Digital humanities and techno-animism in wearables: A case-study-based collaborative design framework for digitally-ensouled jewellery

Doros Polydorou, Kening Zhu, Alexis Karkotis

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Abstract

Technology-enhanced jewelleries capable of collecting bio-data are rapidly establishing a presence in the market. Yet there is limited focus on applying core values of traditional jewellery in the making process. In this research, we were inspired by the theory of animism, and investigated the concepts of techno-animism and digital ensoulment of jewellery. By going back to the roots of jewellery design, we investigate the cultural and social importance of the jewellery components and making techniques and propose a set of guidelines that consider data collection as a fundamental component of the creation process. Our findings are based on two research based jewellery-making workshops, along with a technology review and our guidelines aim to provide a set of accessible and actionable suggestions for the design of future technology-enhanced jewellery.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDesign, User Experience, and Usability: Designing Pleasurable Experiences - 6th International Conference, DUXU 2017 Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages719-736
Number of pages18
Volume10289 LNCS
ISBN (Print)9783319586366
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event6th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2017 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 9 Jul 201714 Jul 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10289 LNCS
ISSN (Print)03029743
ISSN (Electronic)16113349

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2017
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period9/07/1714/07/17

Keywords

  • Animism
  • Design
  • Digital ensoulment
  • Jewellery
  • Wearable

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