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About Ting Han Chen : Ting-Han (Daniel) Chen is an entrepreneur and designer specializing in experience design, service design, and branding. With nearly 20 years of industry experience, he has founded several design-centric companies and achieved remarkable success. Ting-Han's professional design works have garnered more than 40 international awards, including iF, Muse, Core77, Communication Arts, Australian Good Design Awards, A' Design Awards, and London Design Awards, among others. Notably, his ventures have received esteemed recognition, such as Play Design Hotel, which has been honored with Fast Company's Innovation By Design Awards, the Radical Innovation Award, and the iF Service Design Award. The international acclaim of Play Design Hotel is evident through its features in prestigious media outlets, including Louis Vuitton® City Guide, CNN Style, The Telegraph Travel, National Geographic Travel, and Lonely Planet. Beyond his entrepreneurial accomplishments, Ting-Han actively engages with the design and entrepreneurial communities. He shares his extensive design and entrepreneurial experiences through invited public speeches (80+) and lectures at universities, enriching professional seminars. Additionally, Ting-Han contributes to the design and entrepreneurial sectors in various capacities, serving as a juror, mentor, consultant, or critic in notable competitions. His contributions extend to academic conferences such as ICSSI & ICServ, HCI International, and ACM SIGCHI, where he publishes industry papers. Outside of his professional endeavors, Ting-Han is deeply committed to practicing qigong and meditation, specifically Falun Dafa, since 2005. This personal dedication adds balance and mindfulness to his life, enhancing his holistic approach to design and entrepreneurship.
ORGANIZATION:
Play Design Lab

NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Multimedia designer Media, graphic, printing, culture, design

EDUCATION:
2006, MSc in Architecture, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu/Taiwan.
2003, BA in Information Communication (Digital Media Design), Yuan-Ze University, Taoyuan/Taiwan.
2011-12, Joint program in Innovation Design Engineering, Royal College of Art + Imperial College London, London/UK.

EXPERIENCE:
2024-NOW, Adjunct Associate Professor of Practice, Dept. of Art and Design, Yuan-Ze University, Taiwan.
2011-NOW, Co-Founder, Interaction Design Association (IxDA) Taiwan.
2019-2023, Co-Founder & Design Driector, Play Design Salon Co., Taipei/Taiwan.
2015-2023, Co-Founder & Design Driector, Play Design Hotel Co., Taipei/Taiwan.

AWARDS:
2024, Gold Winner, Muse Creative Awards, USA.
2024, Gold Winner, Muse Creative Awards, USA.
2024, Gold Winner, Muse Design Awards, USA.
2024, Gold Winner, Muse Design Awards, USA.
2023, Winner, 365: AIGA Year in Design, USA.
2023, Gold Winner, Muse Creative Awards, USA.
2023, Gold Winner, London Design Award, LONDON/UK.
2023, Winner, GDA Design for Care Award, DENMARK.
2023, Winner, GDA Design Thinking Award, DENMARK.
2023, Silver Award, A' Design Award (in Meta, Strategic, and Service Design), ITALY.
2023, Honorable Mention, A' Design Award (in Meta, Strategic, and Service Design), ITALY.
2023, Winner, iF Design Award, GERMANY.
2022, Winner, 365: AIGA Year in Design, USA.
2022, Best in Class (Digital Design), Australian Good Design Award, AUSTRALIA.
2022, Golden Pin Design Award, TAIPEI/TAIWAN.
2022, Professional Winner (in Visual Communication), Core77 Design Award, USA.
2022, Winner, 63th Communication Arts Design Annual, NEW YORK/USA.
2022, Silver Award, Indigo Design Award, NETHERLAND.
2021, Silver Award, A' Design Award (in Meta, Strategic, and Service Design), ITALY.
2021, Gold Award, UDA (United Design Alliance) Annual International Design Competition, SOUTH KOREA.
2021, Bronze Award, International Design Awards 2021, USA.
2021, Excellence Award, HKDA Global Design Awards, HONG KONG.
2021, Silver Winner, Muse Creative Awards, USA.
2021, Silver Winner, Muse Design Awards, USA.
2021, Winner, 62th Communication Arts Design Annual, NEW YORK/USA.
2018, Winner, iF Design Award, GERMANY.
2017, Runner-up, Radical Innovation Award, NEW YORK/USA.
2017, Nomination, German Design Awards 2018, GERMANY.
2017, Finalists, IxDA's Interaction Award, USA.
2016, Honorable Mention, Fast Company's Innovation By Design Awards, NEW YORK/USA.
2016, Merit, CONDE International Design Awards, TAIPEI/TAIWAN.
2016, Judges Special Award, CONDE International Design Awards, TAIPEI/TAIWAN.
2010, Honorable Mention, I.D. Annual Design Review, USA.
2010, Winner, PRINT's Creativity + Commerce Competition, USA.
2010, Gold Award, Taiwan Interior Design (TID) Award, TAIWAN.
2010, TID Award, Taiwan Interior Design (TID) Award, TAIWAN.
2010, TID Award, Taiwan Interior Design (TID) Award, TAIWAN.
2009, Excellence Award, HKDA Asia Design Awards, HONG KONG.
2002, Design Distinction Award, IdN Decade Design Awards, HONG KONG.

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
2024, Li-Yen Liu, Huai-Yu Fan, Kai-Yuan Wang, Chi Kuo, Ting-Han Chen & Yingchan Tang: “Silver Gate: A Dual-Platform Strategy Integrating Elderly Meal Delivery with ESG Principles for Sustainable Community Care”, International Conference "Reimagine, Reinvent, Recycle: Exploring Inclusive and Sustainable Growth through Business Innovation 2024" (ICRRR 2024), Published by: Institute of Management and Information Science (IMIS), ISBN 978-93-6076-299-5, 23-24 Feb 2024, pp.62-63.
2018, Ching-Yueh Tseng & Ting-Han Chen: “a Co-Created Lodging Experience by the Curators and the Lodgers”, 2018 International Conference for ADADA + CUMULUS (16th International Conference for Asia Digital Art and Design), Tainan, Taiwan, 22-24 November 2018 National Cheng-Kung University, pp.207-212.
2018, Ting-Han Chen: “Play Design Hotel: Transforming Hotel Rooms into Experiential Destinations”, Joint International Conference of Service Science and Innovation and Serviceology (ICSSI 2018 & ICServ 2018), 13-15 November 2018, Asia University, (1), pp.21-26.
2014, Ting-Han Chen, Chang-Chih Tseng & Ching-Chih Chan: “A Building Block Approach for Assembling Interactive Media Architectural Installations”, [in]arch international conference 2014 on Interiority and Interior Architecture, ISBN 978-979-97217-8-5, 10-11 September 2014 Universitas Indonesia, pp.297-305.
2013, Ting-Han Chen & Shiau-Yuan Du: "An Empirical Study of the Characteristics of Interactive Projection Systems in Multi-media Exhibits", In International Conference of Design, User Experience, and Usability (DUXU 2013). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp.246-254.
2012, Ting-Han Chen & Kai-Tzu Lu: "Creating Spatial-Interactive Service Experiences: A Framework for Designing Interactive Service Spaces", Digital Physicality - Proceedings of the 30th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2 / ISBN 978-9-4912070-3-7, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Architecture (Czech Republic) 12-14 September 2012, pp. 327-335.
2012, Kai-Tzu Lu, Hsin-Hou Lin, Ting-Han Chen and Chi-Fa Fan: "Finding The Vital Houses Information Using Immersive Multi-touch Interface", In Proc. of CAADRIA 2012, April 25-28, Chennai, India, pp.379-386.
2011, Ting-Han Chen, Hsin-Hou Lin, Yi-Di Yen: "mojo iCuisine: The Design and Implementation of an Interactive Restaurant Tabletop Menu", Invited Paper, HCI International 2011, July 9-14, 2011, Human-Computer Interaction, Part III, HCII 2011, LNCS 6763, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp.185-194.
2011, Ting-Han Chen: "Suggested Considerations on the Design of Multi-touch Interfaces for Commercial Presentation", HCI International 2011, July 9-14, 2011, C. Stephanidis (Ed.): Posters, Part II, HCII 2011, CCIS 174, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 227-231.
2010, Ting-Han Chen, Chi-Huang Lu, Chi-Fa Fan: “Project 6453: a Multi-touch Interactive Table in a Concept Showroom”, Exploration Paper, 4th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2010), Jan 25-27, 2010, MIT Media Lab, Boston, MA, USA, pp.393-394.
2008, Guo-Dong Lin, Ting-Han Chen, Chi-Fa Fan: “A Study of Multi-touch Technology for Interactive Exhibit – Example by the MJIB” (in Chinese), Full Paper, 2008 Culture Commodities Design & Exhibition Design International Conference, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan, pp.96-107.
2007, Ting-Han Chen & Teng-Wen Chang: "Evoking Creative Workspace with Ambient Triggers", Full Paper, International Conference of Interactive Creativity & Design Innovation 2007 (ICDI 2007), Yunlin, Taiwan, pp.47-50.
2006, Jang, C-Y., Chen, T-H., Huang, C-C., Deng, Y-S. & Li, Y-T., "Beyond Lyrics: Group Communication in KTV", 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer-Human Interaction. 11-14 Oct 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.
2006, Ting-Han Chen & Teng-Wen Chang: “Ambient Trigger: A Framework for Evoking Ambient Reconfiguration in a Personal Workspace”, Full Paper, 2006 Symposium on Digital Life Technologies, NCKU, Tainan, Taiwan.
2006, Lee, C.H., Wetzel, J., Jang, C.Y., Shen, Y.T., Chen, T.H., Selker, T.: “Attention Meter: A Vision-based Input Toolkit for Interaction Designers”, Work-in-progress Paper, ACM SIGCHI 2006 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2006). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. pp.1007-1012.
2006, Ting-Han Chen: “Ambient Trigger: An Interface Framework for Evoking Ambient Reconfiguration in Personal Design Environment”, Master Thesis, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
2005, Ting-Han Chen & Teng-Wen Chang: "Towards an Instant Collaboration Environment: Designing Ambient Interfaces for Social Awareness and Collaboration", The 10th International Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia 2005 (CAADRIA 2005). New Deili, India. pp.447-458.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Chinese (Native)
English (Advanced)

WEB SITE:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielnmc

PORTFOLIO URL:
www.playdesignlab.com

REGISTRATION DATE:
2021-09-30 05:18:35

COUNTRY/REGION:
Taiwan (China)

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional

Awards received by Ting Han Chen


Funaging Elderly Educational Service

A' Design Award Winner for Meta, Strategic and Service Design Category in 2022
Ting-Han Chen for Play Design Lab
Enjoy Happy Food Service Design

Silver A' Design Award Winner for Meta, Strategic and Service Design Category in 2021
Ting-Han Chen for Play Design Lab
Rixing Go Digital Self Guided Service

Silver A' Design Award Winner for Meta, Strategic and Service Design Category in 2022
Ting-Han Chen for Play Design Lab

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