SweatAtoms: Materializing Physical Activity

SweatAtoms

Rohit ashok khot, Florian “floyd” Mueller, Larissa HJORTHExertion Games lab, RMIT University Australia

Representation

Donald Daisy

Madly in LOVE!

It’s Daisy’s birthday!!!

Gifts for daisy???

Ritchie rich Donald

Money cannot buy love!

But personal efforts and art can.

Problem: Donald is not an artist

So what to do???

No worries, SweatAtoms will help.

Twist in the story

Fast food fan Donald

Gained a little weight

Donald wants to be fit again

Exercise is boring

So what to do???

SweatAtoms can solve both problems.

Ok... what is SweatAtoms?

SweatAtoms is a efforts printing device

Interesting... But I still didn’t get it

SweatAtoms gives exercise a purpose

& rewards with a souvenir of effort.

It does not matter, if you are creative or not.

What matters is your efforts.

Efforts can win you heart.

Ok... Tell me how?

Step 1: Sweat yourself

Step 2: Record your heartbeats

Step 3: Create a 3D model

Step 4: Print the created model

Step 5: Cherish the souvenir

SweatAtoms -Overview.

Happily ever after.

THE ENDWait a second...

Where is the research???

Exploring Physical Representations of

Physical ActivityPhd research topic

Rise of personal informatics

YOU CAN DO

BETTER!!!

Issue 1: Focus of efficiency and goals

YOU SHOULD

ALWAYS DO BETTER!!!

Issue 2: disruptive and always on.

IDEA: Harness calmness of physical artifacts for self expression and reflection

Slow technology & Autotopography

First law of thermodynamics

• Energy expenditure Vs. Additive manufacturing.

• Subtraction Vs. Addition

• Loose here Vs. gain there.

Physical – to – Digital – to Physical Interaction

Approach

Can a material artifact helps to shape or alter the

relationship of an

individual with physical exercise?

KEY RESEARCH QUESTION

Sub research Question 1:

Virtual rewards Physical rewards

Sub research Question 2:

Immediate feedback Prolonged feedback

Research question 5: Mapping

Physical activity Creative design

Call for ParticipationSTUdy starts in JUNE

We will be grateful for your support

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