Experience & Interaction Lab (X+)

Experience & Interaction Lab (X+)

 

Over time, all societies develop, evolve and transform within a perpetual flow of information exchange and, as the world keeps on shifting, so do our needs and wants. Looking into interactions is to build an understanding of our human experience in both the natural and artificial worlds. Understand how design modulates perception and cognition, how communication influences behaviour and performance, and how analysing and studying these allow us to innovate by challenging existing behaviour that improve product or system interactions throughout everyday life.

The Experience & Interaction Lab (X+) specialises in the different modes of interaction between people and the environment through physical materials, digital applications, and services. At its core, the lab aims to evaluate, question, and improve our daily experiences and transactions with the artificial world through the design and improvement of artefacts, tools, spaces, systems, or experiences according to and within the cultural context they exist in.

Lab Leader: Dr Mengjie Huang, + Dr Cheng-Hung Lo, Dr Aven Le Zhou, Dr Mariia Zolotova, Nuno Bernardo.

 

Examples of ongoing research projects:

Year awarded Project name Principal investigator Funding body
2025 Research on Technological Integration Pathways for Intelligent Curation Cheng-Hung (Roger) Lo Industry Collaborative Project
2025 Pathways and Research on Empowering Intangible Cultural Heritage Aesthetic Education with MR Digital Technology Cheng-Hung (Roger) Lo Jiangsu Province School Aesthetic Education Research Planning Project
2024 Research on Usability Optimization Method of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System for Brain-Computer Interaction Mengjie Huang National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Young Scientists Fund
2024 Optimizing Human-Robot Interaction in a Brain-Computer Interface based Walking Assist Robot System Mengjie Huang XJTLU Research Enhancement Fund (REF)
2023 Exploration of the Usability of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System Mengjie Huang The Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China: General Programme

 

Examples of exhibitions:

Year exhibited Contribution name Designer Event
2025 VR Calligraphy Cheng-Hung (Roger) Lo The 10th Yan Zhenqing Calligraphy Art Heritage Exhibition
2025 Savoring Beauty, Gathering Joy Cheng-Hung (Roger) Lo Public Aesthetic Education Exhibition in Suzhou Art Musuem
2025 Worlding Alternative Worlds: More than Cultural Diversity Le Zhou, Cheng-Hung (Roger) Lo, Mengjie Huang Milan Design Week