Abstract
Many current wearables have a technology-driven background: the focus is primarily on functionality, while their possible personal and social-cultural value is underappreciated. We think that developing wearables from a jewellery perspective can compensate for this. The personal and social cultural values embodied by traditional jewellery are often tightly connected to their function as memento. In this paper we reflect from a jewellery perspective, a memory-studies perspective and a TEI-perspective on three design proposals for interactive jewellery. We identify 1) drawing inspiration from interaction with traditional jewellery, 2) using relatively simple technology with high experiential qualities, 3) abstract and poetic data representation and 4) storing data uniquely on the digital jewel as possible design directions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | TEI 2016 - Proceedings of the 10th Anniversary Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction |
Place of Publication | New York, USA |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Pages | 44-52 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781450335829 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2016 |
Event | 10th Anniversary Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2016 - Eindhoven, Netherlands Duration: 14 Feb 2016 → 17 Feb 2016 |
Conference
Conference | 10th Anniversary Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2016 |
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Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Eindhoven |
Period | 14/02/16 → 17/02/16 |
Keywords
- Autobiographical memory
- Interactive jewellery
- Memento
- Tangible interaction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Systems