Hayes Raffle - Biography Hayes Raffle is a Ph.D. candidate in the Tangible Media Group a the MIT Media Lab. He is a practicing artist and designer researching the relationships between people and machines. Hayes creates interactive toys, systems and devices that engage people's touch to improve communication, education, and artistic expression. Before attending the Media Lab, Hayes received a B.A. in fine arts (sculpture) at Yale, helped design and develop the award-winning ZOOB® building system and ran his own art and design studio in California. He is the winner of several internationally recognized design awards and has shown his art in Europe and the United States. http://www.rafelandia.com