FH-Prof. Dr.
Bernhard Maurer, MSc
Head of Degree Programme Human-Computer Interaction
Head of Academic Area Human-centered Technologies
Senior Lecturer
Department Creative Technologies
Head of Academic Area Human-centered Technologies
Senior Lecturer
Department Creative Technologies
Location: Campus Urstein
Room: Urstein - 318
Room: Urstein - 318
Teaching
HCIE-M | 2. SS 2026 | HCI Research Project | PT
HCIE-M | 2. SS 2026 | Interaction Approaches & Technologies | LB
HCIE-M | 2. SS 2026 | Lecture Series: HCI & related Disciplines | KO
HCIE-M | 4. SS 2026 | Master Thesis Seminar | SE
MMT-B | 2. SS 2026 | Basics of human-computer interaction | VO
Current Research Projects
- PRA-APP: Praktikumsapp-Plattform Phase 1
Das PRA-APP-1 Projekt liefert die Basis für die Umsetzung der „Praktikumsapp“-Plattform. Die Plattform soll zukünftig der digitale, state-of-the-art...
09/2022 - 08/2023 - doc.hci: Designing Meaningful Human-Technology Relation
05/2022 - 04/2027 - HyLTE: Hybrid Learning Environments in Tourism Education
The goal of HyLTE is to explore the potential of new technologies in the domain of tourism education with the aim of creating optimal conditions for...
02/2022 - 03/2024
Current Publications
- Potentials for Friction: Exploring the Design Space Between Playfulness and Agonism
In this paper, we investigate how everyday playfulness can create opportunities for agonism. Playfulness and agonism have only rarely intersected in HCI research, such as using game design elements in...
2026 - Towards Lenses for Reviewing Playfulness in HCI
2024 - “Hey, can we talk?”: Exploring How Revealing Implicit Emotional Responses Tangibly Could Foster Empathy During Mobile Texting
In face-To-face communication, people can often achieve empathy by understanding the explicit and implicit emotions shared through body-language, word usage, and tone. But in digital communication it...
2023