Embodied Interaction Advanced HS2015 (Max Rheiner, Martin Feuz, Joël Gähwiler)

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 distance 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 5 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.

Deliverables

1. Network Analysis (Week 2, by Tuesday 24.11)
   Each student submits three complete network analysis.
2. Concept Illustration (Week 3, by Tuesday 1.12)
   Each group submits a concept illustration in the form of a video (1-2 minutes).
3. Experience Prototype (Week 5, by Thursday 17.12)
   Each group submits a working experience prototype.
4. Documentation (Week 4, by Friday 18.12)
   Each group submits a documentation of their work that includes images, textual documentation and reflection as well as a video illustrating the final concept embedded in a story.
   

Schedule