Niels Wouters, Ph.D. About

is an architect, digital media specialist and creative technologist.

I'm a Digital Media Specialist at The University of Melbourne and Science Gallery Melbourne. I have a keen interest in investigating democratic use of technology in public space. I conduct design research to uncover the design parameters that stimulate activation, participation and engagement with technology, particularly media architecture and immersive interactive spaces.

List of publications

All Publications
Conference Papers
Journals and Magazines
Workshop Papers
Books and Chapters

Urban Policy for Media Architecture 2017 / Newspaper Article

Contextualising Media Architecture 2016 / Doctoral Thesis

Narrating Refugee Displacement through Media Architecture 2016 / Publications

Synchronized Wayfinding on Consecutively Situated Public Displays 2016 / Publications

Impact of Interactivity on Audience Engagement 2015 / Publications

In-the-Wild Evaluation Studies of Public Displays 2015 / Publications

Revealing the Architectural Quality of Media Architecture 2016 / Publications

Honeypot Effect: Audience Engagement in Interactive Installations 2016 / Publications

Social Influence of Full-Body Interaction with Public Displays 2015 / Publications

StreetTalk: Designing Public Displays for Urban Interaction 2014 / Publications

Media in Public Space: Towards Bottom-Up Initiatives 2014 / Symposium Talks

Behind the Screens: Public Displays and Government 2014 / Symposium Talks

LocaLudo: Card-Based Workshop for Interactive Architecture 2014 / Publications

Handbook Screens in Public Space 2013 / Books and Book Chapters

Public Displays and Society 2013 / Symposium Talks

OpenWindow: Citizen-Controlled Content on Public Displays 2013 / Publications

Evaluating Community Response to Content on Public Displays 2013 / Publications

The Role of Context in Media Architecture 2012 / Publications

Interviews and Press

„A New Era of Digital Media Architecture”, in CNN 2018 / International Press

„Media Architecture Changes the City”, in ABC Newcastle, Australia 2017 / National Press

„Make Friends While Printing”, in De Standaard, Belgium 2014 / National Press

„What if Houses Could Talk?”, in Campuskrant KU Leuven, Belgium 2014 / National Press

„Our Neighbors have Something to Tell”, in Radio 1, Belgium 2014 / National Press

„If Houses Could Talk...”, in De Standaard Avond, Belgium 2014 / National Press

„Augmented Reality - Tourist Selection Tool”, in Wired 2010 / International Magazine

Elsewhere on the Web

LinkedIn @nielswouters

Google Scholar @nielswouters

Instagram @mr_wouters