Sensory Design, Embodied Cognition & The Future of Wearables

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

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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

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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

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ALISTAIR SOMERVILLE@ACUITY_DESIGN

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