sensory design, embodied cognition & the future of wearables
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Katja Forbes — November 2015
SENSORY DESIGN
THE FUTURE OF WEARABLESEMBODIED COGNITION &
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NEUROSCIENCETHE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Our bodies are not peripheral to our mind and cogni4on. How you use your body might change the way you think.
EMBODIED COGNITION
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PRIMING
www.nigelmaher.com
Affec4ng the physical state of the body changes the conceptual state of the mind.
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OUR BRAINS AREN’T DIGITAL
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EPISTEMIC ACTIONS
We do things to make things easier, simple… Like rota4ng a map or rearranging scrabble leAers. We can’t see the words from a collec4on of leAers just by looking at it.
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THE MIND IS NOT SEPARATE TO THE BODY
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YOUR BODY IS AN INPUT MECHANISM
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SENSORY INPUT, MEANING AND ACTION
Individual cells sense and take ac4on.
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9 SENSES
SIGHT HEARING TOUCH SMELL TASTE
ITCH PAIN BODY BALANCE PROPRIOCEPTION
HUNGER THIRST TIME PERCEPTION MAGNETIC FIELD PERCEPTION
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WE HAVE CONSCIOUSNESS
HOW WE SEIZE MEANING FROM THE WAVES OF STUFF…
MAP AND FRAMEWORK
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MAP FRAMEWORK
Image credit: Alistair Somerville.
COGNITIVE SLOP TIME
Wai4ng for the slowest informa4on to arrive.
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3FUTURE OF WEARABLESIT’S NOT JUST STRAPPING A SCREEN OR A SENSOR TO YOUR BODY…
WEARABLES TODAY
STEPS, CALORIES, TIME, DISTANCE…
QUANTIFIED SELF
WHY ARE WE SO FREAKING INTERESTED IN OURSELVES?
ONE FOR THE LADIES…
Tracks your menstrual flow via a bluetooth connec4on to your phone and smartwatch app.
LOON CUP
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AND THE GENTLEMEN…
Ring fits to your penis during sex to count the number of thrusts…
SEX FIT
SENSORY MESSAGING
TACTspaceSensory Messages, called TACTs, are sent wirelessly to a friend or a loved one, who receives the message though their s e n s e s.
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PROGRAMMABLE MATTER
Use the natural behaviour of certain microorganisms to power objects and interfaces.
hAp://www.wired.com/2015/10/this-living-clothing-morphs-when-you-sweat/
CALM & ENERGY
Designed to soothe or s4mulateTHYNC
hAp://www.thync.com/@LUCKYKAT
INJECTABLE TECH
Is this the natural progression of the quan4fied self?
hAp://www.techradar.com/au/news/world-of-tech/injected-electronics-the-next-wave-of-wearable-tech--1303105
BEAUTIFUL TECH
Connects to your phone via Bluetooth and lets you receive customised no4fica4ons through vibra4on and a subtle light on the side of the ring.
RINGLY
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BEAUTIFUL (& USEFUL) TECH THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
EMERGENCY JEWELLERY BY LEAH HEISS
hAp://www.elas4cfield.com/SOSjewellery.htm
KARL FAST@KARLFAST
ALISTAIR SOMERVILLE@ACUITY_DESIGN
Thanks!
