A vibrant evolution: From wearable devices to objects as mediators of experience

Patricia FLANAGAN

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_64

A vibrant evolution: From wearable devices to objects as mediators of experience

Patricia FLANAGAN^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Academy of Visual Arts

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Abstract

This article envisages objects and materials in terms of actants (entities that have the ability to modify other entities). Things are temporary assemblages of vibrant matter in emergent systems. In the context of human computer interaction, a flat ontology enables a discussion of 'counter-consciousness' where a traditional interface 'user' is better described as a 'co-producer' and, further, materials and objects are crafted with an appreciation of their life beyond the conscious realm of the human perspective. Proposing tactics that engage with physical and electronic realms, this article promulgates vibrant matter as artistic media to sculpt creative experiences. We are glimpsing the periphery of a paradigm shift in our understanding of the world, in ways that are no longer static but dynamic, where change is ubiquitous but never predetermined. Wearable tangible interfaces are central to the shift that will profoundly affect the way we interact in societies of the future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design, User Experience, and Usability
Subtitle of host publication	User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services - Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Proc.
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	675-686
Number of pages	12
Edition	PART 3
ISBN (Print)	9783319076348
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_64
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	3rd International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014 - Heraklion, Crete, Greece Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 27 Jun 2014

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	PART 3
Volume	8519 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	3rd International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Heraklion, Crete
Period	22/06/14 → 27/06/14

Scopus Subject Areas

Theoretical Computer Science
Computer Science(all)

User-Defined Keywords

Actants
Art
Blinklifier
Critical design
Design
Embodied knowledge
Entropy
Feedback loops
Flat ontology
Haptic interface
Human technogenesis
Object
Onticology
Reciprocity
Reverse predictive practices
Snoothood
Systems thinking
Vibrant matter
Wearables
Wearables Lab

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FLANAGAN, P. (2014). A vibrant evolution: From wearable devices to objects as mediators of experience. In Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services - Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Proc. (PART 3 ed., pp. 675-686). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8519 LNCS, No. PART 3). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_64

FLANAGAN, Patricia. / A vibrant evolution : From wearable devices to objects as mediators of experience. Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services - Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Proc.. PART 3. ed. Springer Verlag, 2014. pp. 675-686 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 3).

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FLANAGAN, P 2014, A vibrant evolution: From wearable devices to objects as mediators of experience. in Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services - Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Proc.. PART 3 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), no. PART 3, vol. 8519 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 675-686, 3rd International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 22/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_64

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Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services - Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Proc.. PART 3. ed. Springer Verlag, 2014. p. 675-686 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8519 LNCS, No. PART 3).

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FLANAGAN P. A vibrant evolution: From wearable devices to objects as mediators of experience. In Design, User Experience, and Usability: User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services - Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Proc.. PART 3 ed. Springer Verlag. 2014. p. 675-686. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 3). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_64

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