Embodied Interaction Advanced HS2015 (Max Rheiner, Martin Feuz, Joël Gähwiler)
Movie: Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
The Transparent Self is a future scenario where all personal data is publicly available and can be read by any digital device or service. The body is extended with self-monitoring devices that deliberately upload a person's inputs (e.g. food consumed, quality of surrounding air), states (e.g. mood, arousal, blood oxygen levels), and performance (mental and physical) to the global network. The data is then automatically made available to other devices in the person's close space (eg. buildings, transportation vehicles, doors, etc.) or virtual services in distant data centers (health tracking, smart insurances, etc.).
This embodied interaction advanced course deals with the fictional future scenario of a "Transparent Self" which is an extrapolation of current emerging technologies like the Internet of Things, movements like the Quantified Self, hypes like Wearables and scientific efforts like "biofeedback". In five weeks you will create fictional embodied experiences that incorporate seamless interaction between the body and such digital-physical spaces. The resulting prototype connects to the topics, is based on an valid background research and is embedded in an authentic story.
Research Questions
- What implications does a public availability of such personal data cause?
Related Projects
- Pulse Room (Rafael Lozano-Hemmer)
- Connected Heartbeats (Phan V), Article
- Heart Rate Project (Linda Tegg)
- pplkpr (Kyle McDonald & Lauren McCarthy), Article
- knife.hand.chop.bot (5VOLTCORE), Video
- EM-Sense (Disney Research), Article
- Art of the Thrill (The Atlantic)
- Pulse of the City (George Zisiadis), Article
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| Week 1 | Tuesday (17.11) | Wednesday (18.11) | Thursday (19.11) | Friday (20.11) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Kick-Off | Input: Networks (Joël) | Individual Work | Mentoring (Joël) |
| Afternoon | Background Research | Individual Work | Mentoring (Joël) | Individual Work |
| Week 2 | Tuesday (24.11) | Wednesday (25.11) | Thursday (26.11) | Friday (27.11) |
| Morning | Presentation 1 | Mentoring (Max?) | Discussion Round | Mentoring (Martin?) |
| Afternoon | Input: Idea Speed-Dating & Group Building (Joël) | Group Work | Group Work | Group Work |
| Week 3 | Tuesday (1.12) | Wednesday (2.12) | Thursday (3.12) | Friday (4.12) |
Morning | Presentation 2 | Group Work | Group Work | Group Work |
| Afternoon | Input: Biofeedback Technologies (Joël) | Mentoring (Joël) | Group Work | Mentoring (All?) |
| Week 4 | Tuesday (8.12) | Wednesday (9.12) | Thursday (10.12) | Friday (11.12) |
Morning | Group Work | Group Work | Group Work | Group Work |
| Afternoon | Group Work | Mentoring (Max?) | Mentoring (Joël) | Mentoring (Martin?) |
| Week 5 | Tuesday (15.12) | Wednesday (16.12) | Thursday (17.12) | Friday (18.12) |
Morning | Mentoring (All?) | Group Work | Presentation 3 | Documentation |
| Afternoon | Mentoring (All?) | Group Work | Documentation | Documentation |
Structure: 20h, Inputs: 12h, Individual Work: 24h, Group Work: 92h, Documentation: 12h