Assistant Professor Charlotte Magnusson and I had been discussing Tactdance and its unique tactile communication system for awhile. In late August I met with Dr. Magnusson, a designer at the Ingvar Kamprad Design Center in Lund (part of Lund’s Technical University) where we agreed to work together to explore the possibilities for development of an advanced prototype. Dr. Magnusson is a non-visual interaction designer (movements, sense, hearing) employed by CERTEC, Sweden’s leading developer of technical aids for the functionally impaired.

We are now exploring both how to best proceed with the technical development of the present prototype and determine how, and for whom, the technique could be most beneficial.

Ingvar Kamprad Design Center, Lund University