wUX applying UX principles to wearable tech and smart textiles
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The document discusses the application of user experience principles to wearable technology and smart textiles, emphasizing concepts like wearability and eyes-free interaction. Key elements include the interaction between the human body and wearable devices, multimodal feedback systems, and the implementation of gestures on textiles for enhancing user experience. The author, Stefan Ivanov, presents various strategies to improve the design and functionality of wearables, ensuring they meet user needs effectively.
wUX applying UX principles to wearable tech and smart textiles
- 1. wUX Applying user experience principles to wearable technology and smart textiles
- 2. Stefan Ivanov MSc Media InformaticsHCI & UX Design Lecturer in UX DesignEducational course CEO and Co-FounderWearable technology UX ArchitectInternal projects
- 3. Agenda Wearability Eyes-free interaction Multimodal feedback Gestures on textiles My experience
- 4. Wearability “Wearability is the interaction between the human body and the wearable object” Gemperleet. al., Institute for Complex Engineered Systems , USA
- 5. Wearability Gemperleet. al., Institute for Complex Engineered Systems , USA “Dynamicwearability is the interaction between the human body in motionand the wearable object”
- 6. Wearability •Placement •Form Language •Human Movement •Proxemics and Attachment •Sizing •Containment Gemperleet. al., Institute for Complex Engineered Systems , USA
- 7. Wearability •Weight •Accessibility •Sensory Interaction •Thermal •Aesthetics •Long-term Use Gemperleet. al., Institute for Complex Engineered Systems , USA
- 8. Eyes-free interaction •Self monitored input •Input reflects bodily constraints •Minimal interaction models •Immediate output •Seamless transition from novice to expert Oakley and Park, Smart Interface Research Team, Korea
- 9. Eyes-free interaction •Proper placement •Clear borders •Perform with ease •Fit different body positions •Multimodal feedback
- 11. Visualfeedback •Competes for attention •Display is needed •Power hungry •Very distracting •Rich output •Immersive experience •Privacy assured •Use of visual icons and metaphors
- 12. Audial feedback •Slower perception •Transient •Terminology •No privacy •Small size •Peripheral and unobtrusive •Spatial audio •Earcons
- 13. Tactile feedback •Intimacy affected •Bulky •Low expressiveness •The least explored •Easy to add •Key for the blind •Realistic free space interactions •Tap or caress as a metaphor
- 15. Gestures on textiles Human Media Lab, Queen’s University
- 16. Two single touch, textile, resistive touchpads embedded in a pair of trousers and capable of delivering three- dimensional data (location + pressure level)
- 17. Heller, Ivanov et. al., ISWC ‘14 “FabriTouch, RWTH-Aachen”
- 18. A thin yet smart layer for your shoes that allows you to track your walking and running in real time in order to improve your technique and minimize the risk of traumas.
- 19. www.stepsss.co
- 20. Contacts stefan.ivanov@stepsss.co stefan.ivanovux https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanivanovux https://www.facebook.com/stefan.ivanov.716