Screen LibraryWearing embodied emotions : a practice based design research on wearable technology /
Today, people are in an era of digitally mediated Human-to-Human Interaction, which cannot provide full sensorial contact and therefore, emotions cannot be communicated completely. The intimate cover of the human body, i.e. garment is the interface, where many personal traits are embodied. With the...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Milan ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology, PoliMI SpringerBriefs
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5247-5 |
| Summary: |
Today, people are in an era of digitally mediated Human-to-Human Interaction, which cannot provide full sensorial contact and therefore, emotions cannot be communicated completely. The intimate cover of the human body, i.e. garment is the interface, where many personal traits are embodied. With the improvements in textile and electronics industry, this embodiment can be carried on a higher level, where the garments become dynamic interfaces and extensions of the human body. This book consists of a research on skin, clothes and technology as extensions of human body, emotions, technology-mediat |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi, 106 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9788847052475 (electronic bk.) 8847052475 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | QA76 |
| CLC: | TP11 |
| Contents: |
Introduction -- Human Body's Extensions -- Emotion, Design and Technology -- A Design Practice on Emotional Embodiment Through Wearable Technology -- Prototyping and Testing -- Conclusion. |