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Ben Morris

Ben Morris

Creative Technologist

ben.morris@newcastle.ac.uk

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My role in Open Lab is facilitating creative technologies for the in-house research community. From microcontrollers to 3D printers (and everything in between) - stop by the MakerSpace to find everything you need to get up and running.

As like people technology is evolving, and it is a natural hobby of mine to keep up-to-date with the latest advancements on the market. It is my job to help researchers access the potential of both physical computing and digital fabrication by providing design direction, necessary training of facilities, and teaching of practices through ever-progressing hardware and software.

With a background in Product Design (BSc & MSc) and industry experience in Exhibition Design, my primary interest is the connection between people and technology. For me, productive research interrogates that relationship in a way we may not expect, rewarding insights we may not have known. I strive to reflect this direction of thinking in my work where I always look forward to working for a project and the people involved - be it low or high-fidelity production.

2025

Resound: A Moment of Reflection in a Techno-Spiritual RtD

Claisse C Chatting D Wolf S Morris B Durrant AC

2025 – TEI '25: Nineteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Open website https://doi.org/10.1145/3689050.3704422

Pace Layers and Research Products

Chatting D Claisse C Wolf S Morris B Durrant AC

2025 – Research Products and Time: When, For How Long, And Then What? CHI '25

Open website

2024

Making Alternatives through Design for Mediated Spiritual Practice

Claisse C Chatting D Wolf S Morris B Durrant AC

2024 – HttF '24 : Halfway to the Future Symposium

Open website 10.1145/3686169.3686190

2023

Seeking Resonances for Remote Communal Chanting Practices

Chatting D Morris B Claisse C Durrant AC

2023 – Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2023

Open website

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