Capacitive touchscreens can register movement
of conductive and non-conductive filament.
2019
Thesis Project
Interaction Design, Automotive
Supported by BMW Group
The physical dial anchors your hand while driving.
So you can keep your eyes on the road.
Hybrid Gestures allow you to do more.
Just touch the dial and swipe toward the next song.
Large Gestures don't need you to look down or be precise.
90 seconds.
Watch with sound.
My thesis was supported by BMW Group.
Capacitive touchscreens can register movement
of conductive and non-conductive filament.
Experiments with light-guides to investigate
the capacitive input and the glow of screens.
Over 300 prototypes and material explorations
to find the shape that feels right.
Different settings should feel different.
Volume has 30 steps and fan-speed has 8 chunks.
A solenoid makes detents tunable by context:
The click-feel is software, not mechanics.
BMW FIZ supported my final prototype buck
to give ergonomic context for the experience.
Current F-150 Lightning interface.
This is how I ended up at Ford Motor Company.