Title
Exploring the power of feedback loops in wearables computers
Date Issued
2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Pontificia Universidad CatĂ³lica de RĂo de Janeiro
Abstract
Touch, sight, smell, hearing and taste - our senses link us to the outside world. Reflexes react to all stimuli arriving simultaneously to our sensory environment. But there are lapses in awareness of seemingly obvious stimuli to temporary losses of attention and lapses that we are not aware of in the form of reflexes. The main motivation of this research is to plug these lapses with the power of feedback loops in environments where human and wearable computers are intertwined and explore their application as tools for self-modification and sustainable change. This work proposes a combination of body worn objects and hidden technology to create compelling, aesthetic solutions that not only appeal to our senses, but which fuse seamlessly with our everyday lives. In order to exemplify this exploration, we created Blinklifier, a wearable device that senses our reflex of blinking through conductive makeup and metalized eyelashes, and amplifies it. Copyright 2013 ACM.
Start page
371
End page
372
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
IngenierĂa de producciĂ³n
IngenierĂa de materiales
Otras ingenierĂas y tecnologĂas
Ciencias de la computaciĂ³n
Sistemas de automatizaciĂ³n, Sistemas de control
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84876839207
ISBN
9781450318983
Resource of which it is part
TEI 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction
ISBN of the container
978-145031898-3
Sources of information:
Directorio de ProducciĂ³n CientĂfica
Scopus