video by Antonio Caballero, Beatriz Page and Joaku de Sotavento, featuring Alfredo Miralles and the i_mBODY lab team
What we do
At i_mBODY Lab we conduct multidisciplinary research at the intersection of the areas of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Cognitive Neuroscience and Engineering. We investigate how to design novel sensorial and body-centred paradigms and technologies that change people’s perceptions of their own body and the world, their interactions and emotions. We aim to inform solutions to support people’s needs and for behaviour change in real life contexts.
i_mBODY Lab is part of the DEI Interactive Systems Group at UC3M.
we design sensorial, interactive and wearable prototypes. Our user-centred design methodology involves embodied design explorations with stakeholders and designers, fast-prototyping techniques and user tests in the lab and in real-life.
BODYinTRANSIT
Sensory-driven Body Transformation Experiences On-the-move.
2022-2026
BODYinTRANSIT is a research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101002711). It was selected as 1 of the 8 ERC Consolidator Grant project examples 2020.
MAGIC outFIT
Changing body perception through wearable technology and sensory feedback to promote emotional and physical health.
2020-2023
MAGIC outfit is a research project funded by the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación and the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Grant PID2019-105579RB-I00).
We are a multidisciplinary research team with members and collaborators with a broad variety of backgrounds in computer science, psychology, neuroscience, interaction design, philosophy, ethics and the arts. We collaborate with medical centers, dance and music centers, creative studios and arts and technology projects. We welcome visiting researchers, designers and artists who are interested in multisensory bodily experiences and interactive technologies.
