The Human-Computer Interaction lab

To study the role technology plays in education and to provide guidelines for creating effective learning environments.

Project MusicBlocks.

MusicBlocks is a toy that enables very young children to create their own compositions by manipulating and rearranging physical blocks.

See all projects at: http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/research/physical.shtml
See video projects at: http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/pubs/video2001.shtml