are welcome, but subject to venue availability.
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