As a student, there are several ways to get involved:

• participating in research
  • graduate and advanced undergraduate students are encouraged to pursue a research project in the center.
• joining the interaction group
  • a specialized study path where students from different Shenkar departments are selected to specialize in interaction design and technology,  as it relates to their “native” discipline.
• enrolling in courses
  • Every semester, the Kadar center offers several courses to Shenkar students (undergraduate and graduate)

We are happy to talk and figure out a path for you: Contact Us.

Every year we hold special courses in which students from different departments work together to conceive, design and build prototypes for new interactive experiences in different topics.

2024-2025 courses include: 

• • 01/ Research Involvement for MA Students
    

    Students from all masters programs are suggested to work on a personal project in the Kadar center. In the past years a number of projects have been developed by MA students and have been presented in leading conferences.

  • 02/ Interaction Design Theory
    

    “Study the past if you would define the future” – Confucius. In this course, as part of the “History and Philosophy” department, we will learn how the human-computer dialog evolved to the current day. We will discover different aspects of interaction design through theoretical lessons and hands-on experiemnts.

  • 03/ Jam Week
    

    Jam week in the Kadar Center is an interaction themed 4 day intense workshop – each year regarding a different topic. Our students team up with international students from different academies to create concepts for interactive objects and experiences.

  • 04/ Hands on Interaction in the Studio
    

    Our studio course involving students from all departments in Shenkar. In this course students invent, develop and build working prototypes for new interactive experiences around a selected topic. This year we will be focusing on psychological and cultural rehabilitation of the Israeli south.

In collaboration with Schneider Children’s Medical Center.

This course was a part of the Interaction Group and the STEP internship program. Students from various departments at Shenkar came together to conceive, design, and build a unique interactive experience for the Schneider Children’s Medical Center.

Student groups tackled different challenges presented by Schneider personnel, all concerning children in various medical situations: children in isolation rooms, children preparing for surgery, and children undergoing extended hospitalization. Students developed diverse concepts, from which four were chosen for further development. The collaborative effort culminated in a final presentation at Shenkar, attended by Dr. Efrat Bron-Harlev, Director of the Schneider Center, and many members of the administration.

In collaboration with Asif – Culinary Institute of Israel

A course where students were asked to design human-food interactive experiences within Asif’s space, which includes a library, exhibition space, experimental kitchen, herb farm, delicatessen and a restaurant. Each of the spaces is characterized by different materials (books, plates, spice leaves…) and different visitor activities. The students were asked to design an experience that captures the spirit of the place while also integrating into the place itself. The design needed to enhance the experience of visiting and learning at Asif, through a combination of the physical, digital, and most importantly, the food.

Exploring the potential of dynamic materials and processes to convey and communicate digital information, emphasizing the opportunities created by the material disciplines in Shenkar – plastics, textile, chemical engineering.

A course exploring new concepts for the flight experience, in collaboration with El Al Israeli airlines and the ACT Shenkar accelerator.  Students flew on research flights and used their insights to develop novel concepts focused on the opportunities related to the interactions between passengers, and with the crew, equipment and space.

A course with 24 students from nine design, art and technology departments. We explored new opportunities for integrating the power of computation with the beauty of our bodies and the material world around us. Students devised novel tangible interactive objects within their areas of interest, and built working prototypes for these: wearable, spatial or embedded. The course ended with a festive event in which visitors were invited to experience the different interactive interfaces.

Masters and advanced BA students are invited to participate in research conducted in the lab. In the past years a number of projects developed by MA students have been presented in leading international conferences!

To view some of the publications and research projects conducted at the Kadar center, click here.

The interaction group is a special study path in Interaction Design and Technology.

In this study path, a group of ~24 selected students from the different Shenkar departments are specializing in interaction design and technology,  as it relates to their “native” discipline. Therefore topics explored include interactive jewelry and clothing, interactive spaces and textiles, dynamic materials and electronics and software innovations.

The students study one course or workshop per semester in the center. The specialization program will culminate in a final project exploring interaction in depth.

We are now seeking applicants for the 2024-25 Interaction Group, to be launched in this year’s second Semester. If you are interested, write us a mail, and we’ll get back to you. 

The main course of this year’s Interaction Group is about the future living room. We are having a Hybrid Semester – Most of the work and studies take place in the digital space, but we do insist on meeting and doing in the physical space too.

In our mid exercise we created interactive furniture, built prototypes for them and presented them in the amazing lounge space in Abraham Hostel in Tel-Aviv.
Here are some sights from the presentation and projects: