Ali Israr, post-doctoral researcher at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, attended the TEI 2012 conference to highlight Disney Research's work in the area of haptics. For this conference, Ali co-organized a special Studio entitled "Designing Haptics". The Studio's aim was to develop a greater understanding and sensitivity to the emerging field of Haptics.

The award winning ‘Side-by-Side’ project, (Karl D. D. Willis, Ivan Poupyrev, Takaaki Shiratori and Moshe Mahler (Disney Research, Pittsburgh) and Scott Hudson (Consultant, CMU)) recently received a nod from iKidApps, a leading blog which highlights the best iPhone, iPad and Android applications and products for children and families.