Process, Interaction, and Creativity Lab
About the Lab
The Process, Interaction, and Creativity Lab (PICL) is part of the Interactive Computing Group at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We seek to understand, support, and re-envision how computational tools relate to creative process. To do so, we build and study computational creativity support tools, perform qualitative research, and deploy new tools in the real world.
Research
Word processors and writing interfaces are a ubiquitous part of how we interact with computers, express ourselves, and communicate. Yet writing is a complex and deeply individual process. How can our writing tools support diverse writing processes, leverage new technology for self-expression, and expand the boundaries of what writing can be?
Creative work happens in all corners of our lives and can be a lifelong endeavor. How do we structure our creative work? How do we reflect, improve, and integrate creative process in our lives? How do our tools, physical and digital, change what we can do and how we do it?
Reflection is a powerful tool for improving our teaching and learning. How can documentation tools, curricula, programming interfaces, and new media support reflection in HCI, design, and programming education? How can we help students and teachers reflect on their processes, strategies, and metacognitive approaches to learning?
People
Alumni
For Prospective Students
If you are a prospective graduate student interested in HCI, creativity, or education, apply to UIUC Computer Science and mention Dr. Sterman in your application.
