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Kinetic Body Extensions for Social Interactions

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Kate Hartman,

Boris Kourtoukov,

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TEI '18: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Pages 736 - 739

https://doi.org/10.1145/3173225.3173333

Published: 18 March 2018 Publication History

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This studio invites participants to explore ways of extending physical expressivity through a combined use of wearable electronics and structural textile design. Participants are introduced to an electronics and material prototyping method developed by Social Body Lab for constructing kinetic textile body extensions intended for use in social interactions.

Participants will learn to use a servo motor in combination with folded and pleated paper, textiles, and structural materials to create a kinetic wearable module that can expand and contract in form. These kinetic modules can vary in size, form, complexity, and placement on the body, depending on the intended application. Pressure, flexion, ambient light, and electromyography (EMG) are sensors that will be explored as possible triggers for these modules using body movements and gestures. Through prototyping, testing, wearing, and group discussion, participants will explore ways in which their kinetic body extensions can amplify, extend, or subvert existing body language.

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Kinetic Body Extensions for Social Interactions
1. Applied computing
  1. Arts and humanities
    1. Media arts
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction techniques
      1. Gestural input
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. Interface design prototyping
      2. Participatory design

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TEI '18: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

March 2018

763 pages

ISBN:9781450355681

DOI:10.1145/3173225

General Chairs:
Ylva Fernaeus
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
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Stockholm University, Sweden
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Martin Jonsson
Södertörn University, Sweden
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Carleton University, Canada
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Jakob Tholander
Stockholm University, Sweden

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